Rube Goldberg would have been proud of the inventions students created at the Homewood Science Center. In the weeklong Rube Goldberg Camp for fifth through eighth graders July 16 through 20, the goal was design a project that would lead to raising a flag. Every student managed to do just[Read More…]
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H-F’s $3.65 million pool area renovations are on schedule
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School pool construction project is on track. The schedule is to have the pool ready by late September. Work on the additional storage and classroom space will continue through October.
Five mixologists meet the challenge for the Homewood Science Center
Five mixologists showed how to combine the art and science of a perfect cocktail at the Homewood Science Center’s Cocktail Chemistry Challenge July 19. There was something for every taste from the five who concocted “The Citrus Horizon” for The Copper Still; “Broken Barrel of Funk” for The Cottage on Dixie;[Read More…]
H-F choir opens Sunday’s Sox game
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School Summer Choir, made up of current and former members of the Viking Choir, will sing the national anthem as part of Homewood-Flossmoor Day at the Sunday White Sox game. The Sox will play the Toronto Blue Jays at 1:10 p.m. at Guaranteed Rate Field. The choir,under[Read More…]
Homewood Dairy Queen crash driver dies
The driver of an SUV that in the early morning of July 17 crashed into a Dairy Queen at the corner of Ridge Road and Gladville Avenue in Homewood died Wednesday, according to a police statement. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office notified Homewood police that 27-year-old Demarques Heard, of[Read More…]
Flossmoor School District 161 launches new registration process
It was cool heads and short lines throughout July as Flossmoor School District 161 launched its new registration for the 2018-19 school year. “We actually started in May, as the last school year was ending,” said Superintendent Dana Smith. Teachers and administrators began working on next year’s class[Read More…]
Traveling the Outerbelt – a 210-mile journey by foot around the Chicago area
Flossmoor resident Jay Readey recently hiked the perimeter of the Chicago area on the Outerbelt, which mostly follows forest preserve trails around the region. Readey, a community development attorney, is a founder of the Outerbelt Alliance. He spoke with the H-F Chronicle about his two-week trip.
DQ reopening in 4 to 6 weeks
The grand re-opening of Homewood’s Dairy Queen is coming. Kelly Welsh, manager of the store, said she expects to announce the re-opening in four to six weeks after extensive damage was done to the building in a car accident July 17.
Want to open a new business in Flossmoor? Here’s how to apply for an economic incentive
Prospective Flossmoor business owners who want to ask the village board for financial incentives now have some ground rules for their application process. At the Flossmoor village board’s July 2 meeting, trustees unanimously approved formal economic development policy guidelines in an effort to clarify what types of financial incentives[Read More…]
H-F Racquet & Fitness Club app helps users set goals, keep in contact
Yes, there’s an app for the Homewood-Flossmoor Racquet & Fitness Club. The club’s administrative team, led by Shelley Strasser, membership sales and marketing supervisor, designed the mobile device app that went live July 1. It is primarily for members, but it also can be used by anyone interested in keeping[Read More…]