Homewood-Flossmoor High School announced its Viking Scholars. These are the top 10 graduates in the 2018 class by their grade point average. These graduates are listed in alphabetical order, with the college they will attend. Emma Anderson, St. Olaf College; Joseph Cipriano, University of Chicago; Allie Mangel, Princeton University; Andronicus[Read More…]
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A walk through Homewood: A history of the place through the places of history
Edited by Jim Wright Editor’s note: As Homewood celebrates its 125th year as a municipality, the Homewood Historical Society is helping us recall how the village started. This written stroll around town portrays the key places that shaped the town’s early years. Homewood is here because: The Vincennes[Read More…]
Homewood library board increases funding on collections
Homewood Public Library board members approved a $2.42 million budget in May for the 2019 fiscal year that starts July 1. Amy Crump, the library’s executive director, said the board anticipates future revenues will remain stable or increase after several lean years due to declining tax revenue attributed to the[Read More…]
Fourth of July festivities promise a day of family fun
Fourth of July celebrations in Homewood and Flossmoor are steeped in tradition, and this year’s festivities are designed to follow the popular script: a 5K race, two parades and a family festival.
District 153 amends budget to reflect additional state funds
Homewood District 153 is closing its books with an additional $187,000 added to the Education Fund. The school board amended its 2018 budget at its June 18 meeting to reflect the additional money from the State of Illinois as part of the Illinois Legislature’s evidence-based funding formula approved in 2017.[Read More…]
‘The Lady with all the Answers’ opens July 15 at Theatre at the Center in Munster
Janet Ulrich Brooks plays Ann Landers in the Theatre at the Center production of “The Lady With All the Answers.” (Provided photo) Janet Ulrich Brooks, making her Theatre at the Center (TATC) debut, is cast as advice columnist Ann Landers in the TATC production of “The Lady With All the[Read More…]
Nonviolence training sessions July 10 and 18
St. Joseph Parish in Homewood will be the site for a NonviolenceWorks program on violence prevention and nonviolence techniques. Sessions are from 7 to 9 p.m. July 10 and 18 at the parish’s Burke Center just south of the church at 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood. The speaker will[Read More…]
Homewood police respond to report of shots fired
Homewood police responded to a report of possible gunshots Thursday night on the 18400 block of Clyde Road. At 8:38 p.m., officers investigated the incident at a home on Clyde and discovered a bullet had shattered a window in the front of the residence, according to a press release. No[Read More…]
Video shows two suspects in June 25 Flossmoor car burglary
A homeowner’s surveillance camera this week captured the image of two persons breaking into a car in Flossmoor. In the video, one of the suspects, wearing a hooded shirt, opens the car’s passenger door and looks inside. A moment later, another person – who is bareheaded – opens the driver’s[Read More…]
Vice District Brewing plans July opening after Homewood grants financial incentive extension
Vice District Brewing is hoping to open its Homewood location in July after the village granted an extension to its financial incentive agreement June 26. The craft brewer’s owner Curtis Tarver II said in an email to the H-F Chronicle that the remaining construction on the building at 18027-18029 Dixie Highway[Read More…]
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