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Funk’s Hall, on the right, as seen in the 1910s looking east on Ridge Road, then Main Street. (Photos courtesy of the Homewood Historical Society) Excitement is building in Homewood about the redevelopment of the south side of Ridge Road west of Martin Avenue, where a mixed-use, residential/business building[Read More…]
More photos of the Noon Year’s Eve celebration
Seven of nine candidates running for the Flossmoor School District 161 board of education Thursday responded to questions at a well-attended political forum. In all, the candidates answered nine questions submitted by audience members in the Parker Junior High School gymnasium. The 90-minute forum was sponsored by the Homewood-Flossmoor League[Read More…]
An artist’s rendering of a Starbucks coffee shop approved this week by the Flossmoor village board. (Provided image) Flossmoor village board members this week gave the green light to a Vollmer Road building that will house a Starbucks coffee shop, an AT&T store and two other businesses. At Monday’s meeting, the[Read More…]
Viewpoint: The commentary below represents the ideas, observations and opinions of the author. Demolition begins Thursday, March 2, on the old Triumph meat market building and, behind it, the former Esposito Glass building. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) Demolition of the buildings at 1744-1748 Ridge Road began Thursday, March 3, and continued the[Read More…]
The Welsh family, from the youngest to the oldest, are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Homewood’s Dairy Queen. Patriarch Art Welsh bought the business in 1967. (Photo by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) Thursday, March 9, will mark the 50th year the Homewood Dairy Queen opens under the ownership of the Welsh family. Homewood and Flossmoor residents are[Read More…]
Bob St. Leger, head coach for the Homewood-Flossmoor High School volleyball team, is hosting a youth volleyball clinic for boys grades 5 through 8. The sessions will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 9 and 10, at the high school. St. Leger has planned the[Read More…]
The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) had agreed to play its 2017-18 concert season at Trinity Christian College’s Ozinga Chapel Auditorium in Palos Heights. The 1,165-seat space will give the orchestra permanency for the season. The space has theater-style season and has both a concert grand piano and a 46-rank pipe[Read More…]
Ed Paesel spent the last 17 years working for the good of the South Suburbs as executive director of the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association (SSMMA). His accomplishments speak volumes about his ability to get things done, but he’s ready to slow down some. He’ll turn the job over[Read More…]
The Copper Still in downtown Homewood will host an open house Friday, Dec. 30, from 4:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday in preparation for its official opening Jan. 2. The martini bar, which held a sneak peek event during the Holiday Lights festival on Dec. 2, has been in development[Read More…]
