Kayla and Mara Winfrey need about 15 gallons of hot chocolate each year to meet demand during their annual fundraiser to benefit Toys for Tots. Their mother, Maureen Winfrey, is in charge of hot chocolate production during the event. On Dec. 13, in their 21st annual hot chocolate sale, the[Read More…]
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Single mom of six wins Homewood Chevy Cares car giveaway
As Steve Phillipos always says, “Do you believe in miracles?” Well, Deanne Recklaus, a single mom of six, wasn’t so sure — until Christmas Eve. On Dec. 24, Homewood Chevy Cares held its 10th annual car giveaway. Each year, the company selects one individual in need based on submitted stories[Read More…]
Serena Hills alumnus gives warmth to students
The students at Serena Hills Elementary School in Flossmoor School District 161 received a holiday surprise this week thanks to the generosity of alumnus Allan DiCastro. During a special assembly in the packed school gymnasium, every child at the school was gifted a new winter jacket, custom-sized to fit them[Read More…]
12.12.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream of the meeting can be viewed here. Use ID 991 8481 1606, passcode 573812. The commission will consider a special use permit for multiple-family residence with 18 units at 18240[Read More…]
‘Shopping with a Kappa’ brings holiday cheer to area’s disadvantaged kids
For four hours on Saturday, Dec. 7, as many as 170 students from area schools were able to do their holiday shopping at Walmart in Olympia Fields, courtesy of the Chicago Heights Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and a grant from Walmart. Fraternity member Derwin Phillip of Flossmoor[Read More…]
St. Veronica’s women gather to gab, gift, and get ready for Christmas
For the second year in a row since COVID 19 interrupted their tradition of hosting an Advent dinner, a crowd of more than 170 women from St. Veronica’s parish attended a candlelight dinner at Olympia Fields Country Club to mark the four-week season of remembering and celebrating Christmas and the[Read More…]
Al Wagner believes in telling the community’s story
As part of our coverage of Flossmoor’s centennial, the Chronicle has conducted interviews with several of the village’s long-time residents to add their stories to the village’s story. Al Wagner has lived his whole life in Flossmoor. He was raised at 2709 Flossmoor Road, a house built in 1889, which[Read More…]
Encouragement, support helped pair finish ‘Fit Body Challenge’
As a new year approaches, there will be New Year’s resolutions made to get in shape. That was and still is the motivation for Marion Wells of Flossmoor and Michelle Manuel of Homewood, who met at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club’s Fit Body Challenge in January. “I guess it[Read More…]
Kids production of ‘Wonka’ raises money for diabetes research
Eight-year-old Oliver Calderon said to his friends: “Let’s put on a play!” And so, on Friday evening, Nov. 22, 18 kids under the age of 10 took to the stage of the Flossmoor Community House to the delight of their family and friends to present their version of “Wonka.” And[Read More…]
Column: A Tribute to Homewood Stories’ Karen O’Donnell: Love was in the room
On Tuesday, Nov. 19, friends and family members of Homewood Stories’ creator Dr. Karen O’Donnell gathered in the main room of the Flossmoor Community Center to pay tribute to the woman who had enticed many of them to plow through a polar vortex in January 2014 to attend the show’s[Read More…]
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