Several Homewood-Flossmoor High School seniors said this week that they feel Taiylar Ball’s punishment was “excessive” and that her performance at the recent senior talent show was the complete opposite of offensive. Ball was denied entry to prom after she used the N-word in a poem during the May 19[Read More…]

Mary LaBotz, center, with several of her students.(Photo by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) Leaving Homewood-Flossmoor High School in June will be difficult for Mary LaBotz, who has shared her heart with special needs students for 31 years. Those three decades have given LaBotz experiences at all ends of the special education[Read More…]

Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior Taiylar Ball admits she used two offensive words in a poem presentation, but argues being denied entry to prom on Saturday was too harsh a punishment for her actions. She’s waiting to learn if she can attend graduation ceremonies on Sunday.   H-F High School senior  [Read More…]

  Youngsters try out their  rubberband-propelled cars   created at the first PopUp   Science event at the   Homewood Science Center.   (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F   Chronicle) The car built of cardboard, plastic discs and rubberbands sat on the concrete floor of the Homewood Science Center (HSC) garage, and a youngster watched, waiting[Read More…]

A Tinley Park man has been charged with two counts of armed robbery for allegedly sticking up Southgate Minimart twice this month.   LaMarkee Lewis LaMarkee Lewis, 20, of the 6600 block of Oak Forest Avenue, was arrested May 19 following the second robbery of the store at 18747 Dixie[Read More…]

Susan Pawlak, long-time accompanist for Homewood-Flossmoor High School music groups, is turningover her seat at the piano at the endof the current school year. (Photo by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) Classical or contemporary works, show tunes or jazz pieces, Susan Pawlak has played every genre over her 24 years as the accompanist[Read More…]

Homewood Science Center hosted its first public science event Saturday, May 21, in conjunction with Homewood Rail Fest.  PopUp Science included tinkering activities that provided an opportunity to learn a little engineering and some physics, including rubberband-powered cars and balloon racers. It was a bigger version of activities sponsored by the[Read More…]

There’s nothing like that first bike. One day, you are a little person with the world restricted to how far your two legs can take you. Then, magically, you master a two-wheeler and greater distances – and speed – become new, exciting elements in your life. There is, of course,[Read More…]

It’s nearly 2,000 miles between Homewood and Jacmel, Haiti – a community on that island nation’s south coast – but contributions by the Homewood Rotary Club have helped bridge the distance. Speaking at Wednesday’s Rotary meeting, Jacmel resident Jean Claude Pierre thanked club members while stressing the importance of perseverance.[Read More…]

  Equipment surrounds the   site of a gas leak in  downtown Homewood on  Friday morning.   (Photo by Quincy Crump/  H-F Chronicle) Traffic was blocked along two downtown Homewood streets for about four hours Friday, May 20, while Nicor Gas workers fixed a gas main leak. The site of the leak was at[Read More…]