Mardell Morris Parker, for whom Parker Junior High in Flossmoor is named, died Sunday, March 17, in Tierra Verde, Florida. He was 93.   Mr. Parker was a native of Rock Island, Illinois. He served during World War II as a secret message courier with the U.S. Army Signal Corps.[Read More…]

  One of three panels marketing Homewood that will  be displayed on CTA blue and pink lines during April  and again starting in August. (Provided image)  Homewood is asking millennial home buyers to “Think Homewood” in a marketing campaign that will begin again later this month.   The campaign will center on[Read More…]

Homewood will hire part-time police officers after the village board approved the measure last month.   In a memo, Police Chief Bill Alcott said the department currently has “reserve” officers. But those officers do not have arrest powers. The new part-time officers will have arrest powers for special assignments and[Read More…]

A special presentation of “From Dreams to Drama: Remembering Lorraine” will be performed by the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Group Interpretation team at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14, in the Mall Auditorium.   Group interpretation is a competitive 30-minute drama performance. This play tells the story of Lorraine Hansberry and her[Read More…]

To get through life, set goals Dr. Seun Adigun told students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School during a presentation on Feb. 20.   H-F junior Alice Abegune, left,  gets a photo with two-time  Olympian Seun Adigun, a 2005  graduate of Homewood-  Flossmoor High School.  (Provided photos)  She’s proven it can work. Since her days at H-F,[Read More…]

Thinking about summer right now? Get a jump on the season and you could save money on a pool pass for the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s Lion’s Club Pool in Homewood.   Passes go on sale Friday, March 1. The early bird rate applies through April 30. Purchasing now will save $20[Read More…]

Editor’s note: This story was provided by the Flossmoor Community Relations Committee. It is part of a longer Black History Month series that paired local black-owned business people with their counterparts from history. This story features Kelly Evans, founder of Love, Noa Boutique, 1044 Sterling Ave. in Flossmoor, with Anne Cole[Read More…]

Homewood police have released some details about the shooting that took place on Feb. 20.   Deputy Chief Denise McGrath said police believe the shooting, which damaged a home on the 1400 block of Willow Road, was not random. She declined to offer further details on the basis that it[Read More…]

The South Suburban Humane Society will seek approval from the Homewood Board of Trustees for two measures that will enable the development of an adoption center at the former Homewood Animal Hospital. At the board meeting Tuesday, trustees will consider changing the zoning map to designate the site at 2207[Read More…]

Customers of the Metra Electric Line will receive a 15 percent discount on their April Monthly Pass as compensation for a number of service disruptions in recent weeks  –  including all or part of six days without any service – caused by unusually severe weather conditions and damage from the[Read More…]