Andrew Lindstrom, who served seven years on the District 233 school board before his employer forced his resignation, will again take a seat on the board. He was selected from four finalists who interviewed for the vacant school board position during a special meeting of the board on Thursday, July 14.
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Missing person alert issued for woman who left Flossmoor group home
Flossmoor police Friday issued a missing person alert for a woman who left a group home in the village on June 11. Anyone with knowledge of Selena Broadnax’s whereabouts is asked to call the Flossmoor Police Department.
Candidates being interviewed for H-F High board position
The District 233 school board will meet in special session Thursday, July 14, to interviewing five of the 12 candidates interested in filling a vacancy on the school board serving Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Interviews with the finalists – selected from seven Flossmoor and five Homewood residents – will begin at[Read More…]
It’s official: Tax sharing, easement agreement will help Glenwood deal with loss of Walmart
When Walmart announced late in 2013 that it planned to abandon its Glenwood store and set up shop two miles north on Halsted Street, Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld pledged to share sales tax revenues with Glenwood to help ease the neighboring village’s financial pain. Now the pledge has been formalized and approved[Read More…]
The adventure continues: La Banque celebrates successful first year
Diners enjoy French cuisine at La Voute Bistro + Bar during the restaurant’s opening in 2015.(Chronicle file photo) La Banque Hotel in Homewood will begin its one-year anniversary celebration on July 14, a month after the actual opening date in 2015. The timing is not off. That’s Bastille Day, the French[Read More…]
Homewood baker brings home more blue ribbons from the state fair
Homewood’s “Pie Lady” had another good year at the Illinois State Fair. Paige Dague won two blue ribbons for her champion pies, Brown Sugar Sweetie Pie in the C & H Brown Sugar contest and Must-Have Mango Pie in the Dole Canned Fruit contest. She won a red ribbon for[Read More…]
Memories of Homewood’s history kept current by historical society
A little bit of the past remains in the present, thanks to the efforts of the Homewood Historical Society. The Dorband-Howe home at 2035 W. 183rd St. is the society’s headquarters, archive and museum, and on Sunday the home was open to anyone interested in taking a peek at the past. The open[Read More…]
Homewood crews demolish former Savoia T’Go restaurant
Homewood Public Works crews began demolishing the former Savoia T’Go restaurant at Dixie Highway and Hickory Road on Wednesday, June 15. On Tuesday, Homewood and Flossmoor firefighters took advantage of the impending demolition to use the building for training exercises. Homewood Fire Chief Bob Grabowski said topics include building construction, forcible entry[Read More…]
Accusations unfounded: H-F High School Board
Gerald Pauling, chair of the Personnel Committee of the District 233, said insinuations of misconduct by school administrators at Homewood-Flossmoor High School dating back to 2014 are unfounded. “The board is committed to moving forward. We are disappointed and disheartened by the unfounded and unwarranted personal attacks, rumors, violations of[Read More…]
Final day for Homewood’s Millennium School is June 7
District 153 will mark the last day of Millennium School on Tuesday, June 7. District officials estimate 3,000 children in fifth and sixth grades have passed through Millennium the past 13 years. The student council selected the school’s name. Millennium’s fifth graders will now be students at Churchill School and[Read More…]
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