Rabbi Paul Caplan with his wife, Linda, right, and their   daughters, Shira and Eden, at the Temple Anshe   Sholom anniversary celebration and retirement   party. (Provided photo from Sue Kluger)  I first met Rabbi Paul Caplan at the 2016 Homewood Memorial Day Ceremony. He brought with him a shofer, a horn[Read More…]

  Kids leap into Lions Pool during a hot day in 2016.   (Chronicle file photo)  It’s time for a swim!  The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District opens Lions Pool Memorial Day weekend, and moves to seasonal hours starting Friday, June 1.  Stephanie Whittington, aquatic and fitness supervisor, has a staff of 50[Read More…]

Guests are invited to hear interesting stories delivered on Tuesday, May 15, by five storytellers at Homewood Stories.   Ravisloe Country Club, 18231 Park Ave., is the location for this monthly session. Food will be available starting at 6 p.m. The program opens at 7:30 p.m.  Story tellers include Elyse Miller[Read More…]

  Zaid Walker has boosted his batting performance to  .400 this year. (Provided photo H-F High/Visual Image  Photography)  Zaid Walker, the right fielder on the Homewood-Flossmoor High School baseball team, is so good that Major League Baseball scouts are at games watching his performance. What’s in their notebooks is not just his[Read More…]

Two Homewood-Flossmoor High School journalism students won top honors in the Illinois High School Association’s statewide journalism contest April 28.  First place honors were awarded to Lior Rafalovitz, a senior, for her two-page yearbook layout design, and Emma McKillip, a junior, won third place in photography.  They were among 10[Read More…]

There’s a reason the Southland Health Fair is in its 35th year, according to Susan Fine, who has been involved in the event from the beginning. “It’s the breadth and quality of service,” she said. “Half of the people every year are those who come back year after year. The[Read More…]

“Shavees” and their supporters raised close to $7,500 at Parker Junior High School’s first-ever St. Baldrick’s event on April 21.  Money raised at the event will help find cures for childhood cancer. A total of 10 people – five Parker students, three school staffers and two community members – made[Read More…]

Only one timed 5K race will be sponsored by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District this year.  After reviewing the declining participation numbers, the board agreed to continue sponsoring the 4th of July Run for Freedom race that is part of Homewood’s annual 4th of July celebration. This is a sanctioned, timed[Read More…]

  The Homewood-Flossmoor High School unified  basketball team, bringing together regular and  special education students, shows off the IHSA  state trophy it won March 17. It was the team’s  second state title. (Provided photo)  It’s the unified team of special education and regular students, but coaches say that name is also emblematic of how[Read More…]

  Brian Colin of Homewood plays Rampage, a video   game he developed in the 1980s that was just   released as a popular film. (Photo by Mary Compton/  H-F Chronicle)  The opening weekend for the movie “Rampage” was big, topping the box office charts with over $38 million in revenue.  But[Read More…]