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Village Engineer Max Massi confers Tuesday morning with the landscaping crew putting the finishing touches on the Homewood Police Department entrance. (Photos by Eric Crump/ H-F Chronicle) The monument to the memory of Paul Buckley has a new home on the southwest corner of a courtyard in front[Read More…]
Advocates for local businesses will have a chance to show their appreciation Saturday, Nov. 25, by starting their holiday shopping during Small Business Saturday.
Flossmoor Baseball and Softball will host a free Major League Baseball Junior Home Run Derby for local youth at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, at Flossmoor Park, 2525 Flossmoor Road. The competition, sponsored by Major League Baseball, is a way for talented youngsters to showcase their hitting talents, with[Read More…]
Public works crews and members of the Homewood Beautification Committee were at work Monday, Nov. 20, getting the village ready for the holidays. Craig JaBaay with Homewood Public Works lifts a large wreath into position Monday on the west side of the 183rd Street viaduct. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F[Read More…]
Two residents stepped forward to fill vacant seats on the Homewood Public Library Board of Trustees. Tom Nowak and Catherine Uecker were selected from a list of candidates who applied for the two spots. They were sworn in as trustees at the Nov. 15 meeting.
The Drama Group is presenting the comedy “Vanya & Sonia&Masha& Spike” with matinee and evening performances May 4 through 12 at the Milord Studio Theatre, 330 W. 202nd St. in Chicago Heights. The comedy centers around middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia who complain and bicker about the circumstances of their[Read More…]
The faith communities of the South Suburbs will gather at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 22, for the annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service. This year the program will be at Infant Jesus of Prague Church, Flossmoor Road at Douglas Avenue in downtown Flossmoor. The Viking Choir will provide the vocal music.
Alexandra Ullberg, 22, of Flossmoor, recently began an 11-month term of service in the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), an AmeriCorps program. Ullberg, based out of the regional campus in Sacramento, is currently serving on her first project, working in Texas on Hurricane Harvey recovery. AmeriCorps NCCC is a residential[Read More…]
Gallagher Asphalt will be honored June 28 with the Big Shoes Award at the Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation’s annual program honoring outstanding business leaders in the manufacturing community. The award, designed to recognize the world-class companies located in the South Suburbs area and honor their commitment to improving the[Read More…]
Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education members made no decision on whether to endorse a proposal for home rule status in the Village of Homewood. At the board’s Nov. 13 meeting there was no indication of what action, if any, the board will take on a possible home rule referendum.[Read More…]
