WRITING CLUB – Create a new story at Writing Club for Kids from Homewood Library. Kids in third through sixth grades will get a fun writing prompt in this low stress club that focuses on creativity. Each participant gets a notebook to keep. Register online for the program at 6[Read More…]
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Klehm’s 14 years of dedication making a difference at South Suburban Humane Society
For over 50 years, local families have been adopting furry friends from South Suburban Humane Society. Since first opening their doors in 1970, SSHS has continuously worked to serve the local communities, and for the past 14 years, CEO Emily Klehm has been at the forefront of the shelter’s efforts.[Read More…]
Prairie State College announces finalists for presidential search
The Prairie State College Board of Trustees have announced that Dr. Michael D. Anthony and Dr. Pamela Haney are the final two candidates in the search for the college’s 17th president. They will be interviewed the week of Sept. 20. Anthony currently serves as the vice president of student affairs[Read More…]
Panel discussion Saturday to address stigma of mental illness
Mental illness is difficult enough to deal with, but social stigma associated with it compounds the problem, according to Tiara Jackson, co-owner of Beauty Starts Within Cosmetics in downtown Homewood. BSW, in partnership with NoStigmas, a nonprofit support network for people experiencing mental illnesses, will host a panel discussion from[Read More…]
Dr. Cheryl Green formally installed as GSU’s 6th president
After 16 months on the job, Dr. Cheryl Green officially accepted the mantle as the sixth president of Governors State University in a formal investiture ceremony on Friday, Sept. 17. GSU’s Center for Performing Arts opened its doors – in person and virtually – to all GSU students, faculty and[Read More…]
Homewood loses 2 more residents to COVID-19 but Delta surge reaches plateau
The surge of COVID-19 cases fueled by the highly transmissable Delta variant may have reached a plateau, locally and statewide, although Homewood lost two more residents to the disease since Sept. 3. One, Cherie Garza, a former Homewood District 153 teacher, died on Sept. 13, four days after her 40th[Read More…]
Nonprofit group launches campaign to fund Wall of Honor for Flossmoor veterans
The Flossmoor Veterans Memorial organization kicked off a fundraising campaign for a memorial honoring veterans in town. At an event held Sept. 12 at Flossmoor Community House, community stakeholders unveiled a proposed “Wall of Honor” that would list the names of all the men and women of Flossmoor who served[Read More…]
Home Slice, a pizza-by-the slice restaurant, opens in Cherry Creek Shopping Center
Home Slice, a pizza-by-the-slice and chili restaurant, opened in Homewood’s Cherry Creek Shopping Center on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Home Slice, at 18322 Governors Highway, is in the location that previously was home to Gloria Jean’s Coffees. Home Slice is not a chain restaurant, according to owner Vincent Cryns of Frankfort.[Read More…]
Homewood’s Library of Things offering games, electronics for check-out
A ukelele is one of a number of items that can be checked out from Home Public Library’s Library of Things. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) Did you know you now can check out the handheld gaming Nintendo Switch, or a ukulele, or a backyard game from the Homewood Public Library? The[Read More…]
Rep. Kelly and local deli owner hail Restaurant Revitalization Fund as a lifesaver
Alice Davis, owner of Bergstein’s Deli, with her daughter, Rachel, talks about the impact federal assistance had on the business during the pandemic. From left, behind her, is Chicago Heights Mayor David Gonzalez, U.S. Rep Robin Kelly and Chicago Heights Alderman George Brassea. (Nick Ulanowski/H-F Chronicle) Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Il,[Read More…]
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