The Community DevelopmentDepartment customer service counter is one areathat will be improved byrenovation work that will startin April, according to villageofficials. (Photo by EricCrump/The Chronicle) Renovation work on Homewood Village Hall is scheduled to begin April 6, according to Village Manager Jim Marino. Public Works Department crews will be moving second-floor[Read More…]
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Homewood school board awards tenure to 12 teachers
EDDA faculty sponsor Sahar Mustafah (rear, right) withmembers of the EDDA Club (from left) Hyacinth Agting,Payton Gallery, Michael Crecco, Raven Brown, VivienMakos and Sabrina Howard. (Photo by MarilynThomas/The Chronicle) The stunning photographs. The magical phrases of poetry. The amazing computer-generated art. The superior storytelling through short stories and personal essays. [Read More…]
New teen center is a gift from Friends of Homewood Library
H-F music students who will participate in the Spain tour during spring break in a few weeks. The trip is made possible, in part, by community support. (Provided photo) The Homewood-Flossmoor Viking Orchestra invites all community residents to its free Spring Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 22, in the HF Mall[Read More…]
DQ opening day: Ice cream and ice cream weather arrive together
Ryan Pitcock Dr. Ryan Pitcock, principal at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, has been nominated for the 2015 Golden Apple Stanley C. Golder Leadership Award. A member of the selection committee will visit Homewood-Flossmoor in future weeks to discuss and observe Pitcock’s leadership among staff, students, parents and community members. This is only the second[Read More…]
Homewood firefighters honored for 3 Outstanding Calls
From let, Kamrim Cox, Jason Ballard and Viver Ballard enjoytheir first DQ ice cream of the season Thursday, March 12.(Photo by Eric Crump/The Chronicle) Kamrin Cox was one happy 9-year-old Thursday. The day was warm, the sun was shining, and he had a free ice cream cone in each hand.[Read More…]
A dreaded pest, a dead tree, and a neighborhood library rises from the ash
An artist’s rendering of the new Portillo’s restaurant planned at Halsted and 175th streets in Homewood. (Image provided) Portillo’s restaurant on the southwest corner of Halsted and 175th streets. The new restaurant is expected to employ 80 to 100 people, according to Rich Pozzi, Portillo’s project manager for the Homewood restaurant. The Board[Read More…]
Shop Local Movement develops tools to support south suburban Chicago and Northwest Indiana economy
There’s a general sigh of relief in Homewood District 153 as only minor glitches have come up during the first five days of PARCC testing. Pre-test training sessions helped familiarize students with the test concepts and necessary computer skills, the district’s bandwidth proved sufficient for the multi-computer use and a few minor[Read More…]
Diverse Business Opportunity Fair at GSU
Spring starts with the simplest of music, liberated once again after months of cold and darkness. (Photo by Tom Houlihan/The Chronicle) It’s just a few sweet notes, articulated overhead. But when you hear them, it’s clear the winter is just about over. The cardinals are back. Not that they[Read More…]
Chocolate tart wins Homewood Chocolate Fest Bake-off
Global Foods class students(from left) Reshariane Hawkins,Tamira Butler and Erin Leeprepare a meal. (Photo by Marilyn Thomas/The Chronicle) Forget your 20th century ideas about foods class. In the 21st century, the Homewood-Flossmoor High School program is now call culinary arts and the education and training can lead students to great careers[Read More…]
H-F football team proved themselves as outstanding ambassadors
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed state budget for the upcoming fiscal year would cut Flossmoor’s municipal revenues by $468,000. Paul Braun During his Wednesday budget address at the Illinois Capitol, Rauner said he planned to cut the Local Government Distributive Fund (LDGF) by 50 percent for the 2015-16 fiscal year. The[Read More…]