William A. Strauss, senior economist and economic advisor in the Economic Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will be the featured speaker Friday, Feb. 22, for the Prairie State College Annual Economic Forecast Breakfast.
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Districts plan Pulaski Day as polar vortex makeup
Homewood and Flossmoor students will forfeit the March 4 Casimir Pulaski Day holiday so the districts can get to the required 176 days on the school calendar. While students will learn of the heroism of Pulaski, this year it won’t mean a day off.
H-F chess team at state tourney
Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s chess team participated in the IHSA State Final Chess Tournament Feb. 8 and 9 in Peoria.
Attitude and ambition fuel journey to success for Homewood trainers
At first glance, it might look like Earl Bell worked his way up using his muscles. A closer look shows that he used attitude and ambition to make the journey from Englewood to Homewood. Still, he credits weight lifting as the source of his success. The Homewood businessman and owner[Read More…]
S&P improves H-F Park District’s financial rating
The financial picture at the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District has improved enough that Standard & Poor’s has upped the bond rating for the district. Standard & Poor’s gave the park district an A- rating, a step up from its previous BBB rating. Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC is one[Read More…]
H-F loses to Bolingbrook in rematch, needs help from LWE for SWSC Title
Bolingbrook’s Joseph Yesufu and Tyler Cochran tallied up 37 points to help carry the Raiders to a 65-60 win Friday night. After this loss, H-F will need to win their game against Sandburg on Feb. 19 and Bolingbrook has to lose against Lincoln-Way East if the Vikings hope to win[Read More…]
No reported injuries when shots fired in Homewood early Saturday
Homewood police are investigating a report of shots fired at White Castle, 18250 S. Halsted St. early Saturday. Police said the incident occurred shortly after 5:45 a.m. During an incident in the restaurant’s drive-thru lane, a man exited a vehicle and fired a gun. No injuries were reported. The man[Read More…]
Police activity near Heather Hill School leads to brief lockdown
Charges are pending against a man after he attempted to elude a Flossmoor police officer in the vicinity of Heather Hill School on Friday morning. The incident triggered a Code Yellow lockdown at the school for less than a half hour, Flossmoor police said in an email community alert. At[Read More…]
Ride for free on Metra this weekend
For the first time in its history, Metra will offer free rides for an entire weekend, Feb. 16 and 17, in an effort to boost weekend ridership and give its riders and area residents a pat on the back for coping with last week’s extreme cold.
Homewood approves funding for emergency stormwater improvements
The Homewood village board approved emergency funding for improvements to failures in stormwater infrastructure improvements at its Feb. 12 meeting. Workers recently found two critical failures in the stormwater system, which public works officials said in village documents could result in “severe flooding” if not repaired.
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