In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Governors State University (GSU), the university’s Center for Performing Arts presented a preview of its 2019-20 season, which begins in September and continues through April, 2020.
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Governor Pritzker appoints 6 to serve on GSU board
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has nominated six candidates for positions on the Board of Governors of Governors State University. Nominees are Kevin Brookins, John Brudnak, Lisa Harrell, Angela Hickey, James Kvedaras joining Anibal Taboas, who currently serves on the board. Board members serve for six-year terms.
Doubles bowlers win top prize in national championship
Homewood resident Gregory Mollett Jr. and his bowling partner Jeremy Delby of Park Forest took the doubles title in the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships in July. They won the grand prize, a bronze Eagle. Only 32 bowlers, out of 65,000 competitors who started the competition, won this grand prize.[Read More…]
Homewood Heights all stars compete at state
Homewood Heights Little League’s 9-, 10- and 11-year-old All-Star team competed in the state championships in LaSalle, Ill., at the end of July. The team earned a spot in the state bracket by winning both the Sub State Tournament in River Forest and their own District 6 tournament in Chicago Heights.
Homewood board denounces trucking center plans
Editor’s note: This is the third story in a series exploring the proposed redevelopment of Calumet Country Club. The Homewood Board of Trustees have denounced plans for a trucking center development in place of the Calumet Country Club. During a special meeting July 18, board members and Mayor Rich[Read More…]
Homewood trustees to hold special meeting Thursday
The Homewood Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1. The meeting will include an opportunity for public comment followed by a closed session for trustees to discuss actual litigation and purchase or lease of real property.
DQ crash investigation reports driver was intoxicated, speeding
Close to a year after a man died when his car crashed into Dairy Queen along Homewood’s Ridge Road, the Suburban Major Accident Reconstruction Team released its findings about what happened early in the morning of July 17, 2018.
National Night Out is a party with a purpose
Homewood and Flossmoor police departments will host community gatherings from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6, in conjunction with National Night Out, an annual nationwide observance intended to strengthen police-community relations.
Local leaders look into a future with legal marijuana
Late in June, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a bill that will allow adults to buy recreational marijuana beginning the first day of 2020. Realistically, that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to walk into a cannabis dispensary on Jan. 1 and walk out with a bag of buds.[Read More…]
H-F grad works his way to Stanford through PSC
Prairie State College made a difference in the life of Homewood resident Cahron Cross, who this fall will be enrolled at Stanford University, one of the nation’s top institutions of higher education.
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