Rain? No problem. Local residents brought umbrellas and lined the Dixie Highway-Olive Road-Harwood Avenue route in spite of a moderate rain shower minutes before the parade was set to begin. Veterans, Boy Scouts, public safety vehicles, local officials and three school bands led by a color guard and bagpiper helped[Read More…]

At the May 11 Academic Awards Ceremony, top students received the scholastic pin for earning honor roll status 12 or more times during their high school career. To be placed on the high honor roll, students must be enrolled in at least five classes and achieve all A’s. Students on the honor[Read More…]

Anyone who wanted to know what it is like to operate a backhoe or see the view from a towering bucket truck or learn how Homewood’s water plant works could have found the answers in one convenient spot Saturday, May 16. Dozens of families ignored the threat of rain to[Read More…]

Archbishop Blase Cupich meets with the altar serversbefore the service Sunday at Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church in Flossmoor. (Photo by Tom Houlihan/HF Chronicle) Before the start of Sunday’s service at Infant Jesus of Prague Church in Flossmoor, Archbishop Blase Cupich met with the young altar servers assisting him during the[Read More…]

Homewood Farmers Market opened its summer season Saturday, May 23, under sunny skies. Turnout was good, according to market officials, with the return of regular vendors and patrons, plus quite a few new visitors.  Related story: (coming soon)

The newspaper kiosk on Harwood Avenue near the train station is about to becoming the village’s latest Little Free Library.  A new sign was painted on the kiosk Friday, and Saturday morning it will be stocked with books.  Little Free Libraries are bring-a-book, take-a-book community libraries. There a more than[Read More…]

The exterior signs have been installed as the opening of the La Banque Hotel and La Voute Bistro nears. The hotel in the former bank building at Ridge Road and Martin Avenue in Homewood will open to the public June 15.  

Homewood-Flossmoor High School gave special recognition to its top students who have earned honor roll status eight or more times during their high school careers. To be placed on the high honor roll, students must be enrolled in at least five classes and achieve all A’s. Students on the honor roll are[Read More…]

Flossmoor is ready to begin its annual street resurfacing program in the next few weeks. Village officials said this week, however, that state Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) funds that are used to pay for street repairs are woefully inadequate to meet the village’s needs this year. Mayor Paul Braun said[Read More…]

Thieves stole items this week from cars parked in a Flossmoor neighborhood, and a car was stolen, police said. In an email alert to residents, Flossmoor police reported May 19 that property was stolen from vehicles parked on the village’s northeast side. The thefts were discovered early on Tuesday. Police[Read More…]