Homewood-Flossmoor High School students performed music and read their poetry and essays at the seventh annual Pursuing the Dream conference in H-F High School’s Mall Auditorium on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 11. The Martin Luther King Day event also featured a panel of local authors, a speech about Black[Read More…]
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1.13.23 | What You Need to Know This Weekend
GET CREATIVE WITH CARDBOARD – What can you build with some boxes, paper towel tubes and tape? Homewood Science Center invites families to find out during Cardboard Creations, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Materials are provided. CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR NEIGHBORS – Enjoy a free classical music concert by high[Read More…]
Three Homewood schools collecting items for MLK Day
The community is asked to be part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Monday, Jan. 16, by donating to projects hosted by District 153’s Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools. Items for Respond Now, ANEW and South Suburban Humane Society can be dropped off at James Hart[Read More…]
Plastic gun in social media post sets off H-F investigation
A social media post Tuesday evening of a gun in a classroom had Homewood-Flossmoor High School officials scrambling to learn whether the photo in the post was real and who was responsible. An investigation found that the photo was taken at H-F. The gun was a plastic airsoft BB gun.[Read More…]
1.12.23 | What You Need to Know Today
OIL PAINTING EXHIBIT – See the art exhibit Raw, with works by Mary Porterfield and Ellen Holtzblatt at Prairie State College’s through Feb. 2. Visit the Christopher Art Gallery on the PSC main campus. DRUMLINE MARCHING INTO TOWN – Get tickets for DRUMLine Live! at the Center for Performing Arts[Read More…]
Homewood hires Tyler Hall as assistant village manager
The village of Homewood has hired Tyler Hall as assistant village manager. “I was attracted to the Assistant Village Manager position for the opportunity to serve Homewood’s diverse community, work alongside experienced Village leaders, and collaborate with community partners and residents,” Hall said. Hall will assist with managing the[Read More…]
Homewood takes step toward selling 2066 Ridge Road to new developer
Homewood trustees took a preliminary step on Tuesday, Jan. 10, toward selling the building at 2066 Ridge Road. A new developer has proposed to purchase and redevelop the property after an initial offer from Third Coast Developers did not work out, according to Village Manager Napoleon Haney. The board approved[Read More…]
1.11.23 | What You Need to Know Today
STATE OF GOLF – At the Homewood Historical Society meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Homewood Public Library, Eric Crump, editor of the Chronicle, and Marcellus Marsh, owner of Bionic Content, will deliver a video presentation of the “State of Golf.” The web documentary released in November 2021 traces the[Read More…]
Election 2023: April 4 election ballots set for school, village, library and park boards
The ballots are set for the April 4 election giving voters a chance to select representatives for village government, school boards, the Homewood-Flossmoor Park Board and two library boards. Incumbents on the Homewood and Flossmoor village boards will face challengers. In Homewood, board members Jay Heiferman, Chenise “Cece” Belue and[Read More…]
U of I institute, state health department launch COVID-19 tracker
The Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced on Tuesday, Jan. 10, a new website that tracks the levels of COVID-19 in wastewater samples in Chicago and other cities across Illinois. The reporting site closest to Homewood and Flossmoor is the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant in Riverdale. The[Read More…]
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