The field was soggy from rain the past several days, but spirits were high and dry as the Walk of Hope walkers congregated at Irwin Park in Homewood on Sunday morning. Cancer Support Center Executive Director Sue Armato said 630 walkers raised more than $78,000 to support the center’s mission[Read More…]
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H-F school board approves $50.3 million balanced budget
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School board of education has approved a balanced budget for this school year. At its Sept. 20 board meeting, the District 233 board passed a $50, 365,687 operating budget for the current school year. The funding covers the expenses in the education, transportation, working cash and operations[Read More…]
Shopping receipts can benefit H-F Parents Association Scholarship Program
When you make a purchase, you probably don’t think about how it can benefit Homewood-Flossmoor High School. But your daily cup of coffee, or your online purchase, can bring in cash for the H-F Parents Association’s scholarship fund. Dunkin’ Donuts has agreed to provide 5 percent of the total purchases[Read More…]
Chicago Dance Crash brings hip-hop fusion street dance to GSU stage
Chicago Dance Crash will perform the dance theatre piece “Evil and Good” at 8 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts. Chicago Dance Crash has emerged as the premier fusion-style contemporary dance company in the Midwest. Emphasizing a unique mission of both athleticism and accessibility.[Read More…]
Job Prep Boot Camp ready to assist job seekers for Oct. 14 job fair
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) will host the fourth annual Hiring Event for residents of the 2nd Congressional District from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, Oct. 14, in the gymnasium of South Suburban College, 15800 State St., South Holland. Companies and agencies participating this year include UPS, ComEd, Metra[Read More…]
South Suburban Food Co-op to host annual meeting Tuesday
The South Suburban Food Co-op will hold its annual meeting from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 18850 Riegel Road, Homewood. Organizers suggest using the side entrance on Idlewild Lane. The co-op recently moved its health food store to downtown Homewood.
Homewood officials search for source of sewage leak in Prairie Lakes Business Park
Homewood officials discovered Tuesday, Sept. 28, that sanitary sewage was present in a stormwater retention pond in the Prairie Lakes business park. The pond is at the east side of the business park, directly west of the Kohl’s and Walmart stores. On Wednesday, Homewood Public Works crews began pumping water[Read More…]
Homewood Fire Department plans open house, parade to observe National Fire Prevention Week
The crowd watches as a Homewood firefighter demonstrates how emergency responders extricate victims who are trapped in a vehicle during the 2015 Homewood Fire Department open house. The department will hold its 2016 open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. (Chronicle file photo) National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9 to[Read More…]
New reservoir creates odor problem in Homewood on Thursday
The east side of Homewood was beset by the smell of sewage Thursday, a result of an unfavorable wind blowing past the new storm water reservoir in Thornton quarry, according to Homewood officials. The odor was strongest on the far northeast part of town nearest the quarry. It gradually faded[Read More…]
Every Walk of Hope participant can make the front page
There’s a chance that 1,000 area residents will wind up on the front page of the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle. The Chronicle, a sponsor of the Cancer Support Center’s Walk of Hope on Sunday, has created a special “selfie frame” that looks like a page from Homewood-Flossmoor’s local newspaper.
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