By the end of Homewood’s first Dia de los Muertos festival last year, the crowd got into the spirit of the event, and Martin Square was filled with people dancing along with larger than life La Catrina and El Catrin figures. The Day of the Dead festival will be back[Read More…]
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Homewood resident with two holes-in-one in single round
Steve Marks needed 61 years of golf to notch his first hole-in-one. The Homewood resident needed about 20 more minutes to get his second Sunday at Idlewild Country Club in Flossmoor. Marks, a 68-year-old in the jewelry business, has played 37 rounds just this year at Idlewild. The number since[Read More…]
Kathleen Daly named next executive director of the Cancer Support Center
Kathleen Daly has been named the new executive director of the Cancer Support Center. Daly succeeds Sue Armato who stepped down from the position after nine years in the top position. The Cancer Support Center board of directors said it accepted resumes from 75 people interested in the job. “In[Read More…]
Local artists sold their work at the Park Forest Art Fair
The Park Forest Art Fair drew 58 artists over the weekend of Saturday, Sept. 17, and Sunday, Sept. 18, according to Kate Pattinson, the event organizer and executive director of Tallgrass Art Gallery. The artisans were both local and from out of town, and they included a Homewood crafter who[Read More…]
St. Joseph’s planning celebration for final mass before reorganization
St. Joseph’s Church in Homewood will close out its 110-year history with a legacy mass at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16. Parishioners at St. Joseph will join with members of St. Anne Parish in East Hazel Crest and St. Emeric Church in Country Club Hills to form a new[Read More…]
Girl Scouts sharing space at Homewood Science Center
A ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Sept. 9, marked a new collaborative agreement between the Homewood Science Center and Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana. The agreement allows the Girl Scouts to use various spaces within the HSC, 18022 Dixie Highway, for meetings, events and offices. Schedules will vary, depending[Read More…]
South of Chi Production will host improv classes for children, teens and adults in the fall
Ever thought about doing improv? Young and old are invited to try it when South of Chi Production hosts improv “jams” in the fall. The company, founded by Kate Wiersema and her husband Eric Wiersema, said these workshops will be accessible to anyone interested in improv, regardless of skill level[Read More…]
Anew to host ‘Sneaker Ball’ to celebrate 42 years of providing services to families in the Southland
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Anew: Building Beyond Violence and Abuse will kick off the month by celebrating more than four decades of providing services to families impacted by domestic violence. The annual Keeping Dreams Alive event will be held on Friday, Oct. 7, at 5:30 p.m.[Read More…]
Back to School event ushers in new year
Students, parents and community members gathered for a fun afternoon Saturday, Aug. 27, on the grounds of James Hart School for the District 153 Back to School event. Kids got to play games on the field behind the school. The James Hart School orchestra played several selections, there was a[Read More…]
Rep. Kelly draws attention to abortion, women’s health on national day of action
Aug. 26 took on a double meaning this year as not just the 102nd anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment guaranteeing a woman’s right to vote, but also a day to call attention to the health care limitations since the Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to a[Read More…]
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