Students work to come up with an answer to aquestion on foreign aid spending during a sessionon international affairs at H-F High School.(Photos by Marilyn Thomas/HF Chronicle) If you were making international decisions about America’s position in the world, would you increase foreign aid, limit foreign aid or eliminate foreign[Read More…]

The snowstorm Feb. 24 was not the worst we’ve seen, but in terms of this mild winter, it was the best we could do. Forecasters called it a blizzard because strong winds and heavy, wet snow made visibility low at times during the afternoon and evening, causing some havoc for motorists[Read More…]

Homewood resident Maxamillian Morales has accepted an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point after he graduates May 29 from Homewood-Flossmoor High School.   Maxamillian  Morales Morales, 17, son of Karen and Carlos Morales, was nominated for the appointment by U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.). “Max is representative[Read More…]

Body cameras in law enforcement are increasingly seen as one way to enhance local policing efforts. But what’s the cost?   Keith Taylor During a recent executive management course, Sgt. Keith Taylor, of the Flossmoor Police Department, examined the implementation of body cameras in law enforcement. Taylor wrote a research[Read More…]

H-F High School art student Lucy Sloan discusses her work Saturday at Loulou Belle art and vintage good shop in Homewood.(Photo by Eric Crump/HF Chronicle) Homewood-Flossmoor High School student Lucy Sloan will be the first featured student artist at Loulou Belle, the new art and vintage good shop at 2049 Ridge Road[Read More…]

The 40th reunion of the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Class of 1976 is set for April 1, 2 and 3. Organizers are inviting classmates to come celebrate the many great things about H-F and their personal memories of the years spent there. The pre-celebration party begins at 8 p.m. on Friday,[Read More…]

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Wednesday that includes the Homewood-Flossmoor area.  Snow, possibly mixed with rain, could start Tuesday night. Precipitation is expected to become all snow by Wednesday morning. Accumulation of one to seven inches of wet, heavy snow is expected Wednesday and[Read More…]

Robin Latman, Flossmoor School District 161’s new director of special education, said Monday that she is excited to return to the H-F area.   Robin Latman “I was a student here,” Latham told the District 161 board of education, which unanimously approved her for the key administrative post. “I attended[Read More…]

(Provided photo from Flossmoor Police Department) Two persons were killed Sunday night following a violent two-car crash in Flossmoor. At about 9:20 p.m., the two cars collided in the 19800 block of Crawford Avenue, according to a Flossmoor police report. Both cars were southbound on Crawford, Deputy Chief Tod Kamleiter[Read More…]

The next meeting of the Ingalls Diabetes Forum is 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29, and will feature general surgeon and wound care specialist Dr. Michael Romberg, who will discuss diabetic wounds and how to care for them. Romberg is a board certified general surgeon whose specialties include wound[Read More…]