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Donna Miller, center, cuts the ribbon to open her campaign headquarters in Flossmoor on Sunday, Jan. 11. Miller is running in the March primary election to represent the Democratic Party Illinois' 2nd District in November. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)

Miller opens campaign headquarters in Flossmoor

Donna Miller cut the ribbon on Sunday, Jan. 11, to officially open her campaign headquarters for her effort to win the Illinois 2nd District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives currently held by Robin Kelly. Her campaign will be operating from 1835 Dixie Highway, Building B, Suite 200, in[Read More…]

Power outage forces H-F High closure

Homewood-Flossmoor High School will be back in session Friday after being closed Thursday, Jan. 15, due to a power outage. In the early morning hours on Thursday staff found that the North Building had no lights and emergency systems. The school day shifted to an eLearning Day. The more than[Read More…]

01.15.2026 | What You Need To Know Today

Hazel Crest and the Southland Development Authority will host an open house about the future of Calumet Country Club from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hazel Crest Village Hall, 3601 183rd St. New Speed Limit on Western. Flossmoor announced Wednesday that the speed limit on Western Avenue between Flossmoor Road and the[Read More…]

01.14.2026 | What You Need To Know Today

Read, Play, & Grow!: A Storytime for Babies and Toddlers. Meet in the Helen Wilson Meeting Room at Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave., from 10:30 to 11 a.m. for fun activities that help develop early literacy skills for babies and toddlers. Register here. Miss Angela’s Book Club (3rd-5th Grade). Meet from 6[Read More…]

The original fly girl: Bessie Coleman Centennial Aviation Film Festival set for May 2 at Bult Field 

Before “Top Gun” and its blockbuster sequel, before “The Tuskegee Airmen” and “Red Tails” films, there were aviators and heroes like Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman to earn a pilot’s license in 1921. Coleman studied at an aviation school in France because none of the aviation schools in the[Read More…]

01.13.2026 | What You Need To Know Today

Flossmoor Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. in the library, 1000 Sterling Ave. The agenda is available here. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream will be available here. Meeting ID 980 4907 6232, passcode 830183.[Read More…]

The Weeks | Jan. 11: Homewood police chief retires, new police chief announced, MLK Day of Service projects, info session on Calumet Country Club, wildlife advice, junior helps H-F win

THE WEEK > Your government The meetings listed below are open to the public. Some of them can be viewed by livestream. Monday, Jan. 12 Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. at Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. The agenda is available here. The[Read More…]

Wiley T. Dog, left, was the longtime wildlife management assistant at Coyote Run Golf Course. (Chronicle file photo)

How Coyote Run got its name

Why is it Coyote Run Golf Course? It’s more than 20 years since the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District purchased the site of the former Cherry Hills Golf Course in Flossmoor and recreated it into the popular course that it is today. Dave Ward, retired superintendent of golf for the Homewood-Flossmoor Park[Read More…]

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