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…]
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Homewood trustees honor Dave Lotz for 33 years in public works
Dave Lotz is moving on after 33 years as a mechanic for the village of Homewood. The village board honored Lotz at its June 27 meeting with a proclamation. His retirement was official June 30.
Governor’s plan for tax freeze sounds good, but is it good for us?
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…]
July 2017 e-edition
Village officials want Homewood residents to have a clearer idea how their property tax dollars are spent, so they added a chart to the annual tax levy presentation that shows how a typical tax bill is divided. Homewood Finance Director Dennis Bubenik presented the proposed property tax levy of $6,324,211[Read More…]
Flossmoor water rate jumps slightly after Chicago increase
Water rates in Flossmoor will increase by about 11 cents per thousand gallons following a price hike from Chicago at the beginning of June. Village board members approved the increase at the June 19 meeting. Finance Director Scott Bordui told the board that the increase comes to 8[Read More…]
HIT tourney draws hundreds of ballplayers to Homewood
A bat, a ball and a park seem to be all Homewood Baseball needs to round up all-star players from near and far, bringing them together to make new friends and find fun in competition. The Homewood Invitational Tournament (HIT), an annual baseball and softball competition, takes place on[Read More…]
Three Homewood firefighters promoted to lieutenant
From left, John Elashik, Tom Gaskin and Larry Lipiniski each took the oath of office after being promoted to the rank of lieutenant with the Homewood Fire Department. (Photo by Quincy Crump/ H-F Chronicle) The Homewood village board approved the promotion of three firefighters at its June[Read More…]
Homewood awards Marino $10,000 bonus
The Homewood village board approved a $10,000 salary bonus for Village Manager Jim Marino at its Tuesday meeting.
Flossmoor honors 40-year public works employee
Mark J. Snyder, a mechanic in Flossmoor’s public works department for the last 40 years, was honored by the village board last week. Snyder, who is retiring, received a resolution in his honor at the June 19 board meeting.
Metra to unveil Homewood station renovation plans at public meeting July 10
The process leading to a major renovation of Homewood’s train station is moving forward. Metra will hold an informational meeting in the Homewood village hall on Monday, July 10, at 7 p.m. to present plans for the renovation of the Homewood Metra and Amtrak stations. Proposed renovations include: reconstruction of[Read More…]
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