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Tax levy, 2 proposed businesses on Homewood trustees’ agenda
Owners of two proposed businesses will have requests on the Homewood Board of Trustees agenda during its regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 27. The board will also hear a presentation on the draft 2020 real estate tax levy and consider ordinances to formally establish a downtown TIF district. Zenovia Love is[Read More…]
State orders additional mitigation measures in suburban Cook County starting Wednesday
Indoor service at bars and restaurants in suburban Cook County, including Homewood and Flossmoor, will be suspended starting Wednesday as the state imposes additional mitigation measures to slow the recent surge of COVID-19 cases. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) confirmed[Read More…]
H-F dresses up a different kind of Halloween
It should have been the perfect Halloween. Early in the now infamous year of 2020, we were all looking forward to a Halloween that falls on a Saturday. However, with restrictions and fear over the COVID-19 pandemic still prevalent, Halloween won’t happen as we hoped. Instead, the holiday presents another[Read More…]
H-F’s first quarter over, on to opening school for 2021?
The Homewood-Flossmoor District 233 board of education is considering options for bringing students back to the Flossmoor campus for the spring semester, but the final decision hasn’t been made. A decision to move away from the remote learning format to a plan that calls for returning to school one day[Read More…]
Coping with COVID: Routine record-breaking and an emotional press briefing moment
Franciscan Health announces new visitor restrictions as COVID-19 numbers spike in the area. The experts who predicted the fall COVID-19 surge would be worse than spring apparently were right when it comes to case counts. Records have been set and broken a number of times in recent weeks. Plus, the[Read More…]
Virtual meeting, Monday open house give Flossmoor residents insights on Nov. 3 referendum
Flossmoor residents had the opportunity to learn more about the village’s bond referendum during a recent Zoom meeting Wednesday that included a presentation by village staff and time for a question-and-answer session. But with only one resident — and the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle — in the virtual crowd, officials gave something[Read More…]
Franciscan Health puts new visitor restrictions in place due to COVID-19 spike
With cases of COVID-19 growing in recent weeks, Franciscan Health is taking steps to limit potential spread of the virus with new visitor restrictions at its hospital in Olympia Fields. The restrictions taking effect on Monday, Oct. 26. “We’re modifying our visitor restrictions for safety purposes, and to do our[Read More…]
No one injured in Western Avenue fire Friday night
A single-family home was extensively damaged by fire Friday night, according to Homewood Fire Chief Bob Grabowski. No one was injured in the blaze in the 18500 block of Western Avenue in Homewood. The home suffered extensive damage to the interior, roof and north wall. The cause of the fire[Read More…]
Flossmoor to negotiate with Homewood on water supply switch
The Village of Flossmoor is moving into the negotiations stage of an effort to change its water supply from Chicago to Hammond, Ind. The Flossmoor Village Board voted 5-0 at its meeting on Monday, Oct. 19, to authorize the village attorney to begin contract negotiations with the village of Homewood[Read More…]
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