Work continues Wednesday on the former Kmart store at 175th and Halsted streets. Walmart is completely renovating the building to convert it into a new superstore.(Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) When Walmart announced late in 2013 that it planned to abandon its Glenwood store and set up shop two miles north on Halsted[Read More…]
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The adventure continues: La Banque celebrates successful first year
La Banque Hotel in Homewood will begin its one-year anniversary celebration on July 14, a month after the actual opening date in 2015. The timing is not off. That’s Bastille Day, the French celebration of revolution and unification, so the timing helps underscore the establishment’s French theme and cuisine.
Memories of Homewood’s history kept current by historical society
A little bit of the past remains in the present, thanks to the efforts of the Homewood Historical Society. The Dorband-Howe home at 2035 W. 183rd St. is the society’s headquarters, archive and museum, and on Sunday the home was open to anyone interested in taking a peek at the past. The open[Read More…]
Accusations unfounded: H-F High School Board
Gerald Pauling, chair of the Personnel Committee of the District 233, said insinuations of misconduct by school administrators at Homewood-Flossmoor High School dating back to 2014 are unfounded. “The board is committed to moving forward. We are disappointed and disheartened by the unfounded and unwarranted personal attacks, rumors, violations of[Read More…]
Final day for Homewood’s Millennium School is June 7
District 153 will mark the last day of Millennium School on Tuesday, June 7. District officials estimate 3,000 children in fifth and sixth grades have passed through Millennium the past 13 years. The student council selected the school’s name. Millennium’s fifth graders will now be students at Churchill School and[Read More…]
Flossmoor to build new sewage system lift station equipped with ‘chopper’ pump
Swiffer mop pads – a common culprit clogging today’s wastewater disposal systems – may be meeting their match in Flossmoor. Village board members unanimously voted Tuesday to construct a new $350,000 sewage system lift station that includes a “chopper pump” capable of shredding just about anything that, rightly or wrongly,[Read More…]
Big leagues or little leagues, Homewood Bat Co. hopes players swing ‘H’ bats
When the Chicago Cubs’ Addison Russell hit a two-run home run March 7 in a spring training game, it was a good moment for a new Homewood business. A photo by Chris Sweda of Russell’s swing was published on a newspaper website, and it clearly shows the concentric swooping “H” logo of Homewood Bat Company.[Read More…]
Homewood combines two committees in attempt to streamline government
Homewood trustees approved several measures Tuesday, March 22, that will enable a merger of two village review boards, the Plan Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). The seven-member combined board will be known as the Planning and Zoning Commission. Village Economic Development Director Tom Vander Woude told trustees[Read More…]
Sue Bertram steps down from park board after 23 years of service
Sue Bertram of Flossmoor, a member of the Homewood-Flossmoor Park Districtboard of trustees for 23 years, said good-bye at the Jan. 19 park board meeting. She was first elected to the board in May 1993. She served two consecutive six-yearterms, and then a two-year term. In 2007, Bertram was elected[Read More…]
Welcoming but bullet proof: Homewood’s new cannabis dispensary balances security, comfort
After nearly a year of development and a three-month build-out, the Windy City Cannabis dispensary is set to open in Homewood on Jan. 4, according to company officials. WCC officials believe their dispensary at 1137 175th St. has achieved a challenging balancing act: It must be secure enough to meet[Read More…]
