Karen O’Donnell came to storytelling from what might seem an unlikely place.  Dentistry. But she was always a rather unique dentist. She’s known locally as the dentist who gives her patients homemade fudge. It’s not the sugar-free kind, either. It’s the sugary kind. “It’s kind of like an annuity,” she[Read More…]

The final plan for the $1.2 million Martin Avenue Public Space project took a step forward Tuesday, Dec. 9, when Homewood trustees unanimously approved the proposal. However, a question about tax increment financing cast some doubt on its future. Scott Freres, president of The Lakota Group, the company hired by[Read More…]

This year, residents will shine a spotlight on their holiday greetings as the Holiday Yard Cards Project returns to Homewood. You can’t miss these beautifully decorated 5-foot by 4-foot cards, and when the sun goes down, spotlights help passers-by enjoy the decorated cards and read the special messages. Teri Cann,[Read More…]

A proposal to reduce the village amusement tax from 5 percent to 2 percent met with a mixed response from the board of trustees Tuesday, Aug. 26. The measure was tabled until a local business requesting the reduction, Brunswick Zone XL, can provide more information. At issue was whether the[Read More…]

Storytelling is hot. In Homewood, you can feel the heat at Grady’s Grill the third Tuesday of each month, as a growing audience of story lovers gather to hear ordinary experiences come to life in an extraordinary way. In the Chicago area, there are about 50 storytelling shows every month,[Read More…]

Homewood is thinking outside the Big Box this holiday season with the installation of a large shipping container in its downtown area, according to a news release from the village. The “Big Box” on Martin Avenue just north of Ridge Road will open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Small Business[Read More…]

Homewood last week re-upped its bid to bring a casino to the south suburbs, but time may be running out on the village’s two-year-old gaming proposal. The Village Board last Tuesday approved an extension of Homewood’s agreement with East Hazel Crest to make 26 acres near Interstate 80/294 and Halsted[Read More…]

Holiday shopping season officially begins at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, when every unused nook and cranny will temporarily be filled with businesses. The Pop-Up Shops program started in the 2013 holiday shopping season. This year, 32 shops feature arts, crafts, food, clothing and home decor will be open in[Read More…]

A Homewood man faces attempted first-degree murder and hate crime charges after he allegedly stabbed a 79-year-old woman Friday morning, Oct. 10, in Walt’s Food Center on 183rd Street in Homewood. Pol Danilov, of the 18400 block of Harwood Avenue, is accused of attacking the woman, according to information released[Read More…]

Seventy years is a long time to remember, and for World War II veteran Walter Ross of Homewood, many of the details of his service have faded and finally disappeared. Fortunately, he and his wife of almost 69 years, Betty, together can piece together some of the memories of that[Read More…]