Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was joined today by community leaders, tech innovators, cultural institutions, museums, non-profits and other partners to announce Project Rainbow, a new County-created, family-focused recovery initiative designed to address the education barriers and learning loss exacerbated by the pandemic. Through this initiative, Cook County and its partners will[Read More…]
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Izaak Walton’s ‘Seasons’ photo calendar contest returns
Several examples of entries for the 2020 Izaak Walton calendar contest. The contest is now open for the 2021 calendar. (Provided images from Izaak Walton photo contest committee)
New era beginning for Homewood Flossmoor football
Things are a little different with Homewood-Flossmoor football this year: Summer camp is starting only a few months after the last season ended; there’s a new head coach who brought in a mostly new staff; the bulk of the starters on offense are new and many players are in new[Read More…]
Village auditorium leased to Homewood Arts Council
The Homewood Arts Council will lease the village auditorium for art events and activities starting in the fall. A lease between the village and the HAC was approved at the Aug. 10 board meeting. It will allow the HAC to use the auditorium for one year, furthering its mission in[Read More…]
District 153 board approves return-to-school plan
The Homewood School District 153 board on Monday unanimously approved the plan for returning to in-person classes following a year of remote and hybrid schooling. Classes will resume on Aug. 18. The COVID-19 pandemic that disrupted schooling in 2020-21 continues, and the situation has changed in recent months, with vaccines[Read More…]
Homewood girl leads team to baseball national championship
Homewood police investigate shots fired early Tuesday (free content)
Just after midnight Tuesday morning Homewood police officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 1300 block of Jill Terrace. Responding officers discovered one residence had been damaged. Investigators located shell casings in the area. Two subjects were seen running from the area after the incident, however no[Read More…]
County offers tips to handle heat; cooling centers open
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Cook County from noon to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 10, predicting heat indices from 102 to 108 degrees. The County’s Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security (EMRS) offers the following tips to help residents stay safe: Stay hydrated[Read More…]
H-F High enrollment heading down? Maybe not
An enrollment study shows Homewood-Flossmoor High School is likely to record a student decrease from its current 2,964 students, but several school board members questioned that finding. While enrollment is nowhere near the 4,300 students of the early 1970s, the District 233 Planning Committee didn’t want to believe enrollments would[Read More…]
HF Soccer Club will open its recreational season the weekend of Sept. 11
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