Tryouts will be June 20 for a production of “Girl Talk” being presented in August by the 23 Miles South Theatre.  Auditions are from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, at St. Paul Community Church, 18200 Dixie Highway in Homewood.  The play is a collection of songs, scenes and[Read More…]

Omar Martinez of Homewood was recognized for his outstanding achievements during the Prairie State College graduation ceremonies May 19.     Omar Martinez of  Homewood is congratulated  by Prairie State College  President Terri L. Winfree  at his May graduation from  PSC. (Provided photo)  Martinez was named to the 2018 Phi Theta Kappa All-Illinois Academic Team in[Read More…]

  Magnets, old screws and silverware.    Kids got to play and design with old bits of metal, learn how metal is recycled and the properties of various metals at the Homewood Science Center’s “Metal Mania” Pop-Up Science Program on Saturday, June 9.  Professor John Sowa of Governors State University[Read More…]

  Outstanding Homewood-Flossmoor High graduating  seniors who received top honors at a sports banquet  May 31 are, from left, Justin Hall, 110% Award winner;  Marcell Ellis, top male athlete; Jai Cunningham, top  female athlete; Kaitlin Lee, 110% Award winner.  (Provided photo)  Homewood-Flossmoor High School presented honors to its top athletes at the 40th annual senior[Read More…]

     Col. Chris Cummings, right, of Homewood      receives congratulations at the ceremony      marking his retirement from the Army Reserve      after 27 years of service from General Ural D.     Glanville. (Provided photos)  People serving in the military still need legal services, and one Homewood attorney was there[Read More…]

  Joy Woods, in red and gold, in her award-winning   role as Deloris Cartier in the Homewood-Flossmoor   High School production of “Sister Act.” (Provided    photo)   Joy Woods, a June graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School, performed as one of 24 outstanding Illinois high school students at the Broadway in Chicago-Illinois[Read More…]

The District 233 school board approved a new three-year contract with the Homewood-Flossmoor Education Organization, giving HFEO members an average annual increase in total compensation of 3.94 percent.  The agreement covers 199 teachers and 37 instructional staff at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The package was approved on Sunday, June 3, at[Read More…]

Steve Anderson, as president of the District 233 school board, has made several committee changes.  He notified board members May 31 of the new assignments. The changes, effective June 5, are having the biggest impact on Jody Scariano, the longest serving board member. She will no longer be the Finance[Read More…]

  Families peruse vendors’ booths during the 2017   Art & Garden Street Fair. The fair has been renamed   this year to Artisan Street Fair. (Chronicle file photo)  Homewood is reimagining its annual summer kick-off event with an eye on the arts.  The Homewood Artisan Street Fair, formerly the Spring Art[Read More…]

Flossmoor’s long-standing prohibition on pickup truck parking in residential neighborhoods will be back on the agenda at Monday’s board village board meeting.   According to a media advisory released Friday, the village board “will discuss the consideration of a revision to the Village of Flossmoor Zoning Ordinance which regulates the[Read More…]