If you live in Homewood, or are a visitor, you know one thing for sure: There is never a dull moment in Home Sweet Homewood, thanks to the village’s Community Relations Commission. In its annual report, presented at the Feb. 28 village board meeting, the commission reported that it had[Read More…]
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Munchkins get ready for local election ― so should we
Local elections are about a month away. Once again we will be asked to choose elected officials who will make decisions in our villages, schools and park district. We care deeply about the future, and making sure we prepare our children for whatever challenges lie ahead. And, presumably, one of the[Read More…]
Flossmoor village board candidates present positions at campaign forum
Economic development. Property taxes. Foreclosures. Flooding. Social media and marketing. Citizen outreach. Street repairs. Employee salaries. Sunday’s Flossmoor candidate forum featured those topics of interest to village residents, and more. Mayoral candidates Jeanne “Gigi” Gummerson and Paul Braun outlined their plans for the future in the first portion of the[Read More…]
Homewood board gives green light to street resufacing program
Travel on four roads in Homewood will soon become a little smoother thanks to board action at the Feb. 28 village board meeting. Trustees approved a resolution calling for a $370,000 appropriation from the 2017 Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) allocation. This is welcome news to the village. There were no[Read More…]
IPO announces its 2017-18 40th season concerts
The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) will mark its 40th season with a special Leonard Bernstein series for 2017-18. Each of the five concerts will celebrate the famed composer as IPO marks the 100th anniversary of his birth. Concerts are set for Oct. 14, Nov. 18, Feb. 10, March 10 and April 14[Read More…]
Foundation 153’s Spring for Homewood Schools Gala set for April 8
Foundation 153, a volunteer group helping to fund programs in Homewood School District 153, is hosting its 12th annual Spring for Homewood Schools Gala benefit on April 8. The program at Idlewild Country Club, 19200 Dixie Highway in Flossmoor, begins at 6 p.m. with a cocktail reception featuring a silent auction,[Read More…]
Flossmoor Community Church hosts the Wooster Chorus on March 16
The Wooster Chorus, an ensemble of 70 student musicians from The College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio, will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at Flossmoor Community Church, 847 Hutchinson Rd., as part of the group’s 53rd annual spring tour. The chorus will present “Resolution,” an eclectic program of choral[Read More…]
Chronicle provides voter guide for April 4 races
Of the 65 candidates running for local elections in Homewood-Flossmoor next month, at least 36 are professionals with advanced degrees. Among those whose names will be on the ballot on April 4, nine are attorneys, three are college professors and three are engineers. Others work in law enforcement, finance and[Read More…]
Candidates for the Prairie State College Board of Trustees
Six candidates are running for three six-year terms on the Prairie State Community College District 515 Board of Trustees: Christopher J. Baikauskas, Brunetta Hill-Corley, Marc A. Wiley, Jay Readey, Andre Lewis and Camiella D. Williams. One candidate is running for a single two-year term: John N. Stanfa. You’ve reached subscriber-only[Read More…]
Candidates for the Homewood Library Board of Trustees
Five candidates are running for three six-year terms on the Homewood Public Library board: Adrienne River, Jacoba Ward, Percy Harris, Lorea Farley and Andrea Stilts. Harris is an incumbent. There are also two unexpired terms on the Homewood library board. Patricia Mosley Smith is the only candidate for the four-year[Read More…]
