Halloween brought kids in costumes to downtown Homewood filling the sidewalk along Dixie Highway with trick-or-treating fun. Many downtown Homewood trick-or-treaters were from Homewood and Flossmoor, but others traveled from nearby suburbs. They lined up in front of the buildings to receive full-sized candy bars and treats. The village of[Read More…]
Author: Nick Ulanowski
Homewood resident sets up elaborate Halloween decorations on Ridge Road yard
Jimmy Marinez’s home leaves no doubt Halloween season is upon us. The Homewood resident has decorated his front yard at 1735 Ridge Road with dozens of life-sized horror movie figures, many of which he built for the Halloween season. His wife, Alisha Marinez, compared the decorated yard to a haunted[Read More…]
Homewood Fall Fest features chili tasting, pumpkin decorating and rock climbing
Community members enjoyed a chili cooking contest, chili samples, pumpkin decorating, rock climbing, live music, food vendors and artisan vendors at Homewood Fall Fest on Martin Avenue and Kroner Road on the afternoon and evening of Saturday, Oct. 11. The village of Homewood organized Fall Fest. Attendees sampling chili or[Read More…]
Sherlock’s Carpet & Tile celebrates 50 years in business
The Sherlock family of Homewood is celebrating the 50th anniversary of their business, Sherlock’s Carpet & Tile. The flooring store in Orland Park is marking the five decades with a sale on select carpet, tile, hardwood and luxury vinyl brands. Sherlock’s Carpet & Tile originally was known as Medallion Carpets[Read More…]
Homewood Fire Department open house teaches community about fire safety
Homewood Fire Department (HFD) hosted its annual open house for National Fire Safety Month at the Homewood Fire Station on Saturday, Oct. 4. Community members toured the facility and learned about fire safety from fire department staff and vendors at the event. Like every year, the event concluded with a demonstration[Read More…]
Hoekstra HVAC installs free heating and air conditioning for Homewood resident
Hoekstra Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), a family-owned business in Homewood, installed a free furnace and air conditioning unit inside Homewood resident Jessica Gadomski’s house on Friday, Oct. 3, as part of Lennox’s nationwide Feel the Love campaign. Lennox, a heating and air conditioning brand, started the Feel the Love initiative[Read More…]
Local artists and artisans sell their work at Park Forest Art Fair
Dozens of artists and artisans from all around the Midwest gathered in downtown Park Forest for the 69th annual Park Forest Art Fair on Saturday, Sept. 20 and Sunday, Sept. 21. The artists included Flossmoor acrylic painter Cheryl Osby, Olympia Fields jewelry maker Debra Glenn and Homewood mixed-media artist Jenn[Read More…]
Flossmoor Library offers remote access to civil courts
The Flossmoor Public Library has partnered with the Chicago Bar Foundation to offer easier access to court meetings on Zoom and assistance in filing court documents. The Court Access Library Center program is for community members representing themselves in civil cases. The library provides Court Access patrons with laptops inside[Read More…]
Maison des Fleurs, a French café serving tea, opens in downtown Homewood
Maison des Fleurs, a French café that specializes in tea but also sells flowers, pastries and coffee, celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in downtown Homewood on Friday, Sept. 5. Maison des Fleurs owner Lanise Swarn and Homewood Mayor Rich Hofeld cut the blue ribbon with café staff[Read More…]
Homewood couple builds new house on Dixie Highway
Dan Warning and Sarana Lee, a Homewood couple, spent the last two years building a three-bedroom house from scratch at 18462 Dixie Highway in Homewood. They officially marked it for sale with an open house on Sunday, Aug. 31. Warning and Lee said there used to be another house at[Read More…]
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