Proudly displaying the National Unified Champion  School banner are, from left, special education  teacher David Dore; Paula Crawford, physical  education department chair; Angela Taylor,  director of special education; Gail Smith,  director of activities; Principal Jerry Lee  Anderson; Superintendent Von Mansfield;  Kathy Dreger, recently retired director  of special education. (Photos by Marilyn Thomas/  H-F Chronicle)  Homewood-Flossmoor High School has[Read More…]

On Saturday, Dec. 8, the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra will present Handel’s “Messiah” with four guest vocal soloists and the Elmhurst Choral Union.   The orchestra, under the director of maestro Stilian Kirov, will perform at 3 p.m. at Ozinga Chapel at Trinity Christian College, 6601 W. College Drive in Palos Heights. [Read More…]

  “Say Cheese” has a line of customers at Homewood’s  Fall Fest. The sandwich shop on wheels will next be  at Homewood’s Holiday Lights program on Dec 7.   (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)  In 2017, 14-year-old Anna Thompson of Flossmoor told her parents she wanted to start a business. A year later, she was the[Read More…]

Homewood police officers visited their neighbors across the street Friday to present Cancer Support Center with a check representing a donation of more than $23,000. Thirty-five officers collected donations over the last 30 days as part of a No Shave November fundraiser.   “You guys blew it out of the[Read More…]

Can you draw a story?     Robert Luiz accompanied his  daughter Ava to the Comic  Books 101 class. They both  got tips on how to develop  their comic characters.   That’s what comics are – stories on paper, said Marc Fishman one of three artists who create a series of superheroes for their[Read More…]

Yes, Google has answers for just about anything. But when it comes to serious research, students can’t cite Google as a reliable source. What to do?    James Hart School  students have access  to special research  resources. (Provided  photo)  Amy Lewandowski, the media center director and technology coach at James Hart School in Homewood,[Read More…]

Police are seeking information on the theft of a cell phone from a commuter early Wednesday at the Flossmoor Metra station.  According to Flossmoor police, the incident took place at approximately 5:55 a.m. on Nov. 28. Police responded to reports of a cell phone theft on the Metra platform. The[Read More…]

The Chicago White Sox recognized four local baseball players in the Sox ACE Program at a special college signing day ceremony at Guranteed Rate Field on Nov. 14.    H-F senior Jacob Schroeder  attended the ACE Program  signing day, committing to  Northern Illinois University.   (Mary Compton photos/H-F  Chronicle)  Jacob Schroeder of Homewood-Flossmoor High School and Angelo[Read More…]

Four businesses in Homewood were burglarized in the late night and early morning hours of Nov. 26 and 27, according to Homewood Police Department.    The incidents may be connected. They occured in the span of about two-and-a-half hours, with the last three occurring within 10 minutes of each other. [Read More…]

The Drama Group’s next show will be “Dancing at Lughnasa,” the story of the Mundy sisters hoping for love in a small town on the west coast of Irelend in 1936, only to see a cloudy future.  Author Brian Friel based the play loosely on the lives of his mother[Read More…]