The Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle was born in June, a response to the gradual disappearance of media coverage of our community. The staff currently includes four volunteers. We’re interested in knowing whether we’re on the right track. We think a great community deserves a great newspaper, and we need your help to[Read More…]

Adam Lewandowski knows what it takes to win in football. He was a member of the 1994 state champion Homewood-Flossmoor High School  football team, so Village President Richard Hofeld thought it would be fitting for Lewandowski to present the proclamation honoring the 2014 Vikings. Adam Lewandowski offers words of wisdom to[Read More…]

A quick look at the Homewood Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday, Dec. 9: Trustees approved the final plan for the Martin Avenue Public Space project. The updated plan received praise from trustees, but a question about funding will need to be resolved. Two citizens at the meeting questioned the increased[Read More…]

John Brunke John Brunke has been named public works director for the Village of Flossmoor. Village Manager Bridget Wachtel said Friday that Brunke’s appointment becomes effective Monday. Brunke succeeds George Peluso, who was recently appointed public services director in Hinsdale. Peluso’s last day with the village was Friday. Brunke, a licensed professional engineer,[Read More…]

James Hart School held its annual Winter Choir Concert on Monday, Dec. 8th. Performing were the 2014-2015 Panther Choir, the 2014-2015 Glee Club, and guest performers Homewood Childrens Choir, and HF Barbershop Quartets. Panther Choir Soprano Mia AndersonElla BohlmanRebecca BrandtLibby BranskyMeg DoranRorie DoughertyAmber DowdAudry FarisMadelyn HoganImzadi JohnsonCaroline JohnsonLina JursaCaroline KorandaDelaney[Read More…]

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The Homewood District 153 school board approved a $16.2 million tax levy Monday, Dec. 8, that is expected to bring in an additional $428,000. To get the increased revenue on the 2014 tax rolls, the district is doing creative bookkeeping. When property values were high in 2010 and 2011, the[Read More…]

Fr. James Sayers The Rev. James M. Sayers, who served as pastor of the Parish of St. Joseph in downtown Homewood, has died in Naples, Fla. He was 82. A funeral service will be conducted at the church, and Father Sayers will lie in state.  Details are pending. Sayers served as[Read More…]

For many of us, the winter holidays bring joy, excitement, and special time with family members. But for many others, it is a time of anxiety, stress, fear. Consider these sobering statistics: One in four women in the United States has experienced severe physical violence by an intimate partner. Thirty-seven[Read More…]