Homewood has just launched another creative marketing campaign this week aimed at city dwellers considering a move to the suburbs.   The “Home Sweet Homewood” podcast and “And Now for Something Completely Homewood” video series are the next step in the village’s marketing strategy aimed at young families and millennials[Read More…]

Flossmoor has adopted a 3-cent per gallon tax on gasoline that will go toward funding the village’s annual street maintenance projects.  A law that went into effect July 1 under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s “Rebuild Illinois” program allowed non-home rule towns in Cook County to impose a local motor fuel tax[Read More…]

A series of thunderstorms pounding the area Friday night turned downtown Flossmoor into a temporary lake, stranding vehicles and damaging several businesses.   Cars along Sterling Road in   Flossmoor are partially   submerged after an intense   storm overwhelmed the   downtown drainage system.   (Provided photo/Tracy Klarner-  Cairo)  According to the National Weather[Read More…]

The Flossmoor School Board on Monday approved the hiring of an assistant principal for Western Avenue Elementary.   Jacqueline Renko, who is currently an English language learners teacher and bilingual coordinator for District 161, will be stepping into the administrative role.    Jacqueline Renko  She will work alongside Western Avenue principal Gina[Read More…]

Homewood residents still have an opportunity to obtain up to two new trees at half-price through the village’s tree share program. Homewood residents have until Sept. 28 to reserve trees. Village hall will be open on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon for anyone who wants to participate. The deadline for[Read More…]

The home formerly owned by NBA forward Ken Norman isnow stained, decayed and in need of great repair.(Photos by Carole Sharwarko/H-F Chronicle)  After more than a decade of abandonment and decay, the eyesore structure that once stood as a gem — albeit a strange one — in the heart of[Read More…]

Homewood moved a step closer to leaving the Chicago and Harvey system and getting water from Hammond, Indiana, through Chicago Heights.   The village board approved a contract at its Sept. 24 meeting with engineering firm Burns & McDonnell. The agreement with the Kansas City, Missouri, company includes design, permitting,[Read More…]

The Illinois State Board of Education has honored a Homewood-Flossmoor teacher, administrator and past board member with “Those Who Excel” education awards.   Three Homewood-Flossmoor  High School winners of Those  Who Excel honors are, from  left, Matt Holdren, teacher;  Nancy Spaniak, director of  curriculum, development and  professional development; and  past[Read More…]

Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., will host more than 50 employers on Friday, Oct. 4, at the seventh annual hiring event for residents of the 2nd Congressional District.   Kelly, who represents Homewood and Flossmoor in Congress, has set the event for 9 a.m. to noon, at the Lan-Oak Park District,[Read More…]