The Homewood Public library board held down costs and was able to approve its $3.29 million budget for 2021-22 at the board meeting on Sept. 15. The budget is the identical amount as its previous budget. Library Director Colleen Waltman said only two line items changed. Liability insurance increased by[Read More…]
Author: Nick Ulanowski
Andrew Robert Palmer releases new album as a love letter to the South Suburbs
Andrew Robert Palmer, a 36-year-old folk-rock musician with strong pop-punk influences who will be performing at Homewood’s Trail Mix Fest on Oct. 1., has released an album he calls a love letter to the Southern Suburbs. Titled “South Suburban,” the album has a photo of Pearson’s Bakery on the cover,[Read More…]
Local artists show jewelry, pastel portraits at Park Forest Art Fair
Jean Lewis with her pastel paintings behind her. She said she usually doesn’t get to see them all at once like this because they’re usually “in the corner somewhere” at her art studio. (Nick Ulanowski/H-F Chronicle) Dozens of artists attended the Park Forest Art Fair to sell their artwork on[Read More…]
Home Slice, a pizza-by-the slice restaurant, opens in Cherry Creek Shopping Center
Home Slice, a pizza-by-the-slice and chili restaurant, opened in Homewood’s Cherry Creek Shopping Center on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Home Slice, at 18322 Governors Highway, is in the location that previously was home to Gloria Jean’s Coffees. Home Slice is not a chain restaurant, according to owner Vincent Cryns of Frankfort.[Read More…]
Rep. Kelly and local deli owner hail Restaurant Revitalization Fund as a lifesaver
Alice Davis, owner of Bergstein’s Deli, with her daughter, Rachel, talks about the impact federal assistance had on the business during the pandemic. From left, behind her, is Chicago Heights Mayor David Gonzalez, U.S. Rep Robin Kelly and Chicago Heights Alderman George Brassea. (Nick Ulanowski/H-F Chronicle) Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Il,[Read More…]
Homewood library board considers requiring employees to be vaccinated
The Homewood Public Library board of trustees reviewed COVID-19 protocols currently in place and the possibility of requiring all employees to be vaccinated. “I don’t know. It’s a slippery slope,” Colleen Waltman, library director, told trustees at the Aug. 18 meeting. Board members expressed concern about implementing a vaccine requirement[Read More…]
Annual fund run will raise money for Foundation 153
HF Soccer Club will open its recreational season the weekend of Sept. 11
Christmas in July: Homewood landscaper gifted with souped-up lawnmower
The FORT teen space at Homewood library has reopened
At its July 21 meeting, the Homewood Public Library board agreed to reopen the FORT, a special spot in the library for teens. The space has been closed since the beginning of the pandemic. The FORT (Friends of Remarkable Teens) is an area on the second floor designated for 7th-12th[Read More…]
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