Nominees for Those Who Excel awards were recognized at the May 9 District 161 school board meeting. (Provided photo) Flossmoor School District 161 last week saluted nominees for the annual Those Who Excel awards, sponsored by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). The nominees were announced and applauded at District 161’s[Read More…]

Homewood-Flossmoor High School honored 60 top graduates at a ceremony May 9 presenting them with scholastic pins for having earned straight A’s this year, as well as for being named to the honor roll multiple times. Criteria for being named to the honor roll are: High Honors – students were enrolled[Read More…]

Parker Junior High School officials Wednesday quickly responded to rumors about potential violence at the school before determining that the alleged threat was unfounded.   Kennedy In an email to parents Wednesday morning, Parker Principal David Kennedy said Flossmoor police and School District 161 administrators investigated the allegations before deciding[Read More…]

Broken front windows on the former Bogart’sCharhouse have since been boarded up by thevillage, but they are a sign of neglect that hasrendered the buiilding uninhabitable, according to village officials. (November 2015 photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The former Bogart’s Charhouse at 18225 Dixie Highway has deteriorated to the point that it should be[Read More…]

  Edie Dobrez of Flossmoor   started work as executive   director of the Homewood   Science Center on March 8.   (Photo by Eric Crump/H-F   Chronicle) When the Homewood Science Center board of directors started looking for an executive director, they wanted someone who would “show evidence of fearlessness, fortitude and boundless optimism. The ideal candidate must possess[Read More…]

Meijer announced Tuesday that its new supercenter at Vollmer Road and Crawford Avenue in Flossmoor will open for business June 21.  Meijer leadership and local dignitaries will dedicate the store’s first day of business with a ribbon cutting ceremony, according to a news release from the company. The gas station[Read More…]

Crashing. Banging. Clanging. At all hours of the day and night. Especially at night, when noise from the trains in our midst jars us from a good night’s sleep.    Tom Houlihan Welcome to warm weather nights in Homewood and Flossmoor. Last fall, after a group of Flossmoor residents protested[Read More…]

Katelyn, left, and Avery Cheung enjoy watching a model train display during the 2015 Homewood Rail Fest. (Chronicle file photos) The Village of Homewood will celebrate the community’s railroad history with its 12th annual Rail Fest from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, in downtown Homewood. As in the[Read More…]

The local baseball season has been under way for a couple of weeks. Homewood Baseball and Softball held its parade and opening day ceremony April 16, and Flossmoor Baseball and Softball followed suit on the 23rd. This gallery offers a look back at the festivities that launched the 2016 season.

The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is a finalist for the 2016 National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management. Gold Medal Awards will be presented this fall by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA), in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). Homewood-Flossmoor[Read More…]