At the Homewood Board of Trustees meeting on Jan. 28, two Homewood Fire Department captains, Larry Lipinski and Bill Wright, were honored for their four decades of service each. Trustees also witnessed the oath of office being administered to their replacements, John Elashik and Tom Gaskin, who were promoted to[Read More…]

Mary Page Marlowe at age 69 (Suzanne Ashlock of Homewood, seated) is comforted by her nurse Mary (Caroline Herrera) in this scene from “Mary Page Marlowe.” (Provided photo) Residents of Homewood and Flossmoor will be appearing on stage when The Drama Group presents “Mary Page Marlowe” over two February weekends.[Read More…]

Pastor Frank Rodgers will preside over his last service at St. Paul Community Church on Sunday, Jan. 26, ending a more than eight year term leading the church’s ministry.  After 34 years as a United Church of Christ pastor and after delivering more than 1,500 sermons, Rodgers and his wife,[Read More…]

Students ages 5 through 18 are invited to a Community Culture Fest from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, at the Homewood Science Center.   The free event is hosted by students in the Homewood-Flossmoor High School MVP Collaborative Arts Class. The students have been working on creating a[Read More…]

Flossmoor Fire Chief Chris Sewell has retired following 10 years as head of the village’s fire department.  Sewell announced his decision in December. His last day at the department was Jan. 16.     Christopher   Sewell  The village will appoint an interim chief while the search for a full-time replacement for[Read More…]

The Village of Flossmoor in celebrating Black History Month by reflecting on local African-American artists, past and present, who have impacted Flossmoor.  Artists can be nominated for recognition regardless of their medium, and can include musical artists, sculptors, poets, architects, painters, dancers, fashion designers and persons with other creative outlets. [Read More…]

Back in the day, people sat on their front porches and visited with their neighbors. Many fear the genial communications method is missing in today’s world.   To return to that sense of empathy and sharing, faculty and staff at Homewood-Flossmoor High School have been going through training sessions with[Read More…]

Instead of binge-watching TV or cleaning house, dozens of local residents who had Monday off work and school participated in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.   They collected shoes, crayons and cereal. They made cards for kids being bullied. They donated gifts, snacks and socks. They delivered[Read More…]

District 233 has applied for a $1.8 million Property Tax Relief Program state grant to give tax relief to Homewood-Flossmoor High School taxpayers.   The District 233 school board unanimously agreed in December to file the grant application.   If this grant is approved, District 233 will be asking Cook[Read More…]

Vida Tacos opened Nov. 2 at 18102 Martin Ave. in Homewood, and owner Alfredo Castro said his approach is captured by the restaurant’s logo.    Alfredo Castro and Rosaelia  Samanieso pose by Vida  Tacos’ logo. The new r  estaurant opened Nov. 2  in downtown Homewood.  (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) “Vida” not only means “life” in Spanish,[Read More…]