Every holiday season, Rikk Dunlap would walk by a makeshift Christmas tree lot. He loved it so much, that he wrote a novel about it. And the folks at the Hallmark Channel loved the story so much that it’s been made into a Christmas special movie airing Nov. 16. [Note:[Read More…]
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Dr. Gottlieb reflects on 34 years as child psychologist
“When I grew up …” Dr. David Gottlieb can tell you the changes he’s seen in the world of kids and teenagers the past 34 years of his practice as a child psychologist in Homewood. He will be closing his practice in December. You may remember a simpler[Read More…]
Police confirm robbery at Chase Bank in Homewood
Homewood police officers responded to a report of a robbery at Chase Bank at the corner of 183rd Street and Dixie Highway around 12:06 p.m.
H-F artists will display work at Park Forest Art Fair Sept. 21-22
The Park Forest Art Fair, sponsored by Tall Grass Arts Association will celebrate its 64th year during the Sept. 21 and 22 event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day in downtown Park Forest.
Speaker system coming to Downtown Homewood
The Homewood Village Board approved the purchase of a wireless speaker system for the downtown area at its Sept. 10 meeting. The system will be used for public events and festivals and to share public announcements. It will allow the amplification of live music and speaking at festivals and other[Read More…]
Excess water: The drainage dilemma
Water is a friend that can very easily become a foe. Homewood and Flossmoor have no large bodies of water to cause the kind of dramatic flooding that makes the evening news. Instead, the area has chronic problems with stormwater drainage that nevertheless are a serious matter for local property[Read More…]
Commissioner Miller ready for Chicago Football Classic Saturday
Cook County 6th District Commissioner Donna Miller invites “anyone who loves football” to join her for the 22nd annual Chicago Football Classic, Howard University versus Hampton University, at Solider Field on Saturday, Sept. 14. It is part of a weekend event that will feature a college fair and battle[Read More…]
Homewood Library features theatre troupe Oct. 5
A children’s play with a message about bullying will be presented by a professional theatre company during an Oct. 5 visit at the Homewood Public Library. “Little Red and the Big Bully Wolf” will be presented at 2 p.m. in the public meeting room of the library, 17919 Dixie Highway. [Read More…]
Flossmoor hires company to track vacancies, foreclosures
Flossmoor currently has 176 vacant, foreclosed and pre-foreclosed properties out of about 4,000 houses in the community. The numbers may seem small, but officials say tracking down the owners of these properties has been time consuming and at times overwhelming for village staff. The Flossmoor Village Board, on Sept. 3,[Read More…]
AP honors given to 150 from H-F High
AP Scholar Awards have been presented to 150 current and graduated Homewood-Flossmoor High School students in recognition of their exceptional achievements on Advanced Placement exams. The honors are for work during the 2018-19 academic year.
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