Flossmoor Baseball and Softball will host a free Major League Baseball Junior Home Run Derby for local youth at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, at Flossmoor Park, 2525 Flossmoor Road.  The competition, sponsored by Major League Baseball, is a way for talented youngsters to showcase their hitting talents, with[Read More…]

The Drama Group is presenting the comedy “Vanya & Sonia&Masha& Spike” with matinee and evening performances May 4 through 12 at the Milord Studio Theatre, 330 W. 202nd St. in Chicago Heights.  The comedy centers around middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia who complain and bicker about the circumstances of their[Read More…]

Gallagher Asphalt will be honored June 28 with the Big Shoes Award at the Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation’s annual program honoring outstanding business leaders in the manufacturing community.  The award, designed to recognize the world-class companies located in the South Suburbs area and honor their commitment to improving the[Read More…]

Homewood Trustee Anne Colton resigned her position with a letter to village officials Monday, April 9. In her letter to Mayor Richard Hofeld and fellow trustees, Colton said she’d signed a contract with PBS for distribution of “Jordanville,” a documentary she produced. The filmmaker also is starting a project she[Read More…]

  Travel Brokers owner Bill Frank poses with a suit of  armor, one of the collectibles he acquired in a  business purchase early in his career. (Photos by   ​Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)  Running a small business can be a little like riding a roller coaster. There are some exciting climbs and some heart stopping[Read More…]

  Playing racquetball is a family tradition started by  Dave Adams, left. Today the game is enjoyed by,  from left, his son Bob, Bob’s sons Brian and Kevin,  and family friend Scott Hofstra. (Photos by   Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)  Racquetball is a family tradition for Bob Adams of Homewood. Today three generations play the[Read More…]

Stacy Norris, drummer with blues band The Instinct, received a Chicago Music Award when the band was named Most Talented Teens at the annual awards gala March 18.    Stacy Norris and her band  The Instinct won in the  Most Talented Teens  category at the Chicago  Music Awards on March 18.  (Provided photo)  The Chicago[Read More…]

The Friends of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra will host the annual Rising Star Showcase at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 22, at Flossmoor Community Church, 2218 Hutchison Road in Flossmoor. “We welcome another roster of outstanding performers,” said Maryellen Tomassetti, Rising Star Showcase co-chair. “Their musicianship and youth will impress all[Read More…]

  Marian’s Ahron Ulis, right, looks for an   opening. The sophomore scored 30 points   in the Spartan’s third-place game victory in   the IHSA tourney on Saturday. (Provided photo  from Marian Catholic High School)  With a squad full of young talent, the Marian Catholic High School men’s basketball team anticipated this[Read More…]