Homewood School District 153 staff members are recognized at the 40th annual “Those Who Excel” banquet on Saturday.(Provided photo from District 153) The outstanding efforts of nine staff members in Homewood District 153 were recognized at the 40th annual “Those Who Excel” banquet Saturday hosted by the Illinois State Board of Education.[Read More…]

A still image of women singing from from LaurensGrant’s latest film, “The Black Panthers:Vanguard of the Revolution.”(Provided photo)  If the name Laurens Grant sounds familiar, it could be for many reasons. Laurens Grant (Provided photo) She is an alumna of Homewood-Flossmoor High School. She was awarded an honorary doctorate from Governors State[Read More…]

Update:The Cubs lost Wednesday night to the Mets, 8 to 3, so the team’s postseason run came to an end.  But the defeat was not a cause for despair for all Cub fans. One Homewood man, who said he has been a Cub fan since he was 9, focused on[Read More…]

Elm Street in the Flossmoor Hills neighborhood is thelongest street that was resurfaced this yearas part of the MFT-funded program. (Photo by Tom Houlihan/HF Chronicle) Flossmoor’s yearly road resurfacing program is complete and the village is preparing to buy road salt to make winter driving less treacherous. But, as the state[Read More…]

Registration for the spring 2016 semester at Prairie State College (PSC) is open for current students. New students can begin registering on Monday, Oct. 26.  Both credit and non-credit courses are listed in the spring class schedule, available on the PSC main campus, at 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights. The schedule also is[Read More…]

The afternoon project was fun for 13-year-old Lena Jursa,left, and Janellie Roach.   Amber Dowd, 13, was busydecorating one of the 48 bagsneeded for treats forvolunteers. The Homewood Library’s Junior Friends of the Library gathered Friday, Oct. 16, to decorate bags that were filled with treats for the many volunteers[Read More…]

Three major actions now before the Illinois legislature could do additional serious harm to Homewood schools, according to administrators and school board members, and the only way out of the financial consequences will be through local decisions. Shelly Marks, president of the school board, said the decisions before legislators are[Read More…]

James Hart School PrincipalScott McAlister, left, joinswith Shelly Marks, third fromleft, District 153 School Boardpresident, and Tom Dockweiler,past president, in congratulatingHaley Rampage in receiving theDockweiler Award for heroutstanding efforts. Four Homewood District 153 students were presented the Tom Dockweiler Award at Monday’s school board meeting in recognition of their outstanding[Read More…]

Homewood Flossmoor High School graduate Jordyn Gaines baked her first cake her junior year in foods class. JordyCakes founder Jordyn Gaines. (Provided photo) One year later, Gaines’ talents were being celebrated on the ABC-TV weekday talk show “Windy City Live,” marking her success as a young entrepreneur.  “We had a two-week[Read More…]

Thomas Photographic Services will be hosting a customer appreciation event from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, but everyone in the community is invited. Those who come dressed in Halloween costumes will have a chance to win prizes, and the Thomases will also be giving out door prizes, including[Read More…]