Dozens of community members gathered in front of the Homewood Veterans Memorial for the We Have a DREAM Rally on Jan. 19, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, to protest the actions of the Trump administration and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The South Suburban branch of Action for a[Read More…]
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H-F’s Green named ITCCCA 3A coach of the year
Homewood-Flossmoor girls track coach Tywon Green was honored by the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association at the organization’s annual clinic Jan. 9 in Itasca. He was named the Class 3A Women’s Coach of the Year after leading the Vikings to the state championship last spring. “The last three[Read More…]
01.21.2026 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in the library, 17917 Dixie Highway. The agenda is available here. Read, Rock, n’ Rhyme. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host story time for kids age birth to 7 years old. Kids will be able to dance, shake and wiggle[Read More…]
Hart girls basketball wins fourth place in state tourney
Homewood School District 153 got to celebrate a state win by the James Hart School eighth grade girls basketball team at the school board’s Jan. 12 meeting. Team members proudly presented their trophies after the team made it to the Class 4A state 2025 competition hosted by the Illinois Elementary[Read More…]
Robinson named sprinter of the year by state track coaches
(Note: This story was updated at 12:27 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21.) Homewood-Flossmoor senior sprinter Mariyah Robinson was named the female sprinter/hurdler of the year by the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association at the organization’s annual clinic Jan. 9 in Itasca. Last spring, she won both the 200 and[Read More…]
Hawkins, host H-F top Mount Carmel in MLK event
It was good for Darrius Hawkins Jr. to see the game from an unusual angle. Homewood-Flossmoor’s sophomore point guard missed the end of a loss to Thornton and two more games with a leg injury last week. He spent the time on the sideline trying to think like a coach[Read More…]
01.20.2026 | What You Need To Know Today
Trash Pickup. There will be no holiday service changes for Homewood Disposal customers. Flossmoor Green Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the village hall committee room, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road (meeting moved to Tuesday[Read More…]
Board receives update on downtown transit-oriented development proposals
An update on the six proposals that were introduced for the downtown transit-oriented development (TOD) project in December was presented to the board at the Jan. 13 meeting. According to Homewood Economic and Community Development Director Angela Mesaros, the six proposals consisted of mixed-use or residential for either one or[Read More…]
MLK Day 2026: H-F wrestlers take time to read to kids
Reading is fun! Especially when it’s paired with a big open space to run. Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s wrestling team members were in the practice room in the school’s fieldhouse Monday, Jan. 19, where they met little children to read to as their Leaders Are Readers Day of Service for the[Read More…]
Pratt doing it all for Vikings
Xavier Pratt is healthy. That’s not something the three-sport sophomore has been able to say a lot during his time at Homewood-Flossmoor. He missed almost all of the last wrestling season with an injury. The Vikings tight end was ready to go for football season, only to injure his shoulder[Read More…]
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