Always an elegant dresser, Juanita Mitchell wore a stylish, wide-brimmed hat Monday as Flossmoor commemorated her 105th birthday. Friends and family watched as Mayor Paul Braun read a resolution honoring Mitchell for a long and productive lifetime during which she has “earned the respect and admiration of people from all[Read More…]
Author: Tom Houlihan
Facts? We don’t need no stinkin’ facts. Fake news is here.
Did you hear about the Chicago White Sox winning the 2016 World Series? It’s true. And how about that rocket-powered Metra train that that, at a slick 120 mph, will get Homewood-Flossmoor area commuters to downtown Chicago in 10 minutes flat. I hear the rocket trains will be ready to[Read More…]
Plodding along as the electoral roller coaster spins out of control
I come from a family of plodders. My father, Arthur Houlihan, was one of eight kids who grew up above a saloon on Chicago’s South Side. His father, an Irish immigrant, worked as a laborer for the street railway before marrying my grandmother, who inherited the saloon from her uncle.[Read More…]
Sculpture park: Great art is front and center, available to all in Flossmoor
Editor’s note: This story originally was published as the cover story in the September 2016 print edition of the Chronicle. The young girl, frozen in time, looks skyward. She may be gazing at stars, or watching a sparrow in the trees. She is filled with hope and innocence but also[Read More…]
What a concept – tropical fruit growing in Homewood, Flossmoor
All hail the Homewood Banana! I am happy to report that pawpaws – an elusive, largely unknown native American fruit – are real. Also, that they are unlike any other fruit you’ve ever had, including bananas, and taste very good. On Sept. 1, a day I will long remember, Rachael[Read More…]
Flossmoor wins financial reporting award for 38th straight year
Flossmoor’s village government has again been nationally recognized for excellence in financial reporting. For the 38th straight year, the village has received the Government Finance Officers Association’s Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.
Seeking the same level as a popular principal departs
Editor’s note: This column first appeared in the July 21, 2016, print edition of the Chronicle. I have one bit of advice for the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Board of Education. Next time you call a big town hall meeting on a controversial issue, don’t conduct it from the stage of[Read More…]
A summer mystery – a tree, a tomato and, perhaps, a lovesick squirrel
And, on the third day, the traveling tomato returned to earth. After two days atop our maple tree – and in a couple of different spots — gravity won out. As Day 3dawned, the tomato, still red and ripe, sat quietly on the ground. I took photos of the traveling[Read More…]
Getting mad in Munchkin Land – don’t mess with the schools
Down here in Munchkin Land we mostly mind our own business. Sure, we know the world around us is big and exciting, and the Yellow Brick Road can take us to innumerable adventures. Some of us have even been to the Emerald City. We have all heard the stories. One[Read More…]
Flossmoor to build new sewage system lift station equipped with ‘chopper’ pump
Swiffer mop pads – a common culprit clogging today’s wastewater disposal systems – may be meeting their match in Flossmoor. Village board members unanimously voted Tuesday to construct a new $350,000 sewage system lift station that includes a “chopper pump” capable of shredding just about anything that, rightly or wrongly,[Read More…]
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