70 calls: Traffic Stop (44), Burglar Alarm (4), Assist Fire Dept. (5), Disabled Vehicle (3), Domestic Disturbance (1), Traffic Accident with Damage (5), Assist Other Agency (1), Civil Matter (1), Found Property (1), Panic Alarm (2), Stray Animal (1), Suspicious Circumstances (1), Barking Dog (1) Traffic Stop (44) 12:00 a.m.,[Read More…]
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Audiences warm to storytelling show in Homewood
Storytelling is hot. In Homewood, you can feel the heat at Grady’s Grill the third Tuesday of each month, as a growing audience of story lovers gather to hear ordinary experiences come to life in an extraordinary way. In the Chicago area, there are about 50 storytelling shows every month,[Read More…]
Preparations continue for ‘Big Box’ opening Saturday
Homewood is thinking outside the Big Box this holiday season with the installation of a large shipping container in its downtown area, according to a news release from the village. The “Big Box” on Martin Avenue just north of Ridge Road will open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Small Business[Read More…]
H-F Vikings headed to football title game Saturday
Congratulations to the H-F Vikings! The Homewood-Flossmoor High School football team (11-2) is headed to the Class 8A state title game Saturday, Nov. 29, after a 35-28 win last night over Simeon Career Academy, according to a report in the Southtown Star. The Vikings won with a 64-yard fourth-quarter drive[Read More…]
Police Reports: Nov. 17, 2014
67 calls: Traffic Stop (39), Burglar Alarm (9), Suspicious Circumstances (2), Found Property (1), Citizen Assist (1), Lockout (2), Assist Fire Dept. (5), Check Well Being (1), Abandoned Vehicle (1), Stray Animal (1), Traffic Hazard (1), Retail Theft (1), Suspicious Subject (1), Traffic Accident with Damage (1), Disabled Vehicle (1)[Read More…]
Police Reports: Nov. 16, 2014
63 calls: Traffic Stop (36), Suspicious Subject (2), Stray Animal (2), Burglar Alarm (5), Assist Fire Dept. (4), Disturbance (2), Lockout (1), Traffic Accident with Damage (1), Check Well Being (2), Disabled Vehicle (1), Traffic Hazard (1), Assist Other Agency (1), Domestic Disturbance (2), Suspicious Circumstances (1), Unwanted Subject (2)[Read More…]
Flossmoor investment funds frozen following scam
Flossmoor is taking steps to protect its municipal investments following a potentially far-reaching financial scam that is already tying up more than $50 million in government funds across Illinois. Of Flossmoor’s investment, $90,000 is directly affected by the case. The village has withdrawn more than two-thirds of its municipal portfolio[Read More…]
Police Reports: Nov. 15, 2014
60 calls: Traffic Stop (41), Warrant Service (1), Assist Fire Dept. (2), Theft (1), Assist Other Agency (1), Burglar Alarm (4), Juvenile Problem (1), Disabled Vehicle (1), Lockout (1), Domestic Disturbance (3), Hangup (1), Check Well Being (1), Traffic Accident with Damage (2) Traffic Stop (41) 12:00 a.m., 2124 183rd[Read More…]
On the agenda: Homewood trustees to consider enterprise zone, budget amendment, committee appointments
The Homewood board of trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, in Village Hall, 2020 Chestnut Road, and will consider an ordinance to establish an enterprise zone. On the agenda: Pay bills amounting to $551,217.88. Consider a motion to approve the reappointments of Maureen Guger and Regina Zohfeld to the[Read More…]
Science Pub: Adventures in your microbial world
Homewood Science Pub’s speaker in November will ask the audience to get small. Really small. The lecture will take a microbial perspective on the world. Jack A. Gilbert Jack A. Gilbert is a microbial ecologist at Argonne National Laboratory whose ongoing research is focused on exploring how microbial communities assemble[Read More…]
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