Homewood trustees will hold a special board meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, to discuss a developer’s proposal to convert Calumet Country Club into a trucking center. In December 2018, Diversified Partners CRE, a developer headquartered in Arizona, approached the village with a plan to develop a trucking[Read More…]

Flossmoor Station Restaurant and Brewery is hosting its second annual Home Brew Competition from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 20. The competition will feature ales and lagers from nearly 20 home brewers. A panel of local brewmasters will judge the beers to crown the top three brews. In[Read More…]

Summer tends to start with a burst of activity, from festivals to youth sports. By July 20, it might be time to relax with a more laid back event.     The crowd builds at the 2018  Trail Mix festival after rains   held down attendance early on.   (Provided photo)  Trail Mix might[Read More…]

Local governmental agencies in the Homewood-Flossmoor area are teaming up with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to present “The State of Hate,” an informational program in Flossmoor on July 17.  The event begins at 7 p.m. at Flossmoor Village Hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. It is sponsored by the Village of Flossmoor,[Read More…]

Happy 50th anniversary Governors State University!   Governors State University  started 50 years ago with  750 acres of Will County  farmland. (Provided photos)  The past 50 years of experimentation and growth has led GSU to become a comprehensive university in the South Suburbs. Its outstanding faculty has taught more than 45,000 graduates[Read More…]

  Kids build bird houses at the Home Depot booth   during the 2017 BBQ for the Troops event at   Chevrolet of Homewood. The 2019 event will be   Saturday, July 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Chronicle  file photo)  Chevrolet of Homewood staff will be firing up the grill from[Read More…]

The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is planning for major improvements at the Homewood Estates Park, and hoping a state grant will pay half the cost.     Homewood Estates Park   could get a facelift if the   H-F Park District succeeds   in getting a grant it’s   pursuing. (Eric Crump/H-F   Chronicle)  At its[Read More…]

The Homewood Public Library board failed on Wednesday to ratify a contract with its employees represented by AFSCME, saying the board never received a signed contract.    Employees organized with the union of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees more than two years ago after their work hours[Read More…]

As summer officially begins Friday, the Village of Flossmoor is sponsoring its first-ever Pride event, a celebration of the LGBTQ community.   Pride flags have been flying  in downtown Flossmoor  throughout the month of June  in observance of LGBTQ Pride  Month. (Tom Houlihan/  H-F Chronicle) The event, slated between 6 and[Read More…]

The South Suburban Humane Society will celebrate the opening of its new adoption center at 2207 183rd St. in Homewood on Saturday, June 22.  The ribbon cutting ceremony is set for Friday and will be followed by a grand opening open house Saturday from noon until 5 p.m. The organization[Read More…]