Eight persons have filed resumes and letters requesting they be considered for a vacant seat on the District 233 school board serving Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The deadline for filing applications was Friday, Sept. 7. Board member Tim Wenckus submitted a letter of resignation Aug. 24, effective immediately. Wenckus had eight[Read More…]
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Steve Wlodarski, right, a volunteer for the Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve, demonstrates for the Homewood Science Center’s conservation ecology interns proper use of a fire extinguisher for controlled burns. The extinguisher fits like a backpack and is filled with water. Aaron Mcintyre, 13, an eighth grader at James Hart School, tries it on. (Photos by Stephanie[Read More…]
Old Navy, Five Below stores coming to Halsted Street in Homewood
Homewood officials announced Monday, March 12, that two stores will be moving into the space in the Washington Park Plaza shopping center previously occupied by Joann Fabrics. The space is being split in two. One side will be occupied by Old Navy, a clothing store for women, men, girls, boys[Read More…]
Tim Filkins promoted to sergeant with Flossmoor PD
Flossmoor Police Officer Tim Filkins, who last year arrested a bank robbery suspect who may have been on his way to commit another crime, has been promoted to the rank of sergeant. Filkins was officially sworn in as a sergeant at the Flossmoor Village Board meeting on March 5 at[Read More…]
Home rule question will be decided Tuesday
The Homewood home rule vote is Tuesday. During the past five months, the issue has generated copious amounts of information and vigorous — sometimes contentious — debate. The village has published information about what home rule is and how village officials plan to use the authority if voters approve it.[Read More…]
H-F hockey team wins Hayes Cup
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School hockey team won both games with 3-2 scores to defeat Lake Central High in Indiana and walk away with top honors and the Hayes Cup on March 10.
Marian Catholic takes third place in IHSA basketball tourney
The Spartans gave their supporters a great season when they completed a 26-6 campaign Saturday, March 17, capped off by a 58-48 victory over North Chicago in the Illinois High School Association Class 3A third place game at the Peoria Civic Center.
Technology connects D153 students with classrooms around the world
Can you imagine Homewood students talking with students in Poland or Puerto Rico, or visiting the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland? Those are just a few of the 22 destinations students in Homewood District 153 have been able visit and learn about through Skype the past several months.
Park district budget shows future improvements
New carts for Coyote Run Golf Course, work to make the Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center accessible to people with disabilities and roof repairs at the H-F Ice Arena are included in the 2018-19 budget proposed by directors at the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District.
Man injured in Homewood traffic accident Thursday
A pedestrian was injured Thursday in a traffic accident along 183rd Street near Riegel Road in Homewood. The victim, a man in his 60s, was struck by a single vehicle at about 2:56 p.m. on March 15, according to Homewood Deputy Police Chief Denise McGrath. The vehicle traveled across a[Read More…]
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