A night hike version of a walk on the Freedom Trail in South Cook County is planned from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21.  Larry McClellan, a retired Governors State University professor and authority on the Underground Railroad in Northern Illinois, will be joined by Tom Shepherd of[Read More…]

Calyn Brumley of Flossmoor was selected as one of the top graduates in the Class of 2019 at Marian Catholic High School.   From the class of 263 graduates, she was one of the 11 named as top students. This class had two students share honors as co-valedictorians. The commencement[Read More…]

Local bartenders have been challenged to create a drink that’s out of this world.   Homewood Science Center  Events Manager Holly Kelsven  announces the ingredients  local mixologists must use  in this year’s Cocktail  Chemistry Challenge.  (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)  The Homewood Science Center’s second annual Cocktail Chemistry Challenge on July 18 will commemorate[Read More…]

The Homewood-Flossmoor Education Organization, the teachers union at H-F High School, presented five $550 scholarships to outstanding graduates.   Alexandria Wilson was selected to receive the HFEO Future Teacher Award, given to a student who is pursuing a teaching career.   Jaira Stanley, Destiny Montgomery and Josephine Bachus were awarded[Read More…]

Residents can take a closer look at the machinery Flossmoor Public Works employees use to get their work done during the village’s first ever Touch A Truck event Saturday.   The free event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Flossmoor Public Works Service Center, 1700 Central Park Ave., and[Read More…]

The 18th annual Drivin’ the Dixie motor tour on Saturday, June 15, will defy gravity, after a fashion, by swimming upstream.    Drivin’ the Dixie always attracts  motorists with restored vintage  cars. (Chronicle 2018 file photo)  The celebration of the historic Dixie Highway has always started in Blue Island and followed[Read More…]

“When she was a baby, Janelle used to beat box,” said Dana Butler, mother of H-F graduate Janelle Butler, a recent contestant on NBC’s “The Voice.”   H-F High School graduate  Janelle Butler performs under  the name Oliv Blu, as she  recently did on the TV show  “The Voice.” (Facebook photo) [Read More…]

The Flossmoor Public Art Commission is seeking artists and photographers to submit digital images of original artwork to be printed on outdoor flags.     An example of an art flag   is on display at the Artisan   Street Fair in Homewood on   Friday. (Eric Crump/H-F   Chronicle)  The printed flags will be[Read More…]

I take issue with the article in the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle titled,  “Pregnancy care center opens in Flossmoor to provide pro-life options” specifically because AID for Women has a reputation of shaming women and telling them inaccurate information about their care.  These places, commonly known as “crisis pregnancy centers” (CPCs) are[Read More…]

A Flossmoor resident was assaulted and robbed during an attempted carjacking at his home on Thursday, police said.   The incident was reported at about 5:30 p.m. on May 30 in the 1400 block of Kinross Street, Flossmoor police said in an email alert to the community.   According to[Read More…]