The new Homewood welcome sign at the village’s south entrance on Dixie Highway. (Photo by Eric Crump/HF Chronicle) New Homewood welcome signs were installed about in mid-May, and public works officials say the new versions should be long-lasting and easier to maintain. The new signs include the village’s slogan, “You’re in the Right[Read More…]

Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of stories reflecting on the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle’s first year of publishing.  Every publication starts from zero. The Chicago Tribune had to sell its first newspaper before it could sell its millionth. The Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle started from zero, too, but we’re encouraged by[Read More…]

London Hatch (Photo by Marilyn Thomas/HF Chronicle) An essay by London Hatch of St. Joseph School written to author Anne Frank has won special recognition through the “Letters About Literature” essay contest sponsored by the Illinois Secretary of State and the Illinois Center for the Book.  The contest asked students to write a letter to[Read More…]

Novelist Brooke Wyeth (Jeannie Markionni) talks with her father,Lyman, during a family reunion in “Other Desert Cities,” at theDrama Group in Chicago Heights.(Photo provided by the Drama Group) Joyful anticipation often fades quickly when family members gather for the holidays, expecting past conflicts to have evaporated with the passage of time.[Read More…]

After more than three years in development, the conversion of the former Great Lakes Bank building into La Banque, an upscale boutique hotel in downtown Homewood is done,  and the staff has gotten its first test run. Renovations and preparations came right down to the wire, with workers completing finishing[Read More…]

Editor’s note: This is the third in a week-long series of stories focusing on who and what the HF Chronicle is. After publishing for a year, we thought it was about time we explain what we’re up to.   Greetings Chronicle readers! Marilyn Thomas We’ve been meeting you at the[Read More…]

62 calls: Traffic Stop (43), Domestic Disturbance (1), Burglar Alarm (3), Suspicious Circumstances (1), Assist Fire Dept. (5), Assist Other Agency (1), Medical Alert Alarm (2), Parking Problem (1), Citizen Assist (1), Dispute (1), Suspicious Subject (1), Traffic Accident with Damage (1), Lockout (1) Traffic Stop (43) 12:06 a.m., 187th[Read More…]

50 calls: Traffic Stop (27), Lockout (3), Check Well Being (4), Assist Fire Dept. (6), Ordinance Violation (1), Burglar Alarm (1), Noise Complaint (1), Traffic Accident with Damage (3), Suspicious Circumstances (1), Warrant Service (1), Found Property (1), Disabled Vehicle (1) Traffic Stop (27) 12:37 a.m., 183rd St. & Kedzie[Read More…]

Get your résumé ready! Portillo’s Restaurant is opening a hiring office June 16 at 17818 S. Halsted St. in Homewood, located between GNC and Famouse Footwear. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each week.  The restaurant has 200 staff positions to fill for its Monday,[Read More…]