197 THINGS YOU NEEDED TO KNOW – In 2022, the H-F Chronicle brought you 197 news items and events through What You Need to Know. Thank you to our loyal readers! SENIORS S-C-R-A-B-B-L-E CLUB – Spell fun with the Scrabble Club at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Homewood Library. The club is[Read More…]
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Look back: May 2022
In May, we marked the end of the Von Mansfield era at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. He retired after 21 years as an administrator, seven as principal and 14 as superintendent. Other stories in the edition included: Click on any image below to see the full page.
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…]
Mary Compton leaves a legacy of compassion and a photo collage of south suburban life
When Mary Compton died on Christmas Eve, the South Suburbs lost a keen-eyed photojournalist, a generous writer and an empathetic soul. Regular readers of the Chronicle will be familiar with her work. From 2017 to 2021 she helped us capture the life and lives of the Homewood-Flossmoor community. See below[Read More…]
Look back: April 2022
In April, the center section of the Chronicle print edition was devoted to our annual health and wellness special section. This year, the section cover featured efforts by Franciscan Health Alliance staff in providing aid to the people of Ukraine, who were and are suffering from the effects of the[Read More…]
Homewood teen hits bombs in national home run derby
They used to call Jhames Holley III “Little Hurt” with a nod to former Chicago White Sox slugger Frank Thomas, who was known as the “Big Hurt.” He eventually grew too big for any moniker with the world “little” in it, so now they call the Homewood 13-year-old “Hurtcules.” Whatever[Read More…]
H-F’s Robinson brothers win at Powerade wrestling tourney
Homewood-Flossmoor High School wrestling’s Robinson brothers each brought home first-place finishes from the well-respected Powerade tournament in Pennsylvania this week. Jaydon Robinson, a junior, was coming off disappointing finishes at the last two major tournaments he wrestled in Ohio and Indiana. He won the 145-pound division at Powerade, topping Cameron[Read More…]
Kwanzaa Night 5: Linah Alsberry lights kinara in Flossmoor Park, shares principle of purpose
Linah Alsberry and her family have only been living in Flossmoor for roughly a year, but she said they have felt incredibly welcomed ever since moving. “We’re so happy to be here in Flossmoor,” Alsberry said. “We couldn’t have picked a better community to move to.” While the family is[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…]
Kwanzaa Night 1: Loftons help community recognize unity
The principle on the first night of Kwanzaa is umoji, or unity, and Flossmoor Trustee George Lofton and his wife, Felecia, led the candle lighting ceremony in Flossmoor Park on Dec. 26 to celebrate how the concept defines the village. Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson introduced them. “Kwanzaa is a great[Read More…]
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