The long-awaited downtown food co-op, Beans & Greens, will open in downtown Homewood at noon Wednesday, Sept. 21, according to an email announcement from its parent organization, the South Suburban Food Co-op (SSFC). The co-op, which has been serving the South Suburbs since 1974 from several locations in Park[Read More…]
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District 153 officials present Dockweiler awards on Monday
Alayna Frangella was the Willow School winner of the TomDockweiler Award presented Monday. She is congratulatedby, from left, Willow School Principal Mary Ann Savage;District 153 Superintendent Dale Mitchell; Shelley Marks,president of the school board; and Tom Dockweiler, pastmember of the board.(Photos by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) Davin Pace shows off his[Read More…]
Local League of Women Voters will be at Homewood library Tuesday for National Voter Registration Day
The League of Women Voters of the Homewood-Flossmoor area is participating in National Voter Registration Day (NVRD), a nationwide, nonpartisan effort to register thousands of voters this fall. League members will be at the Homewood Public Library from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Volunteers will assist[Read More…]
6. A brief history of the community’s investment in water
In the early 1980s, Homewood voters made a decision that directly affects the cost of water in Homewood and Flossmoor today: They decided to switch from well water to Lake Michigan water. The vote wasn’t even close. Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld said the referendum passed with 90 percent or more[Read More…]
Homewood seeks to encourage better property care of single-family rental homes
Homewood officials are exploring the possibility of establishing a new program to promote better property care for single-family rental homes. The village is hosting a meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, at Village Hall, 2020 Chestnut Road, to offer information to residents and gather input about how to shape[Read More…]
H-F Park District expecting to receive $400,000 grant on second try
This time, the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District may get its $400,000 from the State of Illinois. “We’re excited at the prospect. We pretty much wrote that off,” Renae Ross, superintendent of finance and administration, said. Park District Executive Director Debbie Kopas is filing the necessary paperwork to show the state how[Read More…]
Independent auditor gives Homewood finances good marks
Homewood trustees approved the village’s comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) on Tuesday after presentations by Finance Director Dennis Bubenik and Matt Beran, a partner in the audit firm Lauterbach & Amen LLP. Beran said his firm gave the village an unmodified opinion. “That’s the highest opinion that we give,” he[Read More…]
Holocaust survivor Eva Kor to speak at events Friday in conjunction with The F-Word exhibit
Eva Mozes Kor famously forgave the Nazis after she and her twin sister survived the brutal experiments of Dr. Josef Mengele and lost the rest of their family in the Holocaust. The act made her an icon of forgiveness. She will be speaking Friday in Flossmoor and Olympia Fields as[Read More…]
Flossmoor Community Church hosts GSU professor to address Syrian history, culture
A civil war has placed Syria in the headlines the past five years, but few Americans are knowledgeable about the history and culture of this Middle East country. Dr. Khalil Marrar, an assistant professor at Governors State University, will enlighten guests on Syria at an 11 a.m. forum on Sunday,[Read More…]
Foundation 153 Fund Run attracts about 500 runners on Sunday
About 500 runners and walkers participated in the Foundation 153 Fund Run on Sunday, Sept. 18, helping the foundation raise money to provide support for educators in Homewood School District 153. The fast runners blast off from the starting line shortly after 9 a.m. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) Spectators[Read More…]
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