The Drama Group opens 2018 with an original work, “Whiskey Neat.” Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 and 2 p.m. Jan. 14 and 21 at the Drama Group’s Milord Theater, 330 W. 202nd Street in Chicago Heights. Created by Paul Milord, this action[Read More…]
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D233 board extends contracts for three top administrators
The District 233 school board extended the contracts of three top administrators at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. With the extensions, Principal Jerry Lee Anderson, who is completing her first year at H-F; Associate Principal Lawrence Cook, working in the South Building; and Jennifer Rudan, assistant principal at the North Building will[Read More…]
IPO seeks young musicians as ‘rising stars’
Student musicians are invited to audition for the ninth annual Rising Star Showcase presented by The Friends of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra. Students who are selected as “rising stars” will perform at the showcase on Sunday, April 22, at 4:30 p.m. at Flossmoor Community Church, 2218 Hutchison Road, Flossmoor. This[Read More…]
H-F’s chess team moving on to sectional competition
The challenging game of chess has attracted a strong following at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The H-F team is tied for first place and is anxious to show it can win it all at the last conference match to be played Jan. 9.
Homewood schools set tax levy at $14.4 million
Homewood School District 153 approved its 2017 tax levy of $14.4 million at the Dec. 11 board of education meeting. The district expects to collect an additional $400,000 over last year’s receipts. It is holding the increase within the required tax cap limitations. The amount stays within the 2.1 percent[Read More…]
Winfrey girls break Toys for Tots fundraising record one quarter at a time
Inflation has not hit the Winfrey girls’ hot chocolate stand, an annual fundraiser for the Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots program. They charged 25 cents for hot chocolate and a cookie when they started 14 years ago, and they charged 25 cents for hot chocolate and a cookie on[Read More…]
Metra adjusts service for holiday travel
Metra will modify train schedules on several days in the coming weeks to account for the holiday season. In addition, special $8 holiday passes will be available for unlimited travel Dec. 23 to 25 and Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, and up to three kids 11 and under will be[Read More…]
Homewood recognizes two outstanding public works employees as they retire
Special recognition for outstanding service to the Village of Homewood was given to outgoing Public Works Department employees Dave Rubarth and Jim Tresouthick who retire on Dec. 31.
School District 153 expects substantial benefit from Homewood home rule
If Homewood voters approve a home rule referendum March 20, it will have a special benefit for Homewood School District 153. The school board on Dec. 11 approved an intergovernmental agreement with the village and gave its approval to a resolution outlining the benefits from the proposed sales tax hike. [Read More…]
H-F High schedules first community coffee for Dec. 20
The community is invited to Homewood-Flossmoor High School from 8 to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 20, for a community coffee. The gathering will be in the district office in the South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. in Flossmoor. The program is designed as an informal way for residents to meet[Read More…]
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