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Planning to host a black tie event? Seeking help to start 2025 in a tidier living or work space? Custom Housekeeping has moved around the corner in downtown Flossmoor to 1038 Sterling Avenue, suite 217, where it’s eager to continue a 25-year tradition of providing residential and commercial cleaning services[Read More…]
Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller announced Cook County Health’s first ever doula program that will help reduce the stresses of pregnancy, especially for Black and Latina women. Miller, who represents Homewood on the Cook County Board, said she “was a tireless advocate” for the program aimed at improving maternal health.[Read More…]
Volunteers have made their mark on the Chronicle since the beginning. One of those marks is something you see every day when you open the Chronicle’s daily email or visit the website or pick up a copy of the latest print edition. Our logo. It was designed by local graphic[Read More…]
Bel Canto Winter Concert. Celebrate the season with beautiful music and multigenerational singing with the Bel Canto Choirs at 3 p.m. in the Mall Auditorium at Homewood-Flossmoor High School South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. Ticket info can be found at bit.ly/SpotlightAcademyEvents. Trail Mix Presents Palmyra. Palmyra will perform from 7 to 9:45 p.m.[Read More…]
The list of 2025-26 Illinois State Scholars includes 46 seniors at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The recognition by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission goes to “the best and brightest” in the graduating class selected on the basis of their college assessment examination scores and their achievements at H-F. The State Scholar[Read More…]
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District board approved its 2024 tax levy of $6,322,438. It is an increase of 4.84% over the previous year of $6,030,414. Taxing bodies can raise taxes by the Consumer Price Index, this year at 3.14%, or a maximum of 5%, whichever is less. Because this levy was[Read More…]
Homewood Holiday Market. The market will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Homewood Auditorium, 2010 Chestnut Road. Hot chocolate will be served, and there will be many vendors available. Holiday Story Hour and Crafts. Families are invited to stop into the Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave., from 10[Read More…]
Illinois high schools are invited to register for the free Illinois Invent2Prevent(I2P) school safety and prevention program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), running from January to May 2025. The I2P program is managed by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) and EdVenture Partners, in partnership with the Illinois Emergency[Read More…]
Today Road closures in Homewood in preparations for Holiday Lights on Friday. Martin Avenue was closed Thursday from Ridge Road to Hickory Road. Starting at 4 p.m. today, Ridge Road will be closed from Harwood Avenue to Dixie Highway. Roads will reopen when the event is over at about 9[Read More…]
There was a lot for Homewood-Flossmoor boys basketball to celebrate during its SouthWest Suburban Conference opener against Lincoln-Way Central Dec. 4. On the night the Vikings opened the home slate, they unveiled the program’s first state championship record board. Coach Jamere Dismukes pulled the rope to remove the curtain on[Read More…]
