A view of the fitness mezzanine from the H-F High School field house floor. S.G. Krauss Co. was recognized recently for the framing design that allowed the mezzanine to extend over part of the field house without resorting to columns. (HF Chronicle file photo, October 2014) The work of S.G. Krauss Co. on the Homewood-Flossmoor[Read More…]

The special funding pot Homewood District 153 received through a referendum seven years ago is about to run dry. The school board will explain why it needs continued financial help at a special session on Monday, Nov. 9. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. at the James Hart School[Read More…]

Illinois First Lady Diana Rauner speaks Tuesday to students at Western Avenue School in Flossmoor. (Provided photo) Illinois’ first lady Tuesday paid tribute to Western Avenue School students for taking first place, statewide, in this summer’s Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge. Diana Rauner praised Western Avenue students during a visit to the Flossmoor[Read More…]

Jacob Fox, left, watches asAiman Muhammad takesa measurement. Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost over night? It’s likely the seventh graders at James Hart School in Homewood don’t know the 1961 Lonnie Donegan song that asks that question, but they can give you an answer thanks[Read More…]

Peter Hayden has lived in Flossmoor for nearly 40 years. And he lives very close to the railroad that bisects the town. “I live 175 feet from the tracks,” Hayden said Monday, adding that until a few years ago, train noise was never a problem. ​“It would be over in[Read More…]

53 calls: Traffic Stop (31), Noise Complaint (1), Burglar Alarm (2), Assist Fire Dept. (4), Traffic Control (1), Disabled Vehicle (1), Domestic Disturbance (2), Unwanted Subject (1), Traffic Accident with Damage (2), Stray Animal (2), Check Well Being (1), Lockout (1), Notification (1), Driving Complaint (1), Assist Other Agency (1),[Read More…]

Allison Burnett, who ran the People’s Pop-Up independent shop in May and June, helps get Wink & Belle ready for holiday shoppers.  Dodi Wians feels fortunate to know and work with a lot of creative people. She decided she wanted to share the experience.  The result is Wink & Belle, a holiday[Read More…]

Enjoy lunch or dinner at Aurelio’s in Homewood on Tuesday and support the Homewood Historical Society. Click on the image to get a larger version to print.  Aurelio’s is hosting a fundraiser by donating 20 percent of any food and drink purchased between 11:30 a.m. and 9 p.m.   To participate, diners[Read More…]

Rick Thomas captured this scene of contractors placing the air conditioning units on the new Meijer store in Flossmoor with a helicopter from Midwest Helicopter Airways on Friday. Related stories:Years of planning led to Meijer groundbreaking, officials say (HF Chronicle, May 12, 2015)Walls up and roof on the way at Flossmoor Meijer site (HF[Read More…]

Ruth Austing of Homewood, a volunteer for the Nov. 21 charity, worked the 2014 event placing bids and sellingtickets. (Provided photo) Year after year, volunteers from Homewood and Flossmoor man the tables at a special charity event benefitting the Ronald McDonald House at Advocate Children’s Hospital. This year’s event, the fifth annual[Read More…]