The District 233 school board reviewed its proposed 2020 levy that shows an increase of $917,748. The $40.8 million levy holds to the state tax cap law and follows the Consumer Price Index of 2.3%, according to Lawrence Cook, the district’s business manager, who addressed members at the regular board[Read More…]
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One injured in Sunday crash between sedan, SUV
A Chevrolet Cruze sedan collided with a Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV in the intersection at 183rd Street and Governors Highway on Sunday afternoon, according to Homewood Police. According to Homewood Deputy Chief Denise McGrath, shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 22, a person was driving the 2017 Chevy Cruze westbound on[Read More…]
Metra board approves pact with Cook County to improve transit in South Cook
The Metra Board of Directors announced on Nov. 13 approval of a Cook County initiative to improve transit service on the South Side of Chicago and in the South Suburbs, starting with a 50 percent reduction in fares on the Metra Electric and Rock Island lines in January. The Board[Read More…]
District 153 to outline plans Monday for return to schools
Homewood District 153 board members on Monday will review a plan for students to return to Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools for second semester work. “We’re being encouraged by the state superintendent (of schools) and the governor’s office” to return to school,” Superintendent Dale Mitchell said. “We felt we[Read More…]
H-F studies plan for January in-person learning
The return date for students and staff at H-F High School is unknown, but administrators and teachers continue to study possible plans. At the Nov. 17 school board meeting, Principal Jerry Anderson said, “The goal is to transition to hybrid learning during the second semester.” Depending on COVID-19 numbers and[Read More…]
Fundraising begins for community Juneteenth festival planned for 2021
H-F High School serves 65 students on campus
Homewood-Flossmoor High School brought 65 students back to campus the week of Nov. 16 to assist them in meeting the needs of remote learning. Jennifer Rudan, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) coordinator, told the District 233 school board Planning Committee that the students will get special assistance from 30 mentors.[Read More…]
Chronicle Pop-up Newsroom Nov. 21
The Chronicle has never had its own physical newsroom, but we remember back in the day when we worked at papers that did. People would pop in when they were in the neighborhood to ask questions, share story ideas, make suggestions or lodge complaints. In years past, we’ve had similar[Read More…]
Talking through a problem: Local web series takes aim at racism through podcast discussion
Flossmoor Community Church and roughly 70 residents of Homewood and Flossmoor have been trying to tackle the problem of racism, one podcast discussion at a time. The Community Conversations series, launched in late October with support from the Flossmoor Community Relations Commission, was designed to get Homewood and Flossmoor residents[Read More…]
Homewood Chevy continues tradition of Christmas car giveaway
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