An artist rendering shows the proposed train stationon the east side of the tracks. (Provided image)  Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller’s office announced the 2019 Invest in Cook funding for biking, pedestrian, roadway, freight and transit infrastructure projects in a statement Monday. That included 10 infrastructure improvements in Miller’s 6th[Read More…]

Use The Chronicle’s annual holiday guide calendar to publicize your event. You will reach every home in Homewood and Flossmoor with the news. It’s free.  Note: The deadline to get events into the Dec. 1 print edition is Friday, Nov. 8. 

“When I grew up …”   Dr. David Gottlieb can tell you the changes he’s seen in the world of kids and teenagers the past 34 years of his practice as a child psychologist in Homewood. He will be closing his practice in December.   You may remember a simpler[Read More…]

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AP Scholar Awards have been presented to 150 current and graduated Homewood-Flossmoor High School students in recognition of their exceptional achievements on Advanced Placement exams.   The honors are for work during the 2018-19 academic year. The College Board Advanced Placement Programs gives students the opportunity to take rigorous college-level[Read More…]

The Homewood Fire Department has entered its “Night Sounds” video in a contest that could win the department up to $25,000.     Homewood Fire Department  submitted its video “Night  Sounds” for a contest promoting  sleeping with the bedroom  door closed while sleeping.   Voting through the online competition, sponsored by UL Fire Safety[Read More…]

  In 1996, an addition to the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club  created room for a fitness center. (Provided photos)  When the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District was starting out 50 years ago, Mick Pope, the first executive director, wanted diverse offerings for an active and growing community. Pope’s proposal for a tennis[Read More…]

Homewood’s 18th annual Fall Fest on Saturday, Sept. 28, will include a range of fun — and in one case, tasty — competitions.    Having fun in the 2018 Fall  Fest pumpkin patch are  7-month-old Victor Sanchez  and Ava Aguilar, 2.  (Chronicle file photos)  Chili lovers know to line up early[Read More…]

Olympia Fields Park District will offer a bus tour on Thursday,  Sept. 19, providing an opportunity to learn about the local history of the Underground Railroad. The tour will begin at 9:30 a.m. The registration deadline is Sept. 10. The cost is $80 per person, which includes lunch and transportation.[Read More…]

Makaela Miller, a sophomore at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, used her own money to help with school supplies so students at Willow School in Homewood would have all the essentials.   For the second consecutive year,  Makaela Miller of Homewood  used her own money to buy  10 backpacks and school  supplies for[Read More…]