John Farrell will step down from the District 233 school board at the end of his term in April after serving for 14 years. He is extremely proud of Homewood-Flossmoor High School and all that the staff does.   Caption “I was privileged over the years to serve with and be[Read More…]

  Homewood-Flossmoor High School guests at an Oct. 10  senior breakfast and tour listen as teacher Mark  Ciesielski, left, explains the training and projects  students complete in the Viking TV studio. (Photo  by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)  These seniors may walk a little slower than the senior students in the building, and they definitely carry[Read More…]

Nineteen-year-old Johnny V. Johnson, of Chicago Heights, has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and attempted armed robbery in connection with a deadly incident on a residential Homewood street. At an arraignment hearing on Oct. 10, Judge Michele Pitman announced a grand jury indictment charging Johnson with the[Read More…]

  Homewood-Flossmoor High girls varsity tennis team  won the Lincoln-Way Central Sectional Championship  Oct. 13. Four players advanced to state competition.  Showing off their team trophy are, from left, Linda  Gates, assistant coach, Carolyn Page, Miracle Huckabee,  Maya Nash, Laila London, Lauren Legardy, Nora Ryan  and coach Brendan Pontow. (Provided photo)  The Homewood-Flossmoor High School girls tennis[Read More…]

  Prairie State College. (Photo by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) Rishonda Allen, a 2004 graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School, wants to be a nurse, and the Prairie State College Foundation is helping her meet that goal.    Prairie State College will mark its 60th anniversary with a gala celebration on Saturday,[Read More…]

Advocate South Suburban Hospital announced Monday that Dr. Erik Swenson, a general surgeon at hospital in Hazel Crest, has completed nearly 1,300 robotic surgeries.    Dr. Erik Swenson has   completed more than   1,000 robotic surgeries.  (Provided photo)  “I certainly feel a sense of accomplishment, but at the same time, I’m[Read More…]

The golden yellow and vibrant reds of fall leaves are coming.    A silver maple tree in distress  in Homewood. Maple trees are  dying throughout the Midwest.  (Photos by Marilyn Thomas/  H-F Chronicle)  But many residents are raising alarms about some of the trees on their property, and rightfully so. The beauty of[Read More…]

Eighth graders in Parker Junior High’s National Junior Honor Society will have the opportunity to spend their 2019 spring break exploring the nation’s capital.  The District 161 School Board approved plans Tuesday for the school’s first field trip to Washington, D.C. from March 22 to 29.  Students will visit historic[Read More…]

The Homewood village board, at its Sept. 25 meeting, passed a resolution supporting a Class 8 tax incentive for a property at 1941 Ridge Road. The property is expected to be the location of a new restaurant. Trustee Lisa Purcell abstained from voting because she has an ownership interest in[Read More…]

As the song says, there’s “something for everyone” during 2018-2019 season of The Drama Group, a mainstay of the south suburban theater scene for 88 years.   That classic melody that opens “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” – one of the ensemble’s offerings this year[Read More…]