Local News

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…]

As filing ends, candidates start preparing for April election

More than 50 local residents are volunteering to spend long hours away from home making critical decisions about Homewood-Flossmoor area schools, parks and municipal government. They are the declared candidates in the April 4, 2017 Consolidated Election. In the weeks to come they will do their best to persuade their[Read More…]

Homewood’s property tax levy accounts for fraction of village budget

Property taxes in Homewood next year will pay for less than one-fifth of the village’s general corporate services, which include most day-to-day municipal operations. According to the tax levy ordinance approved at the Dec. 13 village board meeting, property taxes for general corporate purposes are estimated at $3,467,250 for the[Read More…]

Flossmoor OKs pact that could lead to regional water authority

Flossmoor and 10 other south suburban communities – including Homewood – are on the verge of forming a regional commission that will study alternatives to purchasing Lake Michigan water from Chicago. At their Dec. 19 meeting, Flossmoor village board members unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the other municipalities[Read More…]

IPO_Schwarz with Wolfram_web

The Giving Season

December is the giving season, a time of year when we shop for gifts to express our love and gratitude for those who are important in our lives. ​It’s also a time when the spirit of generosity inspires people to reach out to organizations that depend upon charitable support —[Read More…]

Popular stories < 7 days

Newsletter

Meet the Candidates: U.S. Senate

Conversations with the Chronicle