(Photo by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) Lions Pool reopened Saturday just as temperatures in the area soared in the summer’s first heat wave. The pool was closed last weekend when a crack was discovered in the bottom of the pool. Homewood-Flossmoor Park District quickly addressed the problem, and the pool reopened[Read More…]

(Photo by Tom Houlihan/H-F Chronicle) Flossmoor officials this week got a look at proposed village hall renovations designed to add more space to the existing municipal complex, which first opened in the 1970s. No decision is expected before the start of budget discussions early next year. Village board members are[Read More…]

Through the Flood members, from left, Kendall Carter, Emily Koditek, Charlotte McManus and Jonny Van Til. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) What does friendship sound like?  It can be a bit loud.    Keyboardist Charlotte   McManus is the youngest   and smallest member of   the group. She says people   sometimes are dubious   when[Read More…]

      Dorothy Roberson, on the   left in the purple shirt,   dances while her line   dance instructor, Ginny   Coppess, looks on. (Photos   by Brittney Ermon/H-F   Chronicle) Homewood resident Dorothy Roberson has been participating in the line dancing classes at the Marie Irwin Community Center for nearly six years. Roberson[Read More…]

Anyone who enjoys garage sales should come to Flossmoor this Saturday. About 20 homes have signed up for Flossmoor’s community garage sale, taking place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 11 at various locations around the village. “The focus of the sale is to get the people of Flossmoor[Read More…]

  A crack discovered the first   weekend in June prompted   the closing of Lions Pool   for repairs. (Photos courtesy   of Homewood-Flossmoor  Park District) The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is in the midst of making major repairs at Lions Pool after a crack was discovered in the pool flooring Monday. Officials hope[Read More…]

(Photo by Tom Houlihan/H-F Chronicle) With just two weeks left before its grand opening, Flossmoor’s Meijer superstore is swarming with activity as workers get ready for customers at the complex, located at Crawford Avenue and Vollmer Road. Joe Hirschmugl, Meijer’s public relations manager, said about 280 employees are preparing for[Read More…]

Saturday’s first-ever Fun Fest, sponsored by Flossmoor Baseball and Softball, aims to introduce a longtime sports organization to young families in the community. The free event includes mini-clinics for future ballplayers, two bounce houses, food and drink, a DJ and live music, raffle drawings and discounted registration for the 2017[Read More…]

  Alice Nguyen (left) and  Angela Latham sit in an  old school desk. (Photos by   Marilyn Thomas/  H-F Chronicle)  Willow School second graders can tell you about James Hart and the Homewood Brick Yard, the Gottschalk House and when Homewood became a village. It’s all part of the social studies[Read More…]

(Photo by Tom Houlihan/H-F Chronicle) It’s a legend in Flossmoor’s Heather Hill neighborhood. For years, longtime residents have talked about the day that Muhammad Ali came to Heather Hill School. The stories differ. There may have been an assembly. He may have put on a boxing exhibition, or helped conduct[Read More…]