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The champagne flowed at Kluger Furs on Saturday at a special ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the furrier’s expansion, a move that doubled its space in Flossmoor Commons. The celebration drew longtime customers, Flossmoor village officials and friends who raised a glass of bubbly with owners Larry and Sue Kluger.
The Drama Group has scheduled auditions for actors interested in performing in “Buried Child.” Auditions will be from 7:30 to 10 p.m. on Feb. 28 and March 1 at the Drama Group Studio, 330 W. 202nd St. in Chicago Heights. “Buried Child” is a Pulitzer Prize-winning play written by Sam[Read More…]
Guest speakers and workshops will help enlighten teens on how to prepare for their futures at the “All the Way Up – Preparing for Greatness” youth empowerment conference. The free program for sixth graders through seniors in high school and their parents is set for 8:30 a.m. to 3:30[Read More…]
Charles L. Evans, the ninth president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will be the featured speaker at Prairie State College’s Annual Economic Forecast Breakfast, scheduled on Friday, Feb. 3. The event will be held at Olympia Fields Country Club, 2800 Country Club Dr.[Read More…]
Homewood municipal code governing signage limits the size of outdoor signs in the Central Business District and the Downtown Overlay District, including businesses along 183rd Street. Signs can be no more than three feet in length or width and cannot project more than three feet from the face of[Read More…]
If numbers tell the story, the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle has proven to be a hit from the start.The Chronicle, a hyperlocal paper published online daily since June 2014 and in print monthly since December 2015, is reaching some readers for the first time with its February issue. Delivered by mail to[Read More…]
by Patty [email protected] Does anyone feel like 13 is their lucky number? The 13th annual Texas Hold’ Em tournament in Homewood on Feb. 4 will be a lucky night for poker players eligible to win $5,000 in cash and prizes. Of course the real winner is the[Read More…]
Pay increases for all employees are now in place after actions were taken by the Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education at a special meeting Jan. 23. Approved were raises for non-bargaining employees and new rates of pay for substitute teachers and lunch aides. These increases follow a new four-year[Read More…]
Outgoing District 153 board member Steve Anderson proudly wears the Cubs jacket he got as a parting gift from his fellow school board members. Anderson is thanked for his 10 years of service by Shelly Marks, board president, and Superintendent Dale Mitchell. Anderson resigned to take a seat on the District 233 school board. (Photo by[Read More…]
Flossmoor District 161 has formally engaged BWP & Associates to conduct the search for a new principal at Parker Junior High School but a cap has been placed on the expense. The Board of Education Monday unanimously approved spending $9,500 for BWP to help land a new principal but tabled[Read More…]
