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. Maurice Page and her husband, the late Harold Page, moved to Flossmoor in 1965. She believes they were the first Black family[Read More…]
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Age is just a number to Mary Cantway
Something special was happening at Mary Cantway’s home on Monday, Sept. 30. Numerous friends and neighbors were joined by Homewood officials, two television cameramen, and several reporters as they all arrived to mark Mary’s 110th birthday. Village President Rich Hofeld, Village Manager Napoleon Haney, and Chief of Police Denise McGrath[Read More…]
Guest column: Fixing habitat fragmentation in our communities: Native plantings can help residents and roaming animals
Urban and suburban communities can benefit their mental and physical health while simultaneously preserving the natural environment by incorporating green spaces into their infrastructures. Homewood and Flossmoor are two communities that value their green spaces with large parks, golf courses and forest preserves found throughout both towns. While these spaces[Read More…]
Mariachi band performs in downtown Flossmoor for Hispanic Heritage Month
About 50 people gathered in downtown Flossmoor for the performance by seven members of Mariachi Tradicional Juvenil, a Chicago mariachi band, on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 19. The Village of Flossmoor organized the concert in collaboration with the Flossmoor Public Library for a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. Hispanic Heritage[Read More…]
Hidden Gem 2024: Solemates: Couple who met at 2022 race wed just one week after running this year’s half marathon
When David Alvarez originally tried distance running on a cross country team, he “hated it.” He didn’t like the individual feel of it and turned to more traditional team sports. It’s a good thing he has since changed his tune. At Flossmoor’s Hidden Gem Half Marathon in 2022, Dave, now[Read More…]
Hidden Gem 2024: The Gem gets Heather Hill buzzing with excitement
The Gem route wraps around Heather Hill, where every year, residents take the opportunity to cheer the runners on through their seventh mile of the half-marathon. This year, neighbors welcomed the athletes to Heather Hill with a cheer group inspired by Super Mario Bros. Princess Peach offered a mushroom power-up[Read More…]
EMS at 50: Hours of training prepares paramedics for all emergencies
To become a paramedic today requires being in a classroom two days a week to complete 450 didactic coursework hours and 500 hours of clinical training. The coursework and training can be done concurrently. To be eligible for the program, prospective candidates pass tests in math, reading and emergency medical[Read More…]
Teacher’s imagination brings Willow Wildcat to life using marker caps
When Willow School art teacher Andrew Slivka started collecting the caps of marker pens, he wasn’t sure what he’d do with them. But now, Slivka’s created a work of art — the Willow Wildcat mascot made from about 7,700 castoff caps. “The accumulation started slowly. I have a little organizer[Read More…]
Hidden Gem 2024: A finish line tradition: Yellowjackets provide levity, entertainment at the end of the race
Don’t ask the Yellowjackets to borrow one of the yellow jackets. “We’ve been asked to loan them out,” Michael Goldberg said. “It’s kind of like Batman’s suit. It only goes on when you’re going to action.” The Yellowjackets are Goldberg, Jon Elfner and Terence Peter Smith. Each is a longtime[Read More…]
EMS at 50: Volunteers in door-to-door fundraiser helped purchase Homewood’s first ambulance
In the early 1970s, when the idea of the fire department getting an ambulance first surfaced, Fire Chief Joe Klauk asked the Homewood Chamber of Commerce to partner on a fundraising project. Note: This story is the second of three on the 50th anniversary of Homewood EMS. Everyone thought it[Read More…]
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