No one was injured, but fire seriously damaged a home in the 2900 block of Flossmoor Road late Sunday morning. Flossmoor Fire Capt. Matt Berk said the call came in about 11 a.m. and the first unit on the scene found fire showing in the rear of the home. One[Read More…]
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Look back: July 2022
The cover feature story in July was a review of the switch in water source, a once-in-a-generation public works project. Homewood had purchased Lake Michigan water from Chicago via Harvey since the early 1980s. The village switched to lake water from Hammond via Chicago Heights, which required the construction of[Read More…]
Look back: June 2022
The main feature in the June edition took a look at Amtrak’s major renovation project on the west side of the Homewood train station. The $15 million project made the station more accessible with the addition of ramp access to boarding platforms. The Amtrak boarding platform was completely rebuilt and[Read More…]
The Weeks | Jan. 1
THE WEEK > Flossmoor Board of Trustees meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 3, has been cancelled. Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 3, has been cancelled. Homewood Appearance Commission will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. State Supreme[Read More…]
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month (free)
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is partnering with The Power Project to train group home and residential care facility staff across Illinois on how to identify, intervene and prevent human trafficking among their youth in treatment. Nearly 1,000 congregate[Read More…]
Look back: March 2022
Rethinking 183rd Street to make it slower, safer and more pedestrian and cyclist friendly began in earnest with a traffic study commissioned by the village of Homewood in 2021. The centerpiece of the March print edition is a walk along the street and through the study to see what it[Read More…]
County seeks public input on future improvements to Kedzie Avenue by Saturday
There are still a few days left to provide suggestions for improvements to Kedzie Avenue in the Homewood-Flossmoor area. As part of Cook County’s Connecting Cook County program, the county Department of Transportation and Highways (CCDOTH) is conducting the Kedzie Avenue Phase I Study. The study area includes the Kedzie Avenue corridor[Read More…]
Look back: February 2022
In the February 2022 print edition, the cover story featured the 40+ Double Dutch Club. The group of 40 and over women formed here, holding their first jump rope session on the Homewood-Flossmoor High School parking lot. The group has become a phenomenon, with chapters across the nation and in[Read More…]
Look back: January 2022
January 2022 was a long time ago. Here’s a refresher course on what was going on then, the page images from the Chronicle’s Jan. 1 print edition. The centerpiece featured the American Dance Center, celebrating its 50th anniversary. The edition also included stories about: To see the full-sized page, click[Read More…]
Winter storm expected to move in Thursday (free)
Snow could start after 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, and will continue, possibly through Friday, according to the National Weather Service. The forecast suggests Homewood and Flossmoor could get 3 to 6 inches of snow total, which is less than earlier forecasts predicted, but the snowfall will be accompanied by[Read More…]