Student musicians are invited to audition for the ninth annual Rising Star Showcase presented by The Friends of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra. Students who are selected as “rising stars” will perform at the showcase on Sunday, April 22, at 4:30 p.m. at Flossmoor Community Church, 2218 Hutchison Road, Flossmoor. This[Read More…]
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H-F’s chess team moving on to sectional competition
The challenging game of chess has attracted a strong following at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The H-F team is tied for first place and is anxious to show it can win it all at the last conference match to be played Jan. 9.
I Spy game, popular mugs bring people to new Miracle on Martin event
This photo taken May 9 shows the tree’s distressed condition. Leaves were gone on more than two-thirds of the tree. (Photo by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The tree in Irwin Park, which residents affectionately call the Christmas tree, needs to be replaced — again. In March 2016, a 60-foot Colorado spruce[Read More…]
Homewood schools set tax levy at $14.4 million
Homewood School District 153 approved its 2017 tax levy of $14.4 million at the Dec. 11 board of education meeting. The district expects to collect an additional $400,000 over last year’s receipts. It is holding the increase within the required tax cap limitations. The amount stays within the 2.1 percent[Read More…]
Winfrey girls break Toys for Tots fundraising record one quarter at a time
Inflation has not hit the Winfrey girls’ hot chocolate stand, an annual fundraiser for the Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots program. They charged 25 cents for hot chocolate and a cookie when they started 14 years ago, and they charged 25 cents for hot chocolate and a cookie on[Read More…]
Metra adjusts service for holiday travel
Metra will modify train schedules on several days in the coming weeks to account for the holiday season. In addition, special $8 holiday passes will be available for unlimited travel Dec. 23 to 25 and Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, and up to three kids 11 and under will be[Read More…]
Good diet can help ward off the dreaded flu bug
Rabbi Paul Caplan with his wife, Linda, right, and their daughters, Shira and Eden, at the Temple Anshe Sholom anniversary celebration and retirement party. (Provided photo from Sue Kluger) I first met Rabbi Paul Caplan at the 2016 Homewood Memorial Day Ceremony. He brought with him a shofer, a horn[Read More…]
2nd graders build gingerbread delights at Willow School
Kids leap into Lions Pool during a hot day in 2016. (Chronicle file photo) It’s time for a swim! The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District opens Lions Pool Memorial Day weekend, and moves to seasonal hours starting Friday, June 1. Stephanie Whittington, aquatic and fitness supervisor, has a staff of 50[Read More…]
Homewood recognizes two outstanding public works employees as they retire
Special recognition for outstanding service to the Village of Homewood was given to outgoing Public Works Department employees Dave Rubarth and Jim Tresouthick who retire on Dec. 31.
School District 153 expects substantial benefit from Homewood home rule
If Homewood voters approve a home rule referendum March 20, it will have a special benefit for Homewood School District 153. The school board on Dec. 11 approved an intergovernmental agreement with the village and gave its approval to a resolution outlining the benefits from the proposed sales tax hike. [Read More…]
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