A free Pilates demonstration will be given at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, at the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s Racquet and Fitness Club, 2920 W. 183rd St., Homewood. Instructor Liz Camacho said the session is meant to introduce residents to Pilates, a form of exercise that provides intentional, precise[Read More…]
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First of two new officers joins Flossmoor Police Department
Flossmoor’s 20th current police officer took the oath of office Monday.Officer Courtney Kimes joined the police department Jan. 6 and is taking part in the 13-week field training phase of his probationary period.
Flossmoor resident, 105, honored for long and productive lifetime
Always an elegant dresser, Juanita Mitchell wore a stylish, wide-brimmed hat Monday as Flossmoor commemorated her 105th birthday. Friends and family watched as Mayor Paul Braun read a resolution honoring Mitchell for a long and productive lifetime during which she has “earned the respect and admiration of people from all[Read More…]
PSC jazz fest Feb2017
Each year Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s graduating class sends students to top colleges and universities. One top 2017 graduate, Shannon Jordan, will be going to Harvard University. Shannon Jordan “I’m so excited! Harvard’s always been my dream school,” Shannon said. She applied to 10 schools and was admitted to[Read More…]
Homewood approves feasibility study aimed at downtown redevelopment
Homewood trustees approved two ordinances that will help bring the redevelopment plans for the central business district closer to reality. At the Jan. 24 village board meeting, the board members unanimously agreed to authorize a study of the feasibility of establishing a downtown transit oriented development tax increment financing (TIF) district.
PSC reopens after fire as faculty plans makeup schedules for missed classes
Prairie State College (PSC) reopened on Monday, Feb. 6, after being closed for eight days after a transformer fire in the main campus basement. The fire was discovered Saturday, Jan. 28, at around 9:40 a.m. A fire alarm sounded, and the building was evacuated. The PSC Police Department and[Read More…]
Tutorial on Feb. 15 focuses on internet searches of League of Women Voters sites
The League of Women Voters (LWV) of the Homewood-Flossmoor Area presents a tutorial at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 on doing internet research of LWV sites.LWV websites locally and across the country share information on voting rights, elections, registering and educating voters, money in elections, climate change, clean energy, ethics in[Read More…]
H-F’s New Faces Theatre performs ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Feb. 17 and 18
New Faces Theatre at Homewood-Flossmoor High School will present “A Wrinkle in Time” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, and Saturday, Feb. 18, in the school’s Mall Auditorium.
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Construction of the NewStar apartment building on Leavitt Avenue in Flossmoor is about to begin. (Photo by Tom Houlihan/H-F Chronicle) Right now, the fenced-in building site near downtown Flossmoor looks like a hole in the ground and a pair of self-standing brick walls. But construction at 1032 and 1038 Leavitt Ave.[Read More…]
Former firefighters recall the night the grandstand burned
Young ballplayers make their (loud) way through the Flossmoor Road viaduct during the Flossmoor Baseball and Softball opening day parade on Saturday, April 22. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) Anyone who wants to know what team spirit sounds like need only visit the Flossmoor Road viaduct while the Flossmoor Baseball and Softball (FBS)[Read More…]
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