During graduation ceremonies for the James Hart School Class of 2020, eight students were selected for special honors. The Betty Dillon Award was awarded to Ava Loudon, Sydney Valentine and Madison Vitolka for achieving straight A grades in seventh and eighth grades in the district’s most rigorous courses: high school-level[Read More…]

The governor’s executive order in mid-March brought much local business activity to a halt or nearly so. Phase 3 of the Restore Illinois plan went into effect on May 29 and allows a gradual reopening of businesses.  The Chronicle would like to invite local business owners and managers to tell[Read More…]

On Friday evening, protesters held a rally on Dixie Highway to proclaim their support for the Black Lives Matter movement. On Saturday, students organized a rally and march at Millennium Park. We’ll have stories Sunday on both events. In the meantime, here are a few photos.

The League of American Orchestras has awarded a grant to the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) to strengthen its understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and to help transform organizational culture.  The grant was given to 28 orchestras nationwide. The one-year grant is the second round of The Catalyst Fund,[Read More…]

Flossmoor Public Library announced the start of its reopening process Monday with curbside pickup of materials available to patrons. Under the curbside service, Flossmoor library cardholders can place holds on materials then pick them, contact-free, outside the building. All materials will have been quarantined a minimum of seven days prior[Read More…]

From left, Homewood Village Attorney Chris Cummings, Mayor Richard Hofeld, Trustee Barbara Dawkins and Village Manager Jim Marino receive a briefing from Police Chief Bill Alcott as police shutdown businesses in the village as a precaution against possible vandalism or looting. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) Homewood officials declared an emergency early[Read More…]

Charlotte McManus, an incoming senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, has won regional and national awards in a 2020 Scholastic Writing Award competition. Charlotte McManus Her 500-word short fiction piece won a Gold Key Chicago regional honor from Writopia Lab and the story won a Gold Medal in the National American[Read More…]

The COVID-19 pandemic insisted on cornering the market on our attention as spring 2020 got under way, but it didn’t have it all its own way. Flowers still bloomed. Kids still played catch in the park. People biked and walked and generally enjoyed the sunshine between storms. There were more[Read More…]

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced a $6 million Housing Cook County’s Animals grant to help pay for a new animal resource campus for the South Suburban Humane Society.  The grant was announced at a press conference Thursday with Preckwinkle joined by county Animal and Rabies Control Administrator Tom[Read More…]

Homewood residents will soon be allowed to help local businesses and enjoy a meal or a drink outside after the village board approved a measure Tuesday to regulate outdoor seating areas. Governor J.B. Pritzker is allowing some businesses to serve food and drinks outdoors beginning Friday, May 29. Homewood needed[Read More…]