Homewood Public Works crews began demolishing the former Savoia T’Go restaurant at Dixie Highway and Hickory Road on Wednesday, June 15. On Tuesday, Homewood and Flossmoor firefighters took advantage of the impending demolition to use the building for training exercises. Homewood Fire Chief Bob Grabowski said topics include building construction, forcible entry[Read More…]
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Sixth annual NCJW Garden Walk to showcase area’s finest outdoor spaces
Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria is returning to Flossmoor. Village board members Monday unanimously approved a special use permit allowing Malnati’s, one of the Chicago area’s best-known purveyors of deep dish pizza, to open a carryout/delivery restaurant in the Flossmoor Commons shopping center. Sasha Milosavlyevich, Malnati’s director of facilities and real estate,[Read More…]
Scenes from the H-F 4th of July celebration
Flossmoor officials are working to attract developersto land near the new Meijer superstore that they believe has potential for more retail development. (Photo by Tom Houlihan/H-F Chronicle) Flossmoor’s Meijer superstore is sparking interest in further commercial development in the village’s southwest corner. The village is taking steps to bring in developers who[Read More…]
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The Homewood Police Department will be holding a training exercise from 7 to 11 a.m. Thursday at James Hart School, 18205 Aberdeen St. Deputy Chief Denise McGrath said the exercise would not have much impact on traffic, though sections of Aberdeen and Morgan streets near the school might be closed[Read More…]
Testing to update Flossmoor’s police eligibility list scheduled this summer
(Photo by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) Janet Kataras, formerly of Homewood, receives flowers delivered by her great-grandson, Alexander Hemp, 6, while her daughter, Jane Kataras, looks on. Kataras celebrated her 90th birthday with a party Saturday, July 23, at Salem Lutheran Church in Homewood. Kataras and her family operated restaurants in[Read More…]
League of Women Voters hosts voter registration drive June 18
Homewood Disposal founder Wendell Yonker, center left,and Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld, center right,cut the ribbon to mark the opening of Homewood Disposal’s new compressed natural gas fueling facility. With them, from left, are Chad Yonkerand, behind him, Chad Harris of Service Sanitation,Richton Park Village President RickReinbold and Kyle Yonker of Homewood Disposal.(Photo by Peter[Read More…]
Lions Pool reopens
(Photo by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) Audrey and Eli Goldsmith of Hazel Crest prepare a snowcone for a customer Saturday, July 23, at the Homewood Farmers Market. They said the hot, sticky weather helped their sales. The two were at the market with their mother, Toya Goldsmith. The proceeds from snowcone[Read More…]
Proposed renovations would add space to Flossmoor’s village hall
Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria this week moved a step closer to opening a restaurant in Flossmoor. The village’s plan commission Thursday unanimously recommended that an amendment to a special use permit be granted allowing Malnati’s to operate a carryout/delivery-only restaurant at 3315 Vollmer Road in Flossmoor Commons. The recommendation will go[Read More…]
Local teens will rock the Art & Garden Fair on Saturday
A voter registration table will be set up at the Homewood Farmer’s Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 23. The League of Women Voters Homewood-Flossmoor Area will host the registration drive for Illinois residents who will be new voters in November, or who have moved and[Read More…]
94-year-old line dancer not letting age stand in her way
Did you know the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays can damage your skin in as little as 15 minutes? 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 with some form[Read More…]
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