71 calls: Traffic Stop (30), Assist Fire Dept. (6), Suspicious Circumstances (2), Disabled Vehicle (2), Burglar Alarm (10), Domestic Disturbance (1), Suspicious Subject (1), Check Well Being (3), Stray Animal (2), Found Property (1), Traffic Accident with Damage (4), Disturbance (1), Unwanted Subject (1), Lockout (1), Neighbor Problem (1), Juvenile[Read More…]

In just two weeks, the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle raised enough money from the community to put out its first print edition. The Chronicle quickly met—and exceeded—its goal of $3,500 through a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo.com and at a community open house at Grape & Grain in Homewood. “We’re blown away by this support,”[Read More…]

60 calls: Traffic Stop (35), Suspicious Circumstances (1), Assist Fire Dept. (4), Custody Dispute (1), Found Property (2), Traffic Accident with Damage (5), Lockout (2), Stray Animal (3), Assist Other Agency (3), Disabled Vehicle (2), Abandoned Vehicle (1), Medical Alert Alarm (1) Traffic Stop (35) 12:59 a.m., 175th St. &[Read More…]

45 calls: Traffic Stop (25), Noise Complaint (1), Check Well Being (2), Burglar Alarm (5), Assist Other Agency (1), Lockout (2), Medical Alert Alarm (1), Driving Complaint (1), Disabled Vehicle (1), Assist Fire Dept. (4), Traffic Accident with Damage (1), Domestic Disturbance (1) Traffic Stop (25) 12:18 a.m., Dixie Hwy.[Read More…]

(Photo by Tom Houlihan/HF Chronicle) The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is planning to return a pond at Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center to its natural state. When Irons Oaks was being developed, a hole for a pond was dug and a rubber lining was set in place. Now, more than three[Read More…]

Homewood District 153 PTA is back on track with an easy, efficient way to support the schools and eat healthy thanks to a new partnership with Schwan’s Cares. For years, the PTA partnered with Market Day but the company abruptly shut down.  The alternative is Schwan’s, a company best known for[Read More…]

H-F High School Principal Ryan Pitcock speaks to guests at the 2014 seniors appreciation breakfast. (HF Chronicle file photo) A special invitation is being extended to senior citizens to give them a chance to learn about and walk through the halls of Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The annual seniors breakfast will begin at 9 a.m. on[Read More…]

A standard tractor-trailer in Illinois is 13 feet, six inches high. The Vollmer Road railroad viaduct, halfway between Western and Kedzie avenues, measures 11 feet, nine inches. If you drive a large truck, those 21 inches are the difference between a clear shot toward Interstate 57 on Vollmer and having[Read More…]

  (Photo by Tom Houlihan/HF Chronicle) Following an exceptionally busy summer, a flurry of activity is continuing at Flossmoor’s Meijer superstore site. The project is on schedule for a store opening next spring, said Scott Bugner, the village’s inspectional services administrator. With good construction weather for most of the summer,[Read More…]

A house fire on Morgan Street caused extensive damage to a home on Morgan Street in Homewood, but no one was injured in the blaze. (Provided photo by Will McCloud) No one was injured in a house fire in Homewood Tuesday night, but the residence suffered extensive damage, according to fire department officials.[Read More…]