Prairie State coach Carlos Reyes talked to his team before the NJCAA Division II men’s soccer national championship match against Morton College in Arizona. The Panthers beat Reyes’s Pioneers twice during the regular season, first when they were in a position to win an Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference championship and[Read More…]
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Wind Creek Chicago Southland partners with Chicago Bulls
Wind Creek Hospitality announced on Thursday, Nov. 17, that it has formed a multi-year partnership with the Chicago Bulls as its official casino. Preparation work for construction started several weeks ago at the casino site in East Hazel Crest and Homewood on Halsted Street just south of Interstate 80/294. “As a new brand[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Marching Band captures state class 3A title for 42nd time
Marian Catholic High School’s Marching Band in late October captured first place in its class at the Illinois State Marching Bands Championship competition held at Illinois State University in Normal. The band received the highest scores in Class 3A for music performance, visual performance and effect, and remains undefeated in[Read More…]
H-F senior Schoen highlights fall season for Vikings
Caroline Schoen didn’t finish her high school cross country career quite like she’d hoped but the Homewood-Flossmoor senior still graduates as a two-time state qualifier with a running resume full of first-place finishes. She finished 42nd in the Class 3A state meet, crossing the finish line in 18 minutes, 37[Read More…]
Baker’s dozen from H-F sign to play sports in college
Homewood-Flossmoor High School got back to normal in a big way on Nov. 9, holding a college signing ceremony for 13 Vikings athletes in the school’s auditorium. It’s the first time since the outbreak of the COVID-19 that the school held the ceremony in such a big way. During the[Read More…]
Local trio helping Chicago Christian to big season
SPECO. Chicago Christian High School cross country runners write the acronym on their hands before races. It stands for “Spiritual, Passion, Encouragement, Commitment, Optimism.” “(SPECO) is just a reminder of how we prioritize stuff,” junior Grace Mullin said. So far this season, it’s been an effective motivator. The Knights are[Read More…]
Ice Arena filled with concrete for rink floors
The robots did the heavy work, but a 25-member crew from Raffin Construction Co. followed behind to get the concrete slab at the H-F Ice Arena in perfect condition. The park district is using a new system recommended by American Arena. It layers a heating system covered by sand, then[Read More…]
Homewood resident with two holes-in-one in single round
Steve Marks needed 61 years of golf to notch his first hole-in-one. The Homewood resident needed about 20 more minutes to get his second Sunday at Idlewild Country Club in Flossmoor. Marks, a 68-year-old in the jewelry business, has played 37 rounds just this year at Idlewild. The number since[Read More…]
H-F makes a splash, hires Dismukes to lead boys basketball
Homewood-Flossmoor High School boys basketball rocked the local hoops community with a new hire this week. Jamere Dismukes will take over as head coach of the Vikings months after accepting the same position at Rich Township. “When you look at H-F, the platform is laid and everything you need to[Read More…]
Flossmoor cheer teams again make the Hidden Gem special — for runners and themselves
Jeanne Wilder cheered runners in the Ballantrae neighborhood, where youngster Roman Ford handed out cups of water at the Flossmoor Montessori School water station. Steve and Donna Ramsey raised glasses of mimosas in toasts as runners passed their Heather Hill Crescent home. They represent the range of generations and approaches[Read More…]
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