The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved $35 million for a pilot program designed to enhance transit in south Cook and northern Will Counties. The County is partnering with Metra and Pace to launch Fair Transit South Cook to help make transit more affordable and convenient for residents[Read More…]
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Homewood attracting restaurants despite pandemic
In spite of the ongoing pandemic, Homewood diners will have four new choices available in the coming months, including 1) the Saucy Crab at 17620 Halsted St., 2) EmpanadUs at 1941 Ridge Road, 3) Don Goyo at 17536 Dixie Highway, and 4) Pita at 18155 Dixie Highway. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
Virtual pop-up newsroom on Dec. 19
On Nov. 21 the Chronicle hosted its first virtual pop-up newsroom, an informal opportunity for readers to stop in and talk. The idea is to replicate the old newsroom function of providing a place for readers and reporters to meet and converse about the issues of the day, to discuss[Read More…]
Duo decorating Bruce Ave. in Flossmoor driven by traditions, desire to create family memories
School board hopefuls file paperwork with county clerk
Candidates for school boards in Homewood and Flossmoor filed petitions and other paperwork this week with the Cook County Clerk’s office. Filing for the school board positions is the first step candidates must take to get on the ballot for the consolidated election on April 6, 2021. The filing period[Read More…]
Recovery Program gives struggling H-F High School students a second chance
Homewood-Flossmoor High School has developed a special program to give a helping hand to those students who have a failing grade first semester. The Recovery Program is giving those students a second chance. It has various steps that can help students raise their ‘F’ grades on graduation requirement courses. The[Read More…]
H-F High School plans return to in-person learning for students on Feb. 2
Staff and administrators at Homewood-Flossmoor High School are planning for students to return for in-person classes starting Feb. 2, if the numbers of COVID-19 positive cases in suburban Cook County drop significantly. Principal Jerry Anderson presented the program at the District 233 school board meeting on Dec. 15. To determine[Read More…]
Schedule changes on Metra Electric to start Jan. 11
Metra will be making changes to the weekday schedules on the Metra Electric line beginning Monday, Jan. 11. The updated schedules are intended to improve travel options and train operations across the Metra system. The schedule changes on the Metra Electric Line will resolve operational issues created by the implementation of Positive[Read More…]
District 233 board reduces levy by $1.3 million
The District 233 school board agreed to reduce the 2020 levy by $1.3 million in keeping with a promise board members made to share the benefits of a state grant. While taxpayers will only see a small reduction on their property taxes, board members said they felt agreeing to abate[Read More…]
Suburban Cook getting batch of COVID-19 vaccine this week but wider rollout will take time
Suburban Cook County was expecting to get its first allocation of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer this week, but under the state’s tiered system it could still be months before it is available to the residents of Homewood and Flossmoor. Cook County officials said during a conference call Monday, Dec.[Read More…]
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