The James Hart School Bands will present their annual Fall Concert on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. at the school, 18820 Morgan Ave. in Homewood. The performance will feature a varied repertoire for the sixth-grade varsity band and the seventh- and eighth-grade combined symphonic band. “Students and we band[Read More…]
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9 Hart musicians selected for festival performance
District 153 student musicians performing at the IMEA District 1 Festival on Saturday are, from left, Kaitlyn Bolton-Shannon, band; Sophia Hinich, orchestra; Logan Rotkovich, orchestra; Amelia Schlismann, choir; Korey Mulling, choir; Dylan Barnas, choir; and Alex Bertucci, choir. (Provided photos) Nine students from Homewood District 153 have been selected to perform at Saturday’s Illinois Music Educators[Read More…]
Metra to hold public meeting in Homewood for comments on proposed fare increase, service cuts
Metra will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, at the Homewood Village Hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The commuter rail company has proposed a 2018 operating budget of $797.2 million that includes fare increases and, for the first time, cuts in service in order to close a[Read More…]
Homewood library site for food drive
The Junior Friends of the Homewood Public Library are sponsoring a food drive Nov. 1 through 7 to benefit Respond Now, a social services agency in Chicago Heights. Non-perishable foods will be accepted. For Homewood library patrons with outstanding fines, $1 in fines will be waived for each donated item. [Read More…]
H-F High field house open to community walkers, runners
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School field house indoor track is now open to District 233 residents during fall and winter. Walkers and runners can use the track from 6 to 7 a.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays on regular school days. There will be times when the track[Read More…]
Author, mother discuss years in search of family history after 1930s displacement
Author Fern Schumer Chapman and her mother, Edith Westerfeld, will discuss “Edith’s Immigration Journey: A Refugee’s Story of Prejudice and Empathy” during a 1:30 p.m. presentation on Nov. 5 at B’nai Yehuda Beth Sholom, 1424 W. 183rd St. in Homewood. The story revolves around Edith Westerfeld, 92, whose parents sent[Read More…]
Halloween candy buy-back Nov. 1
If the kids have too much candy after trick-or-treating, Lisa Grant Orthodontics is willing to pay for candy by the pound. The third annual Halloween Candy Buy Back will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Nov. 1 at the office at 18243 Harwood Ave. Candy will be weighed and[Read More…]
Donations over $75,000 for Cancer Support Center annual walk
Walkers, some dressed as super heroes in keeping with the theme of the event, prepare to begin the Walk of Hope on Oct. 1. (Chronicle file photo) Walkers and supporters raised more than $75,000 in the Cancer Support Center’s Walk of Hope on Oct. 1. Organizers[Read More…]
Art show at Izaak Walton Nov 4 and 5
The Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve, 1100 Ridge Road, is hosting its annual art show Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 4 and 5.
AP Scholars named at Marian Catholic
Marian Catholic High School has listed students named to the 2017 Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars Roster. Steven Babick, Megan Fuhrman and Kyle Johnson of Homewood, and Lisette Kelly of Flossmoor, are AP Scholars. They scored a three or higher on three or more AP exams. William Brunner of Flossmoor is[Read More…]
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