At age 105, Juanita Mitchell still pays great attention to detail in fashion. Returning from a road trip to Wisconsin, she arrived home in a festive sweater dress complemented with sparkly shoes and coordinated jewelry. Her sense of style is one thing she’s always been known for. Mitchell, of Flossmoor,[Read More…]
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Volunteers make it easy to recycle holiday trees and light strands
For the seventh straight year, Homewood and Flossmoor residents can recycle their holiday trees at the Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center, Western Avenue at Vollmer Road. Trees can be dropped off between Dec. 26 and Jan. 18 at the center. Trees must be completely free of ornaments, tinsel, tags and[Read More…]
Possible body found in remains of burned vehicle
Homewood public safety personnel found what appeared to be a human body after extinguishing a car fire on Monday afternoon. Fire and police units responded at 2:14 p.m. to a report of a car on fire in Patriots Park, 1300 187th St. When they arrived, crews found a vehicle fully[Read More…]
New car and new friends make family’s Christmas brighter
JoAnne Colucci was at Chevrolet of Homewood on Christmas Eve to pick up a new car she won in the second annual Homewood Chevy Cares contest, but she didn’t want to talk only about the car. She wanted to talk about how the contest had expanded the reach for her[Read More…]
Kids can ring in the new year at Homewood’s Noon Year’s Eve celebration
Midnight is a bit late for many youngsters to stay up on New Year’s Eve, so Homewood will again offer kids a chance to celebrate the arrival of 2017 a half-day early. The annual Noon Year’s Eve party will begin at 11 a.m. with entertainment by Chicago Boyz Acrobatic Team,[Read More…]
Merry Christmas
Christmas is all about a child who arrives to save the world from itself. It is an old story, and perhaps the best. It carries a message of hope for all of us. Merry Christmas from the Chronicle staff!
At the Chronicle: Ads spotlight local charities
To help bring attention to local nonprofits, the Chronicle invited community members to buy an ad for a charitable organization for the paper’s December issue. BrainUp, which funds cancer research and was started by Melody Mart owners Dan and Meg Kresach, was supported by Hoekstra Heating and Air Conditioning and[Read More…]
Jan. 3 is opening day for Cook County Forest Preserves picnic permits, camping reservations
Online and in-person permit sales for 2017 for Cook County Forest Preserves picnic permits and camping reservations will begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Information about the forest preserves and online registration information is at fpdcc.com/permits. In-person applicants can start a line at forest preserves headquarters, 536 N.[Read More…]
Irons Oaks meeting rooms to get new flooring
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District agreed to a nearly $12,000 expenditure to do improvements at Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center. At their meeting on Dec. 20, the commissioners approved a purchase of $6,361 for new COREtec Plus flooring from ProSource Wholesale Floorings, and $5,620 for O’Kelly’s Custom Carpet and Painting to[Read More…]
H-F High principal position draws 62 candidates
The search firm BWP and Associates received 62 applications for the principal’s job at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Applications closed Dec. 20. Philip Ehrhardt of BWP said candidates were primarily from Illinois but the position did also draw candidates from other states. BWP has four primary consultants working on the search.[Read More…]
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