Opera and food are like a fine duet. Members of the Chicago Lyric Opera Chorus will bring the delights to life through food and the operatic music it inspired in a special “Music and Food Around the World” program at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at The Center for Performing[Read More…]
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Marian Catholic’s former football coach Dave Mattio dies
Dave Mattio, the longtime athletic director and football coach at Marian Catholic High School, died Wednesday, Sept. 7 after a battle with cancer. He was 68.
Flossmoor prohibits parking on street near Western Avenue School
Parking will be not be allowed on a street near Western Avenue School that has turned into a traffic bottleneck, especially during student drop-off and pick-up schedules. Flossmoor Village Board members Monday unanimously voted to completely remove on-street parking from Vardon Lane between Western Avenue and Gardner Road.
Golf and brews event canceled
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District has canceled its Fore & Pour event set for Saturday, Sept. 10. Although staff worked hard to put everything in place, the decision was made Tuesday to cancel. “We just didn’t get the response we needed,” Debbie Kopas, parks executive director, told commissioners at the Committee[Read More…]
HPL Spellcheck Sept2016
Two cars burn early Oct. 23 after a collision at Vollmer Road and Crawford Avenue in Flossmoor. Both drivers escaped, but one was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment. (Photo provided by Olympia Fields Police Department) Two cars caught fire following an early-morning collision this week at Vollmer Road[Read More…]
Adult spelling bee competition will benefit Homewood Library
Are your spelling talents on par with Spell Check? The Homewood Public Library offers the opportunity for you and your teammates to test your brainpower at its Spell Check: Adult Spelling Bee on Oct. 1.
Sept. 10 Flossmoor Fest offers full day of family fun
Flossmoor Fest returns Sept. 10 with a full day of activities for all ages. This year’s festival — located on Sterling Avenue in downtown Flossmoor and at Flossmoor Park — again features food, music, games for the kids and a great chance for friends and neighbors to get together.
What a concept – tropical fruit growing in Homewood, Flossmoor
All hail the Homewood Banana! I am happy to report that pawpaws – an elusive, largely unknown native American fruit – are real. Also, that they are unlike any other fruit you’ve ever had, including bananas, and taste very good. On Sept. 1, a day I will long remember, Rachael[Read More…]
Improvements at racquet club will keep building cool and dry
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is making certain the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club will be cool and dry for guests. Park commissioners approved two contracts for major improvements at the 44-year-old racquet club, 2920 W. 183rd St. in Homewood, that will improve the heating and air conditioning system and the[Read More…]
Homewood Science Center launches STEM Network to foster collaboration
A number of hands go up after speaker Barry Aprison asks how many teachers are attending the launch of the Homewood Science Center’s STEM Network on Tuesday, Aug. 30. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The Homewood Science Center (HSC) might technically be located in the historic Gold home at 18022 Dixie Highway, but[Read More…]
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