The South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association is making reduced tickets available for Six Flags Great America.  The villages of Homewood and Flossmoor are members of SSMMA. Using the association’s promo code can save money on tickets.  The tickets are available for July 27, 28 and 29 and Aug. 3,[Read More…]

  A new crosswalk was added to Flossmoor’s downtown  traffic island last week. (Photos by Tom Houlihan/  H-F Chronicle)  Work has started on traffic improvements designed to make downtown Flossmoor safer for pedestrians and motorists.  Concrete work was completed last week at the Sterling Avenue traffic island, Flossmoor Public Works Director John[Read More…]

  From left, Brooke King, Matt Bailey and pastor   Fred Lyon pose in front of the Flossmoor   Community House, a key part of Flossmoor   Community Church’s community support mission.  (Photo by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)  Summer is the season for block parties, and Flossmoor Community Church is planning a big one[Read More…]

  An SUV remains embedded in the Dairy Queen   restaurant at about 6 a.m. Tuesday. Police   are investigating the crash but have not yet   released information. (Photo by Eric Crump/  H-F Chronicle)  A car slammed into Homewood Dairy Queen early Tuesday morning, and Ridge Road from Highland Avenue to Ashland[Read More…]

As the sun rose in Homewood on Friday, the WGN Block Party Extravaganza was already gearing up. Young musicians in the Melody Mart Band were tuning up. The streets were lined with offerings from local businesses and organizations.  And the WGN staff had the cameras ready to roll at 6[Read More…]

“Public Relations Strategies for Business and Industry,” a free business networking breakfast and panel discussion, will be presented by the School of Extended Learning at Governors State University on Tuesday, July 31.  The event from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at GSU, 1 University Parkway in University Park, will include a[Read More…]

Kids took a magical trip to the farm through a summer program presented by “Miss Jamie from the Farm” at Patriots Park on July 10.  Hers is one of several special presentations hosted by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District this summer. About 50 children, surrounded by adults, enjoyed the show under[Read More…]

Drummer Grant Niebergall left Homewood years ago. While he was gone, he created 1 Fine Tune, a drum tech business, in a garage in 2009 and moved it to a house. Then it relocated to a shop in South Holland.    Eric Crump Niebergall’s mission was to help others enjoy[Read More…]

Homewood’s beloved “Home Sweet Homewood” water tower’s been stolen!  That’s the premise of an investigative role playing game sponsored by the Homewood Public Library. In the game, the thief was spotted in a trench coat and wearing a red hat and the library needs you to be on her trail[Read More…]

Students in grades 2 through 12 participating in summer theater at Homewood-Flossmoor High School will conclude the session with three performances of “Big the Musical,” the theater for young audiences version.  Performances will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 19, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Friday, July[Read More…]