Rudolph. The Grinch. Ebenezer Scrooge. Frosty the Snowman. Ralphie and his Red Ryder BB gun. And of course, the family in the stable, angels singing on high, shepherds stunned by a star, the wise men following its wandering light. As usual, we have a lot of company for Christmas. It[Read More…]
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New downtown Flossmoor sign boasts civic pride
Flossmoor, your winter nights just got a little brighter with a new lighted town pride sign recently unveiled in the downtown area.
White Christmas looks likely
The prognosis is good for a white Christmas this year. The National Weather Service forecast on Saturday called for a 100 percent chance of snow during the day Sunday, with accumulations of 4 to 6 inches possible. Any snow that falls could stick around for a while, too. Temperatures are[Read More…]
Flossmoor updates harassment policy to meet new state guidelines
At its Dec. 18 meeting, the Flossmoor Village Board approved a new policy defining and prohibiting harassment among village employees. The Illinois General Assembly recently passed an ordinance requiring all municipalities to either adopt a harassment policy if they lack one, or update their existing policy to meet new[Read More…]
Homewood eighth grader takes TV role in stride
Homewood has a 14-year-old television star. The reality of that sinks in for Lyric Ross, an eighth grader at James Hart School, when people recognize her on the street as the character Deja on the NBC-TV hit show “This Is Us.” In her role, Lyric plays a pre-teen who[Read More…]
Homewood man, wounded in Amtrak shooting, faces assailant
Michael Case is getting better. The Homewood resident and Amtrak conductor was shot in the abdomen by a passenger in May at a Naperville train station. Edward Klein of West Allis, Wisconsin, is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, one count each of aggravated battery, one count of[Read More…]
New frozen custard shop coming to Homewood in 2018
Halsted Street’s food options will make a swap next year, exchanging spicy for sweet. Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld announced at the Dec. 12 board of trustees meeting that Freddie’s Frozen Custard will be replacing Taco Bell at 17601 Halsted St.
H-F passes 2017 levy with one ‘no’ vote
District 233 board member Annette Bannon cast a “no” vote on each of the five resolutions dealing with the 2017 tax levy for Homewood-Flossmoor High School. At its board meeting Tuesday, members voted 6-1 to approve the board approved the measures setting the levy and complying with state regulations. The[Read More…]
Drama Group premieres ‘Whiskey Neat’ in January
The Drama Group opens 2018 with an original work, “Whiskey Neat.” Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 and 2 p.m. Jan. 14 and 21 at the Drama Group’s Milord Theater, 330 W. 202nd Street in Chicago Heights. Created by Paul Milord, this action[Read More…]
D233 board extends contracts for three top administrators
The District 233 school board extended the contracts of three top administrators at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. With the extensions, Principal Jerry Lee Anderson, who is completing her first year at H-F; Associate Principal Lawrence Cook, working in the South Building; and Jennifer Rudan, assistant principal at the North Building will[Read More…]