Homewood trustees will consider a measure Tuesday that would provide incentives for a new baseball bat manufacturer to establish a shop in town. Homewood Bat Company has applied for $100,000 from the village’s Business Incentive Program to help it acquire 17841 and 17845 Bretz Drive. Owner Todd Pals and his[Read More…]

Children test out the new playground equipment at the renovated Dolphin Lake park in Homewood.  Hundreds of people gave their applause and offered rave reviews at an open house Sunday for the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s work in developing the new Clubhouse at Dolphin Lake. “I think it’s wonderful. It is nice[Read More…]

Tom Harlan was one of the students who worked to getWHFH radio approved. ​ Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s Viking Broadcasting Company is celebrating the 50th anniversary of WHFH radio and the many successes of the thousands of students who spent time in front of a microphone or TV camera. Retired teacher[Read More…]

43 calls: Traffic Stop (17), Assist Other Agency (1), Suspicious Auto (1), Assist Fire Dept. (4), Check Well Being (2), Customer/Management Dispute (1),  Disabled Vehicle (1), Lockout (1), Found Property (1), Burglar Alarm (5), Theft (1), Traffic Accident with Damage (2), Stray Animal (2), Lost Property (1), Suspicious Subject (1),[Read More…]

A jogger suffered a cut during an attempted robbery late Thursday on Highland Avenue, according to Homewood police. The man reported he was accosted near the intersection of Highland and Olive Road about 9:28 p.m. Another man approached him from behind, put him in a headlock and pointed a pocket[Read More…]

A Hazel Crest woman this week was charged with aggravated battery, a felony, following a fight that appeared to be linked to a dispute over social media between her daughter and another girl, Flossmoor police said. The location of a fight recently in Flossmoor that resulted in felony battery charges against a Hazel Crest[Read More…]

Students took time decorating milk bottles that are beingturned into sprinkling cans. The smell of fresh mint. The look of a tomato on the vine. The feel of digging in the dirt. The sight of butterflies and birds. The touch of a worm. The many faces of nature,including the changing[Read More…]

The Rev. Michael Nacius in Washington, D.C., to witness the visit from Pope Francis. (Provided photo) I walk with Francis. One month after the Rev. Michael Nacius traveled to Washington to witness Pope Francis’ trip to the United States, those words are still resonating for him, both as an affirmation of[Read More…]

Two weekend events have been cancelled because of lack of registrations, according to organizers. The Zombie Fun Run, an annual event that benefits Homewood-Flossmoor High School bands, would have been held at Apollo Park on Saturday afternoon. Organizer Anne Colton said the event is expected to return next year. “The[Read More…]