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Storytellers provided some memorable images Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the first anniversary Homewood Stories show at Grady’s Grille. Greg Weiss’ story included projectile spinach.  Homewood Stories founder Karen O’Donnell, left, preparesto blow out the candle on a birthday cake to mark the show’s first anniversary. Local storyteller RichardAspell holds the cake. (Photoby Eric Crump/The[Read More…]

Viewpoint:The commentary below represents the ideas, observations and opinions of the author.  Opportunities like this are like shooting stars. Your see them for an instant and then they disappear into the night. Tom Houlihan There I was, minding my own business, driving to the store. Then, passing the Homewood-Flossmoor Ice[Read More…]

The contract with Global Studios to complete a concept plan for the development of a community science center was deferred, but the Homewood board of trustees meeting Tuesday, Jan. 27, was filled with business development matters, including news of two new restaurants planning to open this year. Village President Richard[Read More…]

Homewood-Flossmoor High School chess players hosted and took second place in the Southwest Suburban Conference chess tournament Saturday, Jan. 24. Related story:H-F chess team hosts conference tournament, takes second place (The Chronicle, Jan. 27, 2015)  

Apparently Homewood Farmers Market fans held up their lighters, clapped their hands and whistled, because the market is about to do an encore.  The Homewood Farmers Market will be back in actionSaturday, Jan. 31. It’ll be kindof like this, but with a roof and walls. (Photo by EricCrump/The Chronicle) After a summer[Read More…]

H-F chess players concentrateon the next move in their matches Saturday, Jan. 24. (Photo by Eric Crump/TheChronicle) Homewood-Flossmoor High School chess players wrapped up their regular season Saturday, Jan. 24, by hosting and taking second place in the Southwest Suburban Conference chess tournament.  Carl Sandburg High School took first place in the[Read More…]

It was a nice afternoon for a ride in Izaak Walton Preserve. A little snow falling. A little ice on the trails, enough to make biking interesting but not enough to prevent a ride. Here are a few scenes.

Copper piping was reported stolen from two vacant Flossmoor homes in less than one week. On Jan. 22, a contractor working at a house on the 3000 block of Scott Crescent told police that about 80 feet of copper piping was stolen. Nothing else was missing from the house, which[Read More…]

Dear Candidate,The Chronicle is your newest and most current news source for information about Homewood and Flossmoor. We are your online newspaper athfchronicle.com. As the April election nears, we hope to give our readers an election guide that will provide them with information on your background and perspective on issues. [Read More…]