Teacher Aleasa Williamson, seated at her desk, enjoys her new classroom in the mobiles at Churchill School. The colorfully designed furniture allows students in her social/emotional learning class to move the desks and chairs around so they can work in groups. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)
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PSC art gallery exhibit focuses on African American experience
“Reflecting Dignity” is the current show at the Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College. An artists’ reception is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the gallery, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The exhibition is open through March 4, and[Read More…]
Youth orchestra performs Feb. 16
The Suburban Youth Symphony Orchestra (SYSO) will perform at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, at St. Peter’s Church, 12 W. Sauk Trail in Frankfort. SYSO is the youth orchestra of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra. For this chamber music concert, the musicians will perform works by Vivaldi, Mozart and Bach.[Read More…]
District 153 Music Association funds summer music camp scholarships
This summer 23 students from Homewood District 153 will attend the Illinois Summer Youth Music Camp on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
When those lines on the street appear, winter de-icing is under way
Myster solved. The dark lines that have appeared on local streets lately are sign of new techniques Flossmoor and Homewood crews are using to keep streets clear during the winter months.
Police investigate report of shots fired
Homewood police officers responded at about 11:20 a.m. on Friday to a report of shots fired near 187th Street and Center Avenue. Investigating officers found shell casings in the vicinity but did not locate anyone who might have been a victim or perpetrator. Both James Hart School and Churchill School[Read More…]
Homewood casino decision still months away
A decision on the joint casino application for Homewood and East Hazel Crest may not come until the fall. The Illinois Gaming Board has a year from the Oct. 28, 2019, application deadline to make a decision on casino license applications. After that, the board can issue a written explanation[Read More…]
Joan Dobrez dies, leaving legacy of service to H-F community
Joan Dobrez shows the Founders Award she received from the Cancer Support Center. Dobrez died on Feb. 2. (Provided photo)
Mayors make case for casino in Homewood and East Hazel Crest
After 30 years of debate, it looks like – finally – a casino is coming to the South Suburbs. We’ve lived in the South Suburbs since the original casino debate began – and have led the communities of Homewood since 1997, and East Hazel Crest since 1989. We watched, we[Read More…]
Toi Hutchinson works on ‘seismic policy shift’ as new state pot czar
Gov. J.B. Pritzker faced a monumental hiring decision in 2019 when he sought an official to oversee the new recreational cannabis program — the so-called pot czar. Pritzker needed a public servant who could administer day-to-day details of the massive new initiative that involves seven state departments governing regulation, cultivation,[Read More…]
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