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Homewood taking steps to address home rule concerns

Homewood officials this week distributed an informational packet in an attempt to address the concerns some residents have voiced about home rule.  The village is exploring the possibility of placing a home rule referendum on the March 20, 2018, consolidated election ballot.   A home rule municipality has more direct control[Read More…]

District 153 assessments show students meeting, exceeding standards

Students in Homewood District 153 schools  generally are meeting or exceeding expectations, according to an analysis of testing data.  Midwest Analytics and Education LLC presented a report to the District 153 school board in October. In its summary, the company reported: Students typically score at or above national averages Grade[Read More…]

Community invited to hear Holocaust survivor share her story

  Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan with  James Hart School librarian Maureen Daley at Lazan’s  presentation in Homewood in late 2015. Lazan will   speak at James Hart School on Dec. 5. (Chronicle   file photo)  Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan will give a free presentation at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5,[Read More…]

Chatham Choral Ensemble concert is Dec. 16 in Homewood

The Chatham Choral Ensemble will present a concert at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 18850 Riegel Road in Homewood, on Saturday, Dec. 16, as part of a dinner and concert program.   The ensemble of 25 professional singers will perform their program “Christmas Through the Ages.” The ensemble, under the[Read More…]

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Homewood meeting spells out home rule proposal

The first informational meeting on home rule for Homewood drew an estimated 80 people anxious to learn why trustees are proposing a change in the village government’s status. More than a dozen people asked questions during the meeting Nov. 9 at the Marie Irwin Community Center. 

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