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Two candidates are seeking the mayor’s position in Flossmoor. They are Paul S. Braun and Jeanne “Gigi” Gummerson. Arnold R. Crater filed to compete for the position but announced on Feb. 28 that he would not be able to serve if elected and was in the process of withdrawing his[Read More…]
Nine candidates are running for four seats on the Flossmoor School District 161 board of education. They are Misha Lynn Blackman, LaCael Palmer Pratt, Melissa Stilts, Stephen Paredes, Carolyn Griggs, Isaac D. Harris, Jadey Ryndak, Kelli Bentley and Cameron Nelson. Paredes is an incumbent. Three other incumbents — Timijanel Boyd Odom, Lisa[Read More…]
A bill that would increase Homeowner Exemption and Senior Citizen and Senior Freeze Exemption tax relief measures is nearing the finish line to get Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature. The measure, SB473, started in the Illinois Senate with co-sponsor Sen. Toi Hutchinson (D-Olympia Fields). It passed 54-0 on May 4 and[Read More…]
State Farm agent Angelo Tzinares is celebrating three decades of serving area customers. (Photo by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) A celebration is underway in Homewood as longtime business owner Angelo Tzinares marks his 30th anniversary as a State Farm agent in the village. Through the years his business has been in three[Read More…]
The Homewood-Flossmoor Parents Association is hosting two “Cooks Night Out” benefits on Monday, March 6. Panera Bread in the Cherry Creek Plaza at 18416 Governors Highway in Homewood, and Lou Malnati’s Pizza in Flossmoor Commons at 3315 Vollmer Rd. will be donating 20 percent of total sales. Panera[Read More…]
Nancy Hill, left, and Maryann Wild, both of Lansing, work together to fill macarons during a hands-on macaron class held at Bakewell Bakery in Flossmoor. (Photos by Carrie Steinweg/H-F Chronicle) If you find yourself intimidated by baking, it may seem extremely daunting to think of tackling something complex, like a macaron —[Read More…]
Jason Shippy, 3, watches the results when he pushes a button that operates a rotating crane on the model train display. His mother, Anne, and sister, Molly, 7, look on. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The weather apparently didn’t get the memo that Homewood had a big day of events planned for[Read More…]
Several updates, ranging from repairing district facilities to possibly offering an additional foreign language to junior high students to enrollment projections for 2017-18, were all presented to the Flossmoor District 161 board of education at its committee of the whole meeting Monday. District-wide facility improvements were reviewed as the administration[Read More…]
One car remains stranded at the west end of the Dixie Highway viaduct in Homewood shortly before midnight Tuesday. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) A series of strong storms pummeled the Homewood-Flossmoor area Tuesday night, producing high winds, hail and localized flooding that blocked Homewood’s viaducts and a number of streets. The[Read More…]
The Homewood-Flossmoor Area League of Women Voters is presenting a 6:30 p.m. program on Wednesday, March 15, on the history of women attempting to serve as U.S. president. The free program is part of the group’s monthly meeting at the Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway. “Victoria Woodall[Read More…]
