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Can football season be far off?

  Members of the drum section for Homewood-Flossmoor  High School marching band, from left Natalia Carpio,  Sean Roby, John Pohrte and Nick Johnson, were  outdoors practicing under the direction of teacher  Jon Jackson in preparation for the start of football  season. The first varsity football game is Aug. 24 at  Michigan City, Ind. The first home game[Read More…]

Two films airing at GSU film festival

On Saturday, Aug. 4, the Chicago Southland International Film Festival will be held at Governors State University.  Two documentaries will be shown at the Center for Performing Arts on campus. Admission is free.  “Little Wounds Warriors” will be presented at 4 p.m. It is produced and directed by GSU alumnus[Read More…]

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Two H-F musicians selected for CYSO Jazz Orchestra

Two student musicians at Homewood-Flossmoor High School have been selected as members of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Jazz Orchestra. Sam Calhoon of Flossmoor and Kensuke “Ken” Nakamura of Homewood were selected for the jazz orchestra after auditions that included performing excerpts from five pieces selected by CYSO and improvising over[Read More…]

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Progress being made on three new Halsted Street stores

  Construction on the former Joann Fabrics space at   17920 Halsted St. shows progress as of July 25. The  renovations will remake the building into two stores,  Old Navy and Five Below. (Photo by Marilyn Thomas/  H-F Chronicle)  Related story: Old Navy, Five Below stores coming to Halsted Street in Homewood (March 19, 2018)[Read More…]

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