Jacob Fox, left, watches asAiman Muhammad takesa measurement. Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost over night? It’s likely the seventh graders at James Hart School in Homewood don’t know the 1961 Lonnie Donegan song that asks that question, but they can give you an answer thanks[Read More…]

Peter Hayden has lived in Flossmoor for nearly 40 years. And he lives very close to the railroad that bisects the town. “I live 175 feet from the tracks,” Hayden said Monday, adding that until a few years ago, train noise was never a problem. ​“It would be over in[Read More…]

53 calls: Traffic Stop (31), Noise Complaint (1), Burglar Alarm (2), Assist Fire Dept. (4), Traffic Control (1), Disabled Vehicle (1), Domestic Disturbance (2), Unwanted Subject (1), Traffic Accident with Damage (2), Stray Animal (2), Check Well Being (1), Lockout (1), Notification (1), Driving Complaint (1), Assist Other Agency (1),[Read More…]

Allison Burnett, who ran the People’s Pop-Up independent shop in May and June, helps get Wink & Belle ready for holiday shoppers.  Dodi Wians feels fortunate to know and work with a lot of creative people. She decided she wanted to share the experience.  The result is Wink & Belle, a holiday[Read More…]

Enjoy lunch or dinner at Aurelio’s in Homewood on Tuesday and support the Homewood Historical Society. Click on the image to get a larger version to print.  Aurelio’s is hosting a fundraiser by donating 20 percent of any food and drink purchased between 11:30 a.m. and 9 p.m.   To participate, diners[Read More…]

Rick Thomas captured this scene of contractors placing the air conditioning units on the new Meijer store in Flossmoor with a helicopter from Midwest Helicopter Airways on Friday. Related stories:Years of planning led to Meijer groundbreaking, officials say (HF Chronicle, May 12, 2015)Walls up and roof on the way at Flossmoor Meijer site (HF[Read More…]

Ruth Austing of Homewood, a volunteer for the Nov. 21 charity, worked the 2014 event placing bids and sellingtickets. (Provided photo) Year after year, volunteers from Homewood and Flossmoor man the tables at a special charity event benefitting the Ronald McDonald House at Advocate Children’s Hospital. This year’s event, the fifth annual[Read More…]

Flossmoor residents Katie Larocca and Tricia Butcher are teaming up to raise funds that benefit their sons and others affected by autism.  Katie Larocca and TriciaButcher are organizing Get Fit for Autism, a fundraiser Nov. 7 tobenefit autistic children. (Provided photo) Get Fit for Autism will raise money for the Communication Development program through[Read More…]

One of Flossmoor’s most prominent corporate neighbors — CN Railroad — will respond to resident complaints at Monday’s village board meeting. Jim Kvedaras, CN’s director of government affairs, is scheduled to appear at the meeting, where he is expected to address concerns from Flossmoor residents and answer questions about the railroad’s operations.[Read More…]

Homewood Beautification Blue Ribbon winners 18547 Argyle, left, and 17918 Hood, right. (Provided photos) Gardeners and their beautiful gardens were recognized at a Thursday, Oct. 22, ceremony hosted by the Village of Homewood and its Beautification Committee. The committee presented Blue Ribbon honors to 10 homes; 29 beautification honors for residences; 93 beautification awards to[Read More…]