Months of detailed discussions about the 2017 tax levy came to an end when Flossmoor District 161 school board members conducted a public hearing on the levy and voted to approve it.   Action was taken at the Nov.27 board of education meeting.   The levy includes a 2.1 increase[Read More…]

For a number of years, local residents have enjoyed Homewood’s winter festival, Holiday Lights, but apparently the rest of the world is discovering the event, too.The turnout Friday, Dec. 1, amazed some local residents and village officials. Although no precise crowd count was available, Homewood Events Manager Allisa Opyd estimated[Read More…]

High School District 233 will collect 2.5 percent more in property taxes next year, if the Homewood-Flossmoor High School board approves its estimated levy in December. Not every property owner will see an increase, as property values in the district also are expected to rise. The estimated levy, adopted unanimously[Read More…]

Flossmoor District 161 and the Village of Flossmoor would work jointly with a shared communications professional under a plan now being discussed by both governmental units.   The idea is for the district and village to enter into a shared services agreement for a newly created position of communications manager.[Read More…]

  Addison Trotter, 9, of Homewood, gets a hug from   Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan during   the question and answer session following Kazan’s   presentation about her experiences in a Nazi   concentration camp. Kazan’s visit in Homewood  was sponsored by District 153 and community   contributors and was held at James Hart[Read More…]

  Maestro Stilian Kirov of the Illinois Philharmonic   Orchestra conducts Homewood-Flossmoor   music students during a session Nov. 16. (Photos   by Mary Compton/H-F Chronicle)  It was a wave of his hand, a lean in for emphasis, verbal cues and repeated “bravos” when Stilian Kirov, the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra maestro, spent time[Read More…]

  Flossmoor Public Library will celebrate its   63rd birthday on Dec. 5. (Chronicle file   photo)  There will be cupcakes and balloons. Candles and the “Happy Birthday” song are a definite possibility.  The Flossmoor Public Library will mark its 63rd birthday with a party on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The celebration is[Read More…]

  The balloon drop during the 2016 Noon Year’s Eve   celebration. (Chronicle file photo)  In a Facebook post Thursday night, Homewood officials announced that the popular Noon Year’s Eve celebration on Dec. 31 would be limited to 300 people to comply with fire codes. In the past, families have packed[Read More…]

Fencing was installed this week at the former Citgo gas station in the 2100 block of 183rd Street in Homewood. Village officials have been informed the storage tanks are slated to be removed next week.  The village has not received notice about the fate of the building, according to Mayor[Read More…]

  Village Engineer Max Massi confers Tuesday   morning with the landscaping crew putting the   finishing touches on the Homewood Police   Department entrance. (Photos by Eric Crump/  H-F Chronicle)    The monument to the   memory of Paul Buckley  has a new home on the   southwest corner of a  courtyard in front[Read More…]