Homewood officials discovered Tuesday, Sept. 28, that sanitary sewage was present in a stormwater retention pond in the Prairie Lakes business park. The pond is at the east side of the business park, directly west of the Kohl’s and Walmart stores. On Wednesday, Homewood Public Works crews began pumping water[Read More…]
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Sunday celebration to mark 125 years of Homewood’s historic house
The Dorband-Howe House on 183rd Street has been home to the Homewood Historical Society for almost 30 years. The society will soon celebrate the home’s 125th anniversary.(Chronicle file photo) There’s a special celebration happening on Sunday, Aug. 21, as the Homewood Historical Society marks the 125th anniversary of the Dorband-Howe House. Between 2[Read More…]
H-F High School Board meets Tuesday
New District 233 board member Andrew Lindstrom will take his seat when the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Board of Education meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, in the library.
Two face felony charges following theft of Playstation from Meijer
Two area men have been charged with felony retail theft after allegedly stealing a Playstation 4 game system from the Flossmoor Meijer superstore. Aaron J. Catledge, 20, of the 200 block of Rose Court in Glenwood and Laquan R. Kimble, 18, of the 17900 block of Huntleigh Court in Country[Read More…]
Flossmoor Fest Aug2016
Pat and Barb Nevins of Homewood are long-time supporters of the Walk of Hope and other Cancer Support Center fundraisers. (Photo by Marilyn Thomas/ H-F Chronicle) Barb and Pat Nevins of Homewood are looking forward to a fun day on Sunday, Oct. 2, when they join the volunteer ranks at[Read More…]
IJP Block Party is Saturday
Infant Jesus of Prague Parish, Flossmoor Road at Leavitt in Flossmoor, is hosting its annual IJP Block Party Saturday, Aug. 20, on the parish grounds. Start your evening of family fun and entertainment at the 4 p.m. mass in church. The program starts at 5 p.m. with music by Acoustic[Read More…]
Woman who left Flossmoor group home resurfaces in good condition
Selena Broadnax, who disappeared from a Flossmoor group home July 11, has been found. Broadnax, 20, turned herself in to an Illinois Department of Children and Family Services case manager in Kankakee on Aug. 5
Park District Pour & Fore Aug2016
The search for a new principal for Homewood-Flossmoor High School will begin within the month. District 233 board member Gerald Pauling, chairman of the Personnel Committee, said the school board will be working with a search firm that specializes in education leadership in its efforts to find the next principal. The[Read More…]
Park District Fore & Pour Aug2016
Vice District co-owner Curtis Tarver serves a customer at the Homewood Hop Fest in July. The company hopes to open its brewery and taproom on Dixie Highway early in 2017. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The windows at 18027-18029 Dixie Highway in Homewood have been papered over all summer as the owners of[Read More…]
Flossmoor wins financial reporting award for 38th straight year
Flossmoor’s village government has again been nationally recognized for excellence in financial reporting. For the 38th straight year, the village has received the Government Finance Officers Association’s Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.
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