Two opportunities to shred your documents and other papers will be available Saturdays, Sept. 17 and 24. Illinois Sen. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, is hosting a document shredding event from 8 to 11 a.m. at Bloom Plaza, 1020 Dixie Highway in Chicago Heights. Donors are limited to two boxes per[Read More…]
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Flossmoor director’s film on Maya Angelou airs in Chicago
A feature documentary on Maya Angelou, one of America’s leading poets, authors and activists, co-directed by Flossmoor resident Rita Coburn-Whack, is now showing at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago.
District 161 board OKs resignation pact, hires interim principal
After approving a resignation agreement with former Parker Junior High School Principal David Kennedy, Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education members Monday voted to appoint an interim principal at the school. Vickie Person will take over as Parker’s principal on Sept. 19, Superintendent Craig Doster said. Person is currently an[Read More…]
1. Distribution: From Lake Michigan to our taps
Water comes to Homewood and Flossmoor through a long system of pipes that starts in Lake Michigan. Homewood and Flossmoor each have extremely visible signs of their water distribution systems. Water towers act as unofficial symbols of their community, but also play an important role in maintaining pressure along their[Read More…]
Intro: The ways of our water
What could be easier? You turn the kitchen tap and fill a glass with water. You take a shower. Or flush the toilet. Or water the lawn. It is, however, not that easy. Our water arrives via a circuitous process that starts in Lake Michigan and ends in Homewood and[Read More…]
Public invited to Homewood PTA general meeting Wednesday
Homewood PTA will hold its annual general meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14. The James Hart Panther Choir will sing, new teachers will be introduced and Matthew Rodriquez from the Illinois PTA will speak about the importance of fathers’ involvement in PTA. The meeting is open to the public.[Read More…]
5K race is fundraiser for Respond Now, PADS and other agencies
With cold weather on the horizon, many people will be searching for ways to help their neighbors in need put food on the table, buy a warm coat for their child or pay the rent to be sure they have a warm place to sleep. A charitable 5K race Sept.24[Read More…]
Celebration Thursday marks Irwin Center’s 30th anniversary
The crowd gathers for a Starry Nights concert earlierthis summer. The Irwin Community Center not onlyhosts numerous activities and programs forpeople of all ages, its band shell and adjacentpark also provide the setting for summer concerts. (Photo by Quincy Crump/H-F Chronicle) Residents of the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District are invited to a 4:30[Read More…]
Chronicle invites community to get on the front page
Anyone who’s ever wanted their picture in the paper can get on the front page of the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle Saturday at Flossmoor Fest. A special “selfie frame” that looks like a page from Homewood-Flossmoor’s local newspaper will be available at the Community Relations Commission tent.
Sen. Kirk’s staff in Homewood on Saturday to help with concerns on federal issues
If you have questions or concerns relating to federal government issues, staff from the office of U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) will be at the Homewood Village Hall on Saturday, Sept. 10, to assist you. Kirk’s staff members will join Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld during his regular Saturday office hours from 9 a.m. to[Read More…]
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