It’s not too late for Homewood and East Hazel Crest residents to tell their stories in video. Homewood Public Library is still accepting submissions for its One Minute Movie Festival. All ages can apply, and there is no submission fee. Prizes will awarded, according to project coordinator Kelly Campos. The[Read More…]

From left, Laura Rubarth, Ethan Hunt, Desiree Huntand Aiden Hunt. Ethan is operating the remotecontrol for the stump grinder in the foreground during the 2015 Homewood Public Works open house. Public Works crews digging up sewer lines or patching streets is a common-enough sight. Ever wonder what it would be like to[Read More…]

  Keith Kapes loads a bucket  with mulch during Park   Pride Day in 2015. (Chronicle   file photos) If you can spare an hour or two come out May 7 to help get the parks in Homewood and Flossmoor in shape through the Park Pride Day program. Volunteers can work any[Read More…]

Repairs to Lions Pool in the coming year are likely to cost between $160,000 and $210,000.   Signs of deterioration in   the Lions Pool’s aging   filtration system. (Provided   photo) At their May 17 meeting, Homewood-Flossmoor Park District board members are expected to vote on replacing the pool’s filtration system. Superintendent of Parks[Read More…]

(Provided photos) Homewood-Flossmoor High School journalism students turned in a near-record performance at last week’s Illinois High School Association state finals, outdistancing other teams by a wide margin to take first place. H-F won the journalism championship for the second time in the last five years. Team members tallied 30[Read More…]

Destiny Watson, far left, with a group of You Matter 2 colleagues. You Matter 2, a philanthropy group, will host acommunity forum in Homewood on May 10. (Provided photo) A lot of young people want to change the world, but Destiny Watson, a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, is getting a head start. The[Read More…]

The Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle provides a unique opportunity to advertisers. Published online daily and in print monthly, it’s the only publication that targets Homewood and Flossmoor, the most affluent, diverse and best-educated community in the Chicago area. These South Suburbs also boast award-winning schools and commercially successful real estate, including several national chain[Read More…]

Featured on the 2016 Flossmoor Service League HouseWalk will be, clockwise from top left, La Banque Hotel in Homewood, 1950s ranch inFlossmoor Park, a home on Vanderwalker Lanein Homewood and a home in the FlossmoorEstates neighborhood. (Provided photos) Three distinctive homes and La Banque Hotel will be on display during the 2016 HouseWalk, presented[Read More…]

HF Soccer Club co-ed league teams compete during an opening day match on April 23.(Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The Netherlands was giving France a tough time during the opening day soccer match Saturday, April 23, at Apollo Park in Homewood.   It wasn’t THE Netherlands team versus THE France team, of[Read More…]

Hundreds of players and coaches line the outfield at Ormsby Field on Saturday, April 16, for Homewood Baseball & Softball opening day ceremonies.(Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) “Play ball!” For 65 years, coaches and umpires have been calling players to the fields at Izaak Walton Preserve to play baseball through Homewood’s organized leagues. [Read More…]