A little bit of the past remains in the present, thanks to the efforts of the Homewood Historical Society. The Dorband-Howe home at 2035 W. 183rd St. is the society’s headquarters, archive and museum, and on Sunday the home was open to anyone interested in taking a peek at the past. The open[Read More…]
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Homewood crews demolish former Savoia T’Go restaurant
Homewood Public Works crews began demolishing the former Savoia T’Go restaurant at Dixie Highway and Hickory Road on Wednesday, June 15. On Tuesday, Homewood and Flossmoor firefighters took advantage of the impending demolition to use the building for training exercises. Homewood Fire Chief Bob Grabowski said topics include building construction, forcible entry[Read More…]
A summer mystery – a tree, a tomato and, perhaps, a lovesick squirrel
And, on the third day, the traveling tomato returned to earth. After two days atop our maple tree – and in a couple of different spots — gravity won out. As Day 3dawned, the tomato, still red and ripe, sat quietly on the ground. I took photos of the traveling[Read More…]
Getting mad in Munchkin Land – don’t mess with the schools
Down here in Munchkin Land we mostly mind our own business. Sure, we know the world around us is big and exciting, and the Yellow Brick Road can take us to innumerable adventures. Some of us have even been to the Emerald City. We have all heard the stories. One[Read More…]
Free Monday dinners at First Presbyterian Church find community support
Community members enjoy a good meal and good company at the free dinner July 4 at First Presbyterian Church in Homewood. (Photo by Joseph Dorsey/H-F Chronicle) When you walk into the basement of First Presbyterian Church of Homewood for a free community dinner, you’re greeted with warmth and compassion. The church has served[Read More…]
Accusations unfounded: H-F High School Board
Gerald Pauling, chair of the Personnel Committee of the District 233, said insinuations of misconduct by school administrators at Homewood-Flossmoor High School dating back to 2014 are unfounded. “The board is committed to moving forward. We are disappointed and disheartened by the unfounded and unwarranted personal attacks, rumors, violations of[Read More…]
Final day for Homewood’s Millennium School is June 7
District 153 will mark the last day of Millennium School on Tuesday, June 7. District officials estimate 3,000 children in fifth and sixth grades have passed through Millennium the past 13 years. The student council selected the school’s name. Millennium’s fifth graders will now be students at Churchill School and[Read More…]
Flossmoor to build new sewage system lift station equipped with ‘chopper’ pump
Swiffer mop pads – a common culprit clogging today’s wastewater disposal systems – may be meeting their match in Flossmoor. Village board members unanimously voted Tuesday to construct a new $350,000 sewage system lift station that includes a “chopper pump” capable of shredding just about anything that, rightly or wrongly,[Read More…]
Pooch Parlor owner’s grooming plan aims to give shelter dogs a brighter future
(Photo from the project’s GoFundMe page) Marion Bryer, owner of Pooch Parlor in Homewood, wants to establish a grooming salon at the South Suburban Humane Society so that dogs at the shelter have a better chance of being adopted. “It’s hard to bond with a dog that smells,” Bryer said.[Read More…]
It’s pawpaw pollination time, with dreams of homegrown ‘bananas’
Added to the shopping list: one paintbrush for pollinating the paw paws. It’s all part of my master plan to bring native banana-type fruit to the H-F area. If my pollination program goes according to schedule, we may have a crop of the legendary paw paw fruit this fall. Or[Read More…]
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