A 42-year-old man from Markham was killed Saturday, May 31, when his motorcycle struck a vehicle crossing 183rd Street on Hood Avenue in Homewood. Homewood police said the crash occurred shortly before 9:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of 183rd Street. The motorcycle was traveling westbound on 183rd when it[Read More…]
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Letter: Flossmoor Station co-owner opposes possible changes to village food truck policy
I write on behalf of Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery to encourage the Flossmoor Village Board of Trustees to keep in place the current village ordinance which prohibits the use of food trucks in the central business district of downtown Flossmoor except for certain limited village-approved special events. Flossmoor[Read More…]
Obituary: Joe ‘Alan’ Long | April 5, 1942 – April 18, 2025
Joe “Alan” Long, 83, of Traverse City, died Friday, April 18, 2025. He was born on April 5, 1942 in Logansport, Indiana the son of Joe Dweese and Ruby Pauline (Searer) Long. He graduated from Purdue University with a Doctorate Degree in Psychology. Alan was a Psychologist in Private Practice[Read More…]
H-F offers grief counseling following student’s death
Homewood-Flossmoor High School will have counselors available when school opens Monday to help students deal with the sudden and tragic death of student Tom Mya Lyons who died after a car accident early Sunday morning. It is believed the accident occurred after students left the H-F prom at the Field[Read More…]
Homeland Security serves search warrant in Homewood
U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents served a search warrant at a Homewood residence shortly after 6 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29, according to Homewood police. Homewood officers were on the scene on the 18500 block of Poplar Avenue but stayed on the perimeter and were not involved in the[Read More…]
Homewood police investigate two cases of shots fired in two days
Homewood police responded to two reports of shots fired within a few blocks of each other within a 24-hour period. The first report was received about 9:30 a.m. Sunday, April 20. Offers checked the area of the 900 block of Elder Road and found several spent shell casings. No injuries[Read More…]
Election 2025: Area races include some leadership shakeups, some stability
Napoleon Harris and the slate of Democratic Party candidates swept the election for Thornton Township offices on Tuesday, April 1, according to unofficial results. Harris will be the next township supervisor, succeeding embattled Supervisor Tiffany Henyard. With nearly 74.5% of the vote, Harris handily beat three competitors, Republican Richard Nolan,[Read More…]
Health & Wellness 2025: New pediatric rehab center opens in Cherry Creek
Some people dread moving day, but not Melissa Shell. She welcomed it. Shell loves the new space she’s working in and with good reason – it’s a bright, cheerful space designed for the children she and her staff serve. Shell is the medical services director at Franciscan Health Pediatric Outpatient[Read More…]
Election 2025: Hofeld team holds onto Homewood board; challengers encouraged by first efforts
Rich Hofeld was reelected to his eighth consecutive term as village president, according to unofficial results from the April 1 election, and the trustee candidates running with him on the Greater Homewood Party prevailed over challenges by the new Greener Homewood Party. Greater Homewood Party village clerk candidate Nakina Flores[Read More…]
Election 2025: Mayor Nelson reelected in Flossmoor
Mayor Michelle Nelson won a second term Tuesday, April 1, with 56% of the vote. Nelson received 1,681 votes to challenger Joni Bradley-Scott’s 1,296 voters or 43.53%. Bradley-Scott had a lively party at Bistro on Sterling Restaurant. The DJ got people up on their feet and dancing. Others offered words[Read More…]
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