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Author Fern Schumer Chapman and her mother, Edith Westerfeld, will discuss “Edith’s Immigration Journey: A Refugee’s Story of Prejudice and Empathy” during a 1:30 p.m. presentation on Nov. 5 at B’nai Yehuda Beth Sholom, 1424 W. 183rd St. in Homewood. The story revolves around Edith Westerfeld, 92, whose parents sent[Read More…]
Flossmoor School District 161 and the Village of Flossmoor have agreed on an arrangement to share a full-time communications manager. The employee, who should be hired in the next several weeks, will technically be employed by the village but will split his or her time equally to support the two[Read More…]
If the kids have too much candy after trick-or-treating, Lisa Grant Orthodontics is willing to pay for candy by the pound. The third annual Halloween Candy Buy Back will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Nov. 1 at the office at 18243 Harwood Ave. Candy will be weighed and[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior Jonathan Luong has been nominated to the United States Air Force Academy by U.S Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.). Jonathan Luong The son of Truong Nguyen and Kristi Tran of Homewood, Jonathan said his father, an Air Force veteran, encouraged him to consider the academy for college.[Read More…]
Residents of Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 are invited to hear administrators outline plans for expansion and remodeling at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor. Speakers will address residents at three meetings. The first is set for 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, in Room E-1 in the South Building. Two[Read More…]
Homewood Finance Director Dennis Bubenik presented the proposed property tax levy of $6,324,211 for 2017 to the board of trustees on Tuesday and he offered a chart that he said should give Homewood residents a clearer idea how their property tax dollars are spent.
Walkers, some dressed as super heroes in keeping with the theme of the event, prepare to begin the Walk of Hope on Oct. 1. (Chronicle file photo) Walkers and supporters raised more than $75,000 in the Cancer Support Center’s Walk of Hope on Oct. 1. Organizers[Read More…]
The annual Foundation 153 spring event has changed. The old Spring Gala fundraiser has become the Fun Fair, a new approach but for the same cause. The event for adults will take place at Idlewild Country Club, 19201 Dixie Highway, from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 10. Tickets[Read More…]
Residents can stop asking what Homewood Public Works puts in the village’s hanging baskets and flower pots to create the stunning foliage throughout the community: It’s pixie dust. Seriously, “It’s really an intensive maintenance thing. I can’t really say to go to so-and-so store, buy so-and-so product and your life[Read More…]
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District was named one of the four top park districts in the country by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA).
