After the wettest June on record, the weather turned nice just in time for the Homewood 4th of July parade, and area residents flocked to Dixie Highway and Ridge Road to watch the annual Independence Day spectacle.

43 calls: Traffic Stop (21), Suspicious Subject (1), Suspicious Circumstances (1), Assist Fire Dept. (5), Check Well Being (3), Disturbance (1), Noise Complaint (2), Parking Problem (2), Hit & Run (2), Sign/Signal Out (1), Burglar Alarm (1), Retail Theft (1), Lockout (1), Fireworks Complaint (1) Traffic Stop (21) 12:46 a.m.,[Read More…]

58 calls: Traffic Stop (17), Juvenile Problem (3), Disturbance (2), Assist Fire Dept. (9), Suspicious Circumstances (2), Disabled Vehicle (1), Burglar Alarm (2), Medical Alert Alarm (1), Disoriented Subject (1), Found Property (1), Ordinance Violation (1), Domestic Disturbance (3), Child Endangerment (1), Animal Complaint (1), Parking Problem (2), Escort (2),[Read More…]

59 calls: Traffic Stop (23), Theft (1), Open Door/Window (2), Traffic Accident with Damage (3), Check Well Being (2), Escort (1), Suspicious Circumstances (1), Neighbor Problem (1), Lockout (3), Customer/Management Dispute (1), Damaged Property (1), Illegal Burning (1), Premise Check (1), Ordinance Violation (1), Warrant Service (1), Stray Animal (1),[Read More…]

Kalin O’Connor says she’s mostly a “numbers cruncher” for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, but her bottom line can help make a difference for sick children and their families. Kalin O’Connor O’Connor, a 2012 graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School, is working at the not-for-profit organization through the 2015 Summer Fellowship Program sponsored by The Columbus Foundation,[Read More…]

To honor those who have served in our nation’s armed forces, state Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, is hosting a free Veterans’ Appreciation Picnic on Friday, July 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park, 19101 Halsted St. in Glenwood. “Veterans made sacrifices for our safety and[Read More…]

Volunteers helping with the Butter Burgers & Badgesevent include, from left, Tom Tomaszewski, HomewoodPolice Officer Blake Werner, Henry Werner, ElaineWerner, Kailen Davis and Homewood Events ManagerAllisa Opyd, Alli and Matt Boerema, HPD DeputyChief Denise McGrath, Homewood MarketingCoordinator Anna Devries and HPD OfficerDavid Lux. (Photo by Eric Crump/HF Chronicle) Police department[Read More…]

Homewood station tunnel has been deteriorating for some time. A 2005 village master plan describedit as “unattractive and has drainage and odorproblems. It needs cleaning, maintenance,and physical improvements.(HF Chronicle file photo) The celebration last week of completed renovations at the Flossmoor Metra station had commuters at the next two stops to the north revisiting[Read More…]

Do you want a Trader Joe’s to locate in Homewood?  Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld does. He’s been communicating with the company periodically for eight years in an effort to convince its officials to open a store here.Now there is an opportunity for local Trader Joe’s fans to pitch in.  Hofeld[Read More…]