Back row from left: Jenesys K. Harris, Homewood PTA President Josh Eiesenberg, District 153 Superintendent Dale Mitchell, Camille Byrd O’Quin. Middle row from left: Madison Scheneidenwind, Sophia O’Quin, Abigail O’Quin, Shane Jursa, Gehrig Lucas, Tyler Wilson. Front row from left: Gavin Jursa, Jessie Jursa. (Provided photo) Homewood District 153 had 21 students participate in[Read More…]
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Kelly asks for funding for gun violence research
Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., joined with other members of the House of Representatives on Feb. 22 in calling on Speaker Paul Ryan to allow debate and a vote on legislation to repeal the Dickey Amendment and provide adequate funding for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention to conduct[Read More…]
Buona beef restaurant opens with a sandwich-cutting ceremony
There’s a new beef in town. On Feb. 27, Flossmoor Mayor Paul Braun cut a ribbon and a 4-foot Italian beef sandwich to officially open the new Buona Beef restaurant in the Meijer plaza at Vollmer and Pulaski roads.
Crews encountered ‘high heat and a large volume of fire’ at fatal scene
The Flossmoor fire on Feb. 28 in which the homeowner was found dead took almost an hour and multiple crews to extinguish after firefighters found the house fully ablaze. According to Flossmoor Fire Captain Matt Berk, a report of the fire that came in at 12:47 p.m. initially identified[Read More…]
Report: Harvey selling Homewood water at a loss
Receiver seeks new contracts with downstream towns Harvey may seek a new water contract with Homewood and other downstream municipalities after a new report suggests the city isn’t profiting. Robert Handler, a court-appointed receiver tasked with overseeing Harvey’s water department, looked at the rates the downstream municipalities were paying for[Read More…]
H-F seniors selected for Exelon summer internships
Four Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduating seniors have been selected for 10-week paid engineering internships through the Exelon Generation program this summer.
Homewood approves incentive to pay for fire alarm
The Homewood village board this week approved a reimbursement for safety upgrades to a local property. The money will help pay for a fire alarm system for the a building between 18673 and 18681 Dixie Highway, owned by Vivek Pinto. The building contains Reflections Yoga Center and The Lilly Pad[Read More…]
Retired H-F Racquet Club tennis coach honored for adaptive tennis initiative
Nancy Hoekstra’s dedication to making the game of tennis accessible to all won her Member of the Year-Illinois honors from the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) during its 2018 International Tennis Symposium in Hilton Head, South Carolina, in February.
Body discovered following fire on Flossmoor’s Collett Lane
A body was found Wednesday after fire swept through a home in Flossmoor. Firefighters discovered the body of a male on the lower level of a home in the 2000 block of Collett Lane, according to a news release issued by Flossmoor Fire Chief Chris Sewell. The man is still[Read More…]
Housing Expo set for March 10 at PSC
Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., will host a Housing Expo on Saturday, March 10, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Prairie State College, 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights. Kelly represents Homewood and Flossmoor in Congress. At the expo, information will be available on the Hardest Hit Program, the process of[Read More…]
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