46 calls: Traffic Stop (29), Burglar Alarm (5), Disturbance (2), Search Warrant (1), Open Door/Window (1), Assist Fire Dept. (2), Domestic Disturbance (1), Lockout (1), Solicitor Complaint (1), Medical Alert Alarm (1), Suspicious Subject (1), Trouble Alarm (1) Traffic Stop (29) 12:11 a.m., Halsted St. & Ridge Rd. 12:46 a.m.,[Read More…]
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New Parker classrooms will be ready for coming school year
64 calls: Traffic Stop (30), Assist Other Agency (2), Unwanted Subject (2), Burglar Alarm (5), Assist Fire Dept. (8), Retail Theft (2), Suspicious Circumstances (1), Lockout (4), Found Property (2), Stray Animal (2), Disturbance (1), Disabled Vehicle (2), Suspicious Subject (1), Barking Dog (1), Noise Complaint (1) Traffic Stop (30)[Read More…]
Homewood’s Art & Garden Fair to feature science tinkering, public art project
Two vehicles were stolen from a Homewood residence overnight May 23-24, according to a police report. The vehicles taken from the 18900 block of Jodi Terrace were a 2008 gray Ford Taurus and a red Ford Ranger with an unspecified model year, according to the report, obtained by the HF[Read More…]
The Chronicle turns 1
Editor’s note: This is the first 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 introduced ourselves. On Tuesday the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle will celebrate its first birthday. She loved that tree, she[Read More…]
Bike accident victim rides again, thanks to Flossmoor officer
27 calls: Traffic Stop (9), Check Well Being (1), Disabled Vehicle (1), Assist Fire Dept. (3), Parking Problem (3), Burglar Alarm (5), Identity Theft (1), Domestic Disturbance (1), Disturbance (1), Lockout (1), Medical Alert Alarm (1) Traffic Stop (9) 9:23 a.m., I-80/I-294 & Halsted St. 12:46 p.m., Dixie Hwy. &[Read More…]
Morning commute plagued by downed wires in Homewood
Three hundred students received diplomas Thursday from Parker Junior High School. In a commencement ceremony at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, graduates were honored for their achievements as they were reminded that their educational journey resumes at the end of the summer. Student Council President Kai Garris presented this year’s class gift,[Read More…]
H-F school board members agree to technology improvements
An area of the Parker Junior High School addition thatcan be used as outdoor classroom.(Photo by Tom Houlihan/HF Chronicle) Another school year ends Monday but it will be far from quiet at Parker Junior High School even after students leave for the summer. Construction crews are putting the finishing touches[Read More…]
Flossmoor woman killed in CTA bus crash Tuesday
Children enjoy Ben’s Bubble Show at the 2014 Homewood Art & Garden Fair. Ben will return this year and is on the schedule Saturday, June 13, at 11 a.m. (HF Chronicle file photo) Homewood’s eighth annual Downtown Homewood Art & Garden Street Fair on Friday, June 12, and Saturday, June 13, will feature[Read More…]
Scenes from H-F graduation 2015
Flossmoor Mayor Paul Braun is asking residents to support a statewide initiative to prevent proposed cuts to the Local Government Distributive Fund (LGDF), a longtime revenue source for municipalities across Illinois. Paul Braun In his summer message to Flossmoor residents, posted late last month on the community’s website, Braun said[Read More…]
Students honored at St. Joseph School graduation
Terell White, left, receives a new bicycle, compliments of Flossmoor Police Officer David Levy, who raised money to replace White’s previous bike, which was damaged in a collision with a car. (Photo by Tom Houlihan/HF Chronicle) Seven months after he was nearly killed while riding his bicycle to work, Terell White has a new[Read More…]
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