Campers working on a structure at Hobo Jungle.   (Provided photos)   For decades, Hobo Jungle camp has been offered during the summer by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District. And in all that time, it’s never lost its spirit of adventure and ingenuity.   Hobo Jungle teaches its campers how to[Read More…]

The Parker Solar Probe, named for former Flossmoor resident Eugene Parker, successfully began its long journey to the sun at 2:31 a.m. central time on Sunday, Aug. 12.    The 10-second launch countdown begins at 22:25 in this NASA video. Parker will be the speaker at the Homewood Historical Society’s[Read More…]

The Homewood-Flossmoor High School Foundation will host a golf outing and dinner and afterward join H-F supporters to celebrate H-F’s homecoming on Sept. 7.  The golf outing is the major fundraiser for the foundation each year. In 2017-18, the foundation awarded $24,000 in grants to student organizations.  The day’s events[Read More…]

Raymond Ondrejka of Homewood, with his long, well-tended whiskers, topped a field of five contestants in the beard contest on Sunday, July 22, at the ice cream social on Martin Avenue.  The event was a celebration of the village’s 125th anniversary of incorporation, and the beard contest was one of[Read More…]

The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District gave its employees an average 3.7 percent salary increase this year. All raises are merit based.  The last to receive a raise was Executive Director Debbie Kopas. The board unanimously approved a 4 percent raise for her at its July 17 meeting. She is the only[Read More…]

  Coming soon to Flossmoor? (Stock photo  by MarkHatfield)  I have no idea if the citizens of Flossmoor, in an advisory referendum later this year, will vote to overturn the village’s longtime ban on parking pickup trucks in residential neighborhoods.   But I do have a few suggestions.     Tom[Read More…]

  Members of the drum section for Homewood-Flossmoor  High School marching band, from left Natalia Carpio,  Sean Roby, John Pohrte and Nick Johnson, were  outdoors practicing under the direction of teacher  Jon Jackson in preparation for the start of football  season. The first varsity football game is Aug. 24 at  Michigan City, Ind. The first home game[Read More…]

Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., has written to Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner requesting information about the state’s efforts to secure the upcoming 2018 election after Illinois’ systems were hacked in 2016.  Kelly represents Homewood and Flossmoor in Congress.   Despite nearly two years of lead time, Kelly quoted a report from[Read More…]

The Cancer Support Center is hosting its 27th annual golf outing and dinner on Friday, Aug. 24, at Ravisloe Country Club in Homewood.   The golf shotgun start is set for 1 p.m. The barbeque dinner from Hog Wild will begin at 6 p.m. with entertainment from Rooster Billy. The evening’s[Read More…]