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Homewood Hearing Center has been a fixture in Homewood for more than 50 years and continues to treat patients with an experienced staff and modern techniques and tools. This fall Dr. Charles Amenta, an otolaryngologist (ENT) and Sheri Larks, a board certified audiologist, celebrate 20 years of working together in the[Read More…]
Heartland Blood Centers is holding a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, at First Presbyterian Church, 17929 Gottschalk in Homewood. Donors 17 years old and older who weigh at least 100 pounds and are in good health can donate. Donors taking medications may be[Read More…]
If you find yourself singing songs from the hit show “Hamilton,” now’s your chance to say you’ve join the cast at a special Homewood Public Library sing-along event.
Lighthouse LGBTQ+ is sponsoring a storytelling event in honor of National Coming Out Day. It is taking place from 7 to 8 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Community House, 847 Hutchison Road, Flossmoor. Members of the area’s LGBTQ community will share coming out stories at the event. National Coming Out[Read More…]
Homewood village board members approved the $165,440 purchase of a new storm sewer cleaner at their Oct. 10 meeting. The village bought the 2017 model Vactor Ramjet truck-mounted sewer jet cleaner from Standard Equipment Company through the National Joint Powers Alliance, a joint governmental purchasing program that allows municipalities to[Read More…]
John puts his empty pill bottles on the table when he addresses audiences about his use of medical marijuana. Since he got his card as a patient for medical marijuana 12 months ago, he says his life has turned around. Injured on the job two years ago, John has had[Read More…]
Vandals spray painted graffiti on buildings at Apollo Park in Homewood this week. Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Executive Director Debbie Kopas said the hateful drawings and words were discovered on the concession building when park district staff did their daily rounds of garbage pick-up. The vandalism occurred between Wednesday evening and[Read More…]
A body was found Wednesday after fire swept through a home in Flossmoor. Firefighters discovered the body of a male on the lower level of a home in the 2000 block of Collett Lane, according to a news release issued by Flossmoor Fire Chief Chris Sewell. The man is still[Read More…]
Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., will host a Housing Expo on Saturday, March 10, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Prairie State College, 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights. Kelly represents Homewood and Flossmoor in Congress. At the expo, information will be available on the Hardest Hit Program, the process of[Read More…]
New procedures for Homewood residents wishing to address their village board will apply after an ordinance was approved at the Oct. 10 meeting. Residents will be limited to three minutes for comments, which can be extended if the chair deems it necessary. Persons making comments must be “respectful and avoid[Read More…]
