Homewood trustees will consider a measure Tuesday to seek additional bidders on a project to redevelop the site on the southwest corner of Ridge Road and Martin Avenue. The building at 2033 Ridge Road, commonly referred to as the Triumph Building, was purchased last year by the village for the[Read More…]

Cook County’s Animal and Rabies Control reminds pet owners to be vigilant during coyote mating and whelping season.    Coyote (stock photo)  Coyotes are very protective of their pups and also require extra calories during this time. Your pet could be a threat – or a meal, according to county[Read More…]

Seniors came out to celebrate the themed parties, weekly lunches, bingo and a host of other activities offered by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District.     Homewood residents Barbara  Ballantine, Bob Pickert and  Joan Bergman had their  photo taken as part of  the Homewood-Flossmoor  Park District’s 50th anniversary  celebration at the April seniors  luncheon. (Marilyn Thomas/  H-F Chronicle)  The crowd of[Read More…]

Metra customers can now use the new Metra COPS app to quickly and discretely report crimes, suspicious activity and other safety or security concerns to Metra police from a train or station.  The free app is available for Apple users in the App Store or Android users in Google Play.[Read More…]

Two suspects are in custody following an early-afternoon incident on Monday in which police attempted to stop a car that was being erratically driven through a Flossmoor neighborhood. A loaded weapon was recovered as the incident transpired, police said in an email alert to community residents. During the incident, Flossmoor[Read More…]

Author Blue Balliett gave Churchill School students the “inside scoop” on how she wrote the internationally famous mystery book “Chasing Vermeer.”   Author Blue Balliett talks to  fifth graders at Churchill  School about her book  “Chasing Vermeer.” (Marilyn  Thomas/H-F Chronicle)  The guest author spoke to an assembly of third, fourth and[Read More…]

Snow in April isn’t unheard of. It’s just unwelcome. Maybe this will be the last spasm of the winter of 2018-2019.

Despite a hard-fought 10-candidate District 233 race, winners and apparent losers were gracious in post-election comments Tuesday night and Wednesday.   Nathan Legardy Jonathan Cook has conceded that Nathan Legardy is the likely winner of the fourth of four spots on the Homewood-Flossmoor District 233 election on Tuesday, but Legardy[Read More…]

Homewood trustees will consider a number of proposed fee changes at their regular meeting Tuesday, in addition to holding a public hearing for the 2019-2020 budget. Among the fee changes would be an increase for ambulance service fees. For residents, the basic life support rate would increase from $800 to[Read More…]

Discover local Underground Railroad sites during a spring Freedom Trail hike in the Little Calumet River area on Saturday, April 6.  The two-hour tour will be led by Larry McClellan, retired Governors State University professor, and Tom Shepherd of the Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project.   Participants will travel by[Read More…]