The South Suburban Diversity Dinners organization invites interested residents to a Feb. 3 planning meeting for the 21st annual event. The breakfast meeting is from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Rich South High School, 5000 Sauk Trail in Richton Park. The focus of this year’s April 21 dinner will be[Read More…]
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Volunteers will learn about living with poverty at Oxfam Hunger Banquet March 2
From 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 2, people will gather at Flossmoor Community Church for an Oxfam Hunger Banquet, an interactive experience that teaches guests about food distribution and hunger throughout the world. At the Oxfam Hunger Banquet guests draw tickets at random that assign each to a[Read More…]
Eggert Insurance Dec15-31 2018
Two outstanding Homewood-Flossmoor High School musicians have been selected for the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. Perry Hoag III and Alannah Hill, both of Flossmoor, have been playing with the youth symphony for a number of years and have now been promoted to the top level within its ranks. Hoag plays[Read More…]
Eggert Insurance Oct15-31 2018
A driver died Thursday in a car crash at 183rd Street and Park Avenue, just west of the railroad viaduct in Homewood. Police responded to the accident at 10:07 p.m. on July 5. According to a press release issued by the Homewood Police Department, responding officers located a single vehicle[Read More…]
Eggert Insurance Sept1-30 2018
The Flossmoor Village Board unanimously approved appointments to two community groups at its meeting on July 2. Nihat Tasyurek and Hillary Barker are new members of the Flossmoor Green Commission. (Provided photos) Village trustees welcomed Hillary Barker and Nihat Tasyurek as new members on the Flossmoor Green Commission. Barker[Read More…]
Eggert Insurance Aug1-31 2018
Cars and more cars descended upon Homewood on Saturday, June 16, as two road rallies converged on the village. The day included the annual Drivin’ the Dixie journey that follows the historic Dixie Highway from Blue Island to Momence. Homewood and Flossmoor hosted stops for drivers and invited them to[Read More…]
Eggert Insurance July1-31 2018
From left, partners Rachel Lewis and Susan Barzso serve healthy meals at the Homewood Farmers Market on Wednesday, June 27. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) Like many things in this world, The Sunshine Kitchen was born out of necessity. “Last year I enjoyed taking my[Read More…]
Eggert Insurance June1-15 2018
The weather was a bit fickle during local Fourth of July festivities on Wednesday. The sun smiled upon the early events — the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Run for Freedom 5K and the Homewood and Flossmoor parades. Then as the park district’s Family Fun Fest at Izaak Walton Preserve was getting[Read More…]
Eggert Insurance May15-31 2018
Matt Boerema, left, with his coach, Cindy Heidkamp. (Provided photos) Matt Boerema of Homewood, a tennis player for 25 years, has succeeded at a challenging sport while using just one of his hands. This week, Boerema is traveling to Seattle, where he is competing in the Special Olympics national games,[Read More…]
Eggert Insurance April15-30 2018
Jonathan R. Goble, a health care executive with more than three decades of experience leading community hospitals and health systems, has been selected to serve as interim president of Ingalls Memorial Hospital. Jonathan Goble Most recently, Goble worked as president and CEO of Indiana University Health’s north central region,[Read More…]
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