The Homewood Village Board approved a special use permit and zoning variance at the June 9 meeting to allow a 7Brew drive-thru coffee shop at 17855 Halsted St. The project, proposed by Who Brew LLC, would replace the existing 4,800-square-foot building, the former site of a Boston Market restaurant, with[Read More…]
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Homewood board approves purchase of Halsted Street office building
The Homewood Village Board approved the purchase of a three-story office building at 17924 Halsted St. during the June 9 meeting, authorizing village officials to move forward with the acquisition of the property from the Cook County Land Bank Authority (CCLBA). According to Homewood Village Manager Napoleon Haney, the CCLBA[Read More…]
Hundreds attend Old Fashion Donuts & Café grand opening celebration
Hundreds of community members lined up in front of Old Fashion Donuts & Café and Hibbing’s Hot Dogs to receive free donuts and hot dogs for the grand opening celebration of both restaurants on Monday, June 1. Burritt L. Bullock, known as “Mr. B.,” the owner of the original Old[Read More…]
Homewood approves Class 8 incentives for two businesses
The Homewood Village Board approved a Class 8 property tax relief incentive for 18123 Harwood Ave., which houses Hibbing Hotdogs and Old Fashion Donuts, and for 2345 W. 183rd St., Berkot’s Super Foods, at the May 26 meeting. According to Noah Schumerth, Homewood interim director of economic and community development,[Read More…]
Wind Creek introduces new GM, achieves LEED status
Wind Creek Casino has a new leader. General Manager and Executive Vice President Jahnae Erpenbach started work April 1 following the retirement of the casino’s first GM, Roger Kuehn. The post is her first with Wind Creek, but she has spent her career in the gaming and hospitality industry, including[Read More…]
Flossmoor Plan Commission voices support for proposed OBE Studios campus
Flossmoor Plan Commission members voiced support Thursday for the proposed OBE Studios film production campus while encouraging the development team to continue refining parts of the site design before formal Planned Unit Development approval later this year. The conceptual proposal for the project at 3638 and 3648 198th St. includes[Read More…]
Paywall change coming Monday (free)
On Monday, May 25, the Chronicle’s paywall provider will be changing the appearance of stories for non-subscribers. Since we started using a paywall a few years ago, non-subscribers who clicked on a story on the website or in one of our newsletters would see the headline and first few sentences[Read More…]
Unsung heroes: Caregivers’ support organization celebrates one-year anniversary
“The toughest job you’ll ever love” may be a Peace Corps slogan, but it rings true for caregivers like Denice Rhodes, too. Rhodes is the founder of Caregivers’ Safe Space. The organization will celebrate its one-year anniversary on Saturday, May 23, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at North &[Read More…]
Homewood board approves special use permits for Live Free 999, Signature Smile Arts and grants 2 business incentives
The Homewood Village Board approved two special use permits and two business incentives for local business improvements at the April 28 meeting. According to Angela Mesaros, Homewood director of economic and community development, special use permits are required when the business spaces in the B-2 Downtown Transition zoning district exceed[Read More…]
After 3 decades, Village Door to close by end of 2026
The Cancer Support Center announced Tuesday, April 7, that by the end of the year it will close the Village Door, a downtown Homewood retail furniture and houseware shop that has for three decades provided support for the center. Volunteers and customers reported they felt both blindsided and heart broken[Read More…]
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