Wes Hamilton was an offensive lineman for the Minnesota Vikings in the 1970s and ’80s, but on Saturday, June 25, he played quarterback, making a hand off to Homewood-Flossmoor School District Superintendent Von Mansfield.    H-F District 233   Superintendent Von   Mansfield, right, takes the   handoff from H-F alumnus   Wes Hamilton,[Read More…]

This column originally appeared in the Chronicle’s June 16 print edition. Down here in Munchkin Land we mostly mind our own business. Sure, we know the world around us is big and exciting, and the Yellow Brick Road can take us to innumerable adventures. Some of us have even been[Read More…]

Flossmoor has hired an assistant village manager.  Allison Dietch will be responsible for human resources policy and staff development, risk management and information technology and communications management. She begins her new job on July 6.   Dietch Dietch currently works for the Village of Downers Grove, where she has served[Read More…]

The Illinois Legislature’s failure to fund schools will “ruin” Homewood District 153’s financial structure, according to Superintendent Dale Mitchell. The failure of state government to adopt a budget and establish a school financial plan will further erode District 153 financial health. The inability of the legislature to act also means[Read More…]

Filling the principal’s position at Homewood-Flossmoor High School may take some time so the board is looking at several options, including an interim principal, said Richard Lites, president of the H-F school board. At a special meeting on Tuesday, June 21, the board dismissed Ryan Pitcock as principal after eight[Read More…]

U.S Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) released the following statement after Democrats in the House of Representatives early Thursday morning ended their sit-in to demand a vote on commonsense gun legislation: “For 26 hours, I held the floor with my House Democratic colleagues to demand that Congress do its job and[Read More…]

Chuck Bright and Andre Latia have lived in Flossmoor since 1998. Following last week’s story on the LGBTQ community in Homewood and Flossmoor, they contacted the Chronicle about what they saw as a lack of representation of gay men in the story. We offered them the opportunity to tell their[Read More…]

Homewood-Flossmoor High School will hold a meeting to hear from community members about the board’s decision to buy out the contract of Ryan Pitcock, H-F principal. Jodi Bryant, director of public relations and human resources at H-F, said the meeting will be held sometime within the next two weeks. The[Read More…]

David Mayer resigned from the Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 school board Wednesday.  He had served for 11 years.   David Mayer Mayer declined to say if his decision to step off the board was a result of the board’s action Tuesday, June 21, to buy out the contract of[Read More…]

The view from Dolphin Lake Clubhouse. (October 2015 Chronicle file photo) The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District board agreed to make changes to the rental agreement for The Clubhouse at Dolphin Lake and increase fees in an effort to generate more revenue and improve the staff’s working relationship with the renters. On average,[Read More…]