The Wooster Chorus, an ensemble of 70 student musicians from The College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio, will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at Flossmoor Community Church, 847 Hutchinson Rd., as part of the group’s 53rd annual spring tour. The chorus will present “Resolution,” an eclectic program[Read More…]
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Hart’s bands Tuesday concert is preview for regional performances
The James Hart School Symphonic and Jazz Bands will give a concert at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, at the school, 18820 Morgan Ave., Homewood. The Jazz Band’s set list will include jazz standards made famous by Count Basie and Fats Waller. The Symphonic Band repertoire will include[Read More…]
Two fundraisers to benefit H-F scholarships
The Homewood-Flossmoor Parents Association is hosting two “Cooks Night Out” benefits on Monday, March 6. Panera Bread in the Cherry Creek Plaza at 18416 Governors Highway in Homewood, and Lou Malnati’s Pizza in Flossmoor Commons at 3315 Vollmer Rd. will be donating 20 percent of total sales. Panera[Read More…]
LWV program looks at women presidential candidates
The Homewood-Flossmoor Area League of Women Voters is presenting a 6:30 p.m. program on Wednesday, March 15, on the history of women attempting to serve as U.S. president. The free program is part of the group’s monthly meeting at the Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway. “Victoria Woodall[Read More…]
PSC Nursing Program Ranked in Top 20 RN Programs in Illinois
The nursing program at Prairie State College (PSC) recently was named one of the “Best R.N. Programs in Illinois” by RegisteredNursing.org. PSC’s program took spot 17 of the top 30 programs that were ranked. There currently are 76 nursing programs in the state. “After[Read More…]
Veterans Resources Fair Scheduled for March 9 at Prairie State College
Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a Veterans Resources Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, March 9, in the Prairie Center on the college’s main campus, 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Admission to the event is free. Attendees will be able to talk with representatives[Read More…]
H-F varsity and frosh/soph Scholastic Bowl teams take championship titles
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School varsity and the freshmen-sophomore Scholastic Bowl teams both walked away with first place honors at the Southwest Suburban Conference (SWSC). And, the freshmen-sophomore team not only won its first conference championship, but also completed the first undefeated season in freshmen-sophomore SWSC Scholastic Bowl history. The[Read More…]
Homewood VFW Post recognizes 10 essay winners
(Photo by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) Homewood’s Wally Burns Post 8077 selected 10 students as local winners as part of the national Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot’s Pen essay contest. Winners were Blair Bowden of Glenwood Academy; Cassandra Cross, Christina Cortes and Katelyn Nottke of Infant Jesus of Prague School;[Read More…]
Cancer Support Center presents Susan Fine the Dr. Desser Spirit of Life Award
Susan Fine, director of marketing at Ingalls Memorial Hospital, is the Cancer Support Center’s 2017 recipient of the Richard K. Desser M.D. Spirit of Life Award. Fine is being recognized for her ongoing work in developing programs and partnering the hospital with the Cancer Support Center. According to[Read More…]
Rep. Kelly introduces American Dream Act to help assist those left behind in economic recovery
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., has introduced legislation for community reinvestment that will offer job training for mature workers, encourage increased programs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for teachers and give communities funding to removed commercial blight. Kelly, whose 2nd Congressional District includes Homewood and Flossmoor, announced[Read More…]
