Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., will host a Housing Expo on Saturday, March 10, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Prairie State College, 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights.   Kelly represents Homewood and Flossmoor in Congress.  At the expo, information will be available on the Hardest Hit Program, the process of[Read More…]

Morgan Park Academy will host “The Wonder Years of Middle School,” a conversation with students and parents about grades 6, 7 and 8, at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, at the school, 2153 W. 111th St. in Chicago.  Students and families will meet the admissions team, hear from students[Read More…]

  Bill Beverly of Homewood, a student at Prairie State  College, was selected for the NASA Community  College Aerospace Scholars program. (Provided   photo)  Bill Beverly of Homewood has a goal — he wants to work for NASA.  Beverly’s excitement about his future profession derives from his selection for the NASA Community College Aerospace[Read More…]

  Scott Sowinski of   Flossmoor plays the   lead role in The Drama   Group’s staging of   “A New Brain.” (Provided   photo)  Scott Sowinski of Flossmoor will portray the lead character in The Drama Group’s presentation of the musical ‘A New Brain’ over two weekends in March.  Performances are at the Drama Group’s[Read More…]

Volunteers willing to have their heads shaved to raise money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation childhood cancer research can join others at GoodSpeed Cycles on March 25. The event also includes a raffle and auction.  The St. Baldrick’s event starts at 1 p.m. at the store at 2125 W. 183rd[Read More…]

  H-F Merit Scholars, from left, are Alessandro Vazquez,   Allie Mangel and Andronicus Marati. (Provided photos)  Homewood-Flossmoor High School seniors Allie Mangel, Andronicus Marati and Alessandro Vazquez have been named finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.  To be part of the program, the three seniors had to score exceptionally well on the[Read More…]

  Richard Thiernau, right, is the Rotary Club  representative to the James Hart School  Interact Club. Members are, from left, Emi  Hilgen, Alessia Faso, Wynton Wright and  Aidan Vazquez. (Photo by Marilyn Thomas/  H-F Chronicle)  Homewood District 153 found a way to say “thanks” and recognize Rick Thiernau, a dedicated volunteer who has given years[Read More…]

The Kuumba Singers of Harvard College will present a free concert in Homewood on March 11 as part of its spring tour.  The Kuumba Singers, founded in 1970, is the oldest black undergraduate organization at Harvard University. Raven Fisher, an alumna of both Homewood-Flossmoor High School and Harvard, is a[Read More…]

Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld announced on Saturday the names of two restaurants that will be developed on the northwest corner of 175th and Halsted streets. Chick-fil-A and Panera have signed leases for restaurants that will replace the former bank building that is currently on the site. Both restaurants will have[Read More…]

After months of discussion, the District 233 school board decided it would review its 20-plus year practice of approving field trips.   In the mean time, the board decided to continue its standard practice of voting on Homewood-Flossmoor High School out-of-state trips.   Superintendent Von Mansfield told the board at its[Read More…]