The Homewood-Flossmoor Parents Association is hosting two “Cooks Night Out” benefits on Monday, March 6. Panera Bread in the Cherry Creek Plaza at 18416 Governors Highway in Homewood, and Lou Malnati’s Pizza in Flossmoor Commons at 3315 Vollmer Rd. will be donating 20 percent of total sales. Panera[Read More…]
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Bakewell Bakery offers hands-on macaron classes
Nancy Hill, left, and Maryann Wild, both of Lansing, work together to fill macarons during a hands-on macaron class held at Bakewell Bakery in Flossmoor. (Photos by Carrie Steinweg/H-F Chronicle) If you find yourself intimidated by baking, it may seem extremely daunting to think of tackling something complex, like a macaron —[Read More…]
Summer school rehab projects highlighted at District 161 meeting
Several updates, ranging from repairing district facilities to possibly offering an additional foreign language to junior high students to enrollment projections for 2017-18, were all presented to the Flossmoor District 161 board of education at its committee of the whole meeting Monday. District-wide facility improvements were reviewed as the administration[Read More…]
Storms overnight cause flooding but little damage
One car remains stranded at the west end of the Dixie Highway viaduct in Homewood shortly before midnight Tuesday. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) A series of strong storms pummeled the Homewood-Flossmoor area Tuesday night, producing high winds, hail and localized flooding that blocked Homewood’s viaducts and a number of streets. The[Read More…]
LWV program looks at women presidential candidates
The Homewood-Flossmoor Area League of Women Voters is presenting a 6:30 p.m. program on Wednesday, March 15, on the history of women attempting to serve as U.S. president. The free program is part of the group’s monthly meeting at the Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway. “Victoria Woodall[Read More…]
Hart School students learn about careers
James Hart School seventh graders Charlie Van Etten, right, and Solomon Crawder donned surgical garb as past of the career fair at the school on Feb. 24. They listen to Nicole Vlasic explain the use of a surgical instrument. Vlasic and fellow students Destinee Taques, left, and Stephanie Rodriguez are in the surgical technology program at Rasmussen[Read More…]
PSC Nursing Program Ranked in Top 20 RN Programs in Illinois
The nursing program at Prairie State College (PSC) recently was named one of the “Best R.N. Programs in Illinois” by RegisteredNursing.org. PSC’s program took spot 17 of the top 30 programs that were ranked. There currently are 76 nursing programs in the state. “After[Read More…]
Flossmoor mayoral candidate withdraws from April election
Arnold R. Crater, one of three persons running for mayor of Flossmoor, has withdrawn as a candidate in the April 4 consolidated election. Crater submitted a notarized notice of withdrawal, via email, to Flossmoor Village Manager Bridget Wachtel on Feb. 27.
After two overtimes, H-F girls basketball team falls to Montini
A superlative season ended Monday when Homewood-Flossmoor High School ’s girls basketball team was defeated in the super-sectional round of the state basketball tournament. But the Vikings went down fighting, losing 39-35 in two overtimes to top-ranked Montini High School, of Lombard. The game was played at Mother McAuley High[Read More…]
Homewood police report armed robbery Friday afternoon on Halsted Street
Two men stole a woman’s cell phone shortly after 3 p.m. Friday in the parking lot at 17605 Halsted St. in Homewood, according to police. One of the men displayed a handgun during the robbery, police said. The two men left the area in a red SUV. Police urge anyone[Read More…]
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