Don Goff was passionate about the South Suburbs. “It was kind of a family joke, that they were our South Suburbs,” his son, Ken. said.   Don Goff “Passion” is a word that comes up repeatedly in conversations about Mr. Goff, of Homewood, who died Aug. 22 at the age[Read More…]

This crow scarecrow created by the HomewoodCommunity Relations Committee is on displayat the Homewood Giant Block Party on Aug. 20 to promote this year’s Scarecrow Contest. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The 15th annual Homewood Fall Fest will celebrate the change of season from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17.[Read More…]

When life gives you lemons, the saying goes, make lemonade. One Homewood woman recently took the sour taste of an anonymous scolding and decided to go another direction. From lemons, she made a flock of flamingos.   Leslie Bolser, center, and friends   celebrate after planting a flock   of plastic flamingos in[Read More…]

Residents brought concerns over last week’s administrative shakeup at Parker Junior High School to Monday’s Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education committee meeting. Nearly 50 people attended the sometimes heated meeting, during which a number of residents peppered board members and administrators with questions and criticism on issues ranging from[Read More…]

Nathalie Goich is closing her shop after 17 years in downtown Homewood. (Photo by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) Her shop’s new location never quite worked out, so Nathalie Goich is hanging up her retail hat after 17 years running Nathalie’s Interiors in downtown Homewood. Goich is conducting a liquidation sale at 2045 Ridge[Read More…]

Did you know the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays can damage your skin in as little as 15 minutes?     Dr. Michael   Romberg Although the sun is necessary for life, too much sun exposure can lead to adverse health effects, including skin cancer. In fact, more than one million Americans are diagnosed[Read More…]

Homewood trustees approved a budget amendment Tuesday, Aug. 23, that will enable the  police department to add two patrol officer positions. Police Chief Bill Alcott said the request for new positions is in anticipation of greater demand on the department as a result of business expansion on Halsted Street. “With[Read More…]

  Liam Nelson, 11, blows his trumpet during a jazz comboperformance Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Homewood FarmersMarket. Nelson, who has been playing trumpet for about ayear, was the featured soloist for the group, which consistedof current and former students of Chris Denman, bandinstructor at Chicago Christian High School. Nelson[Read More…]

Course leader Myras Osman of Flossmoor holds his classon World War II in rapt attention. (Photo by Margaret Brady) Something remarkable has been happening for the past 23 years in the South Suburbs. The Knowledge Exchange (TKE), often referred to as a “hidden gem,” starts its 24th year of learning when[Read More…]

A local teen who started You Matter 2, a nonprofit organization that helps fight hunger, will be featured on national television on Sunday, Aug. 28. Caption Destiny Watson, a 2016 Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduate, is one of 10 Chicago area students selected for the special show at 6 p.m. on[Read More…]