2018 Dec. 4: Diversified Partners, an Arizona-based real estate firm, contacts Homewood village officials about redeveloping Calumet Country Club, which the company is planning to buy. The company presents a preliminary vision of the development that includes a retail anchor store, plus entertainment, a hotel and smaller retail stores. Dec.[Read More…]
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Independence Day: Celebrating powerful voices for freedom and equality (free)
Happy Fourth of July! This weekend we are continuing the longstanding tradition of marking the founding of our nation, but with a different approach this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. To help mark this time of celebration, the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle and 23 Miles South Theatre are presenting the words[Read More…]
4 Southland elected officials commit to fight police violence and racism — as only black mothers can
Four elected representatives of the South Suburbs came together on Friday to pledge their commitment to addressing police violence and the institutional racism it springs from. The news conference at Unity Bridge in Matteson was convened by Donna Miller, Cook County commissioner for the 6th District, and included Sheila Chalmers-Currin,[Read More…]