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The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University is proud to announce its free, inaugural summer series, Groovin’ at GovState, June 26 through Aug. 14, at the university’s Outdoor Performance Area behind the Center for Performing Arts, 1 University Parkway, University Park. Music lovers are invited to bring a[Read More…]
Homewood Car Cruise. The new car show will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Harwood Avenue commuter lot. The event is a fundraiser for Anew: Building Beyond Violence. Homewood Outdoor Farmers Market. The market will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Martin Square on Martin Avenue between Chestnut and[Read More…]
Mel’s California Hoagies, a carry-out restaurant serving a variety of submarine sandwiches, celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting celebration at 813 Maple Ave. in Homewood on Tuesday, June 10. Mel Lee, who’s originally from Sacramento, California, owns the restaurant with his wife, Tudy Lee. Previously, for about two years, Mel’s[Read More…]
The Homewood Village Board approved the execution of the 1% municipal grocery retailers’ occupation tax and a 1% municipal grocery service occupation tax at the June 10 meeting, effective Jan. 1. On Aug. 5, 2024, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a legislation repealing the 1% State of Illinois Grocery Tax,[Read More…]
Margaret Nilles’ job was reading stories for and introducing books to the children at Homewood’s Willow School. She was happy to find the latest Jory John book for the youngest readers in pre-kindergarten or the chapter books about sports, dinosaurs and adventure characters for the second graders. Classes would come[Read More…]
Friday, June 13 The Lowest Pair. Trail Mix presents roots duo The Lowest Pair at Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve, 1100 Ridge Road. Live mingling music by folk duo Bugs Still Fly starts at 6 p.m. under the concessions pavilion. Main stage performance begins at 7 p.m. with special guests, Bad Hand.[Read More…]
In a statement issued Thursday, June 12, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) condemned the Trump administration’s recissions package that requests Congress to cancel $9.4 billion already appropriated by Congress. Kelly issued a statement Wednesday, June 11, criticizing the Trump administration’s unlawful use of ICE agents in Chicago and the deployment[Read More…]
The Homewood District 153 school board approved food service contracts to four food suppliers at the June 9 meeting. According to Eric Trimberger, chief school business official, the grocery and meat products deals have been awarded to the following companies for the 2025-26 school year: These costs total $298,910[Read More…]
The Forest Preserves of Cook County invites residents to celebrate freedom, family and country with activities, presentations, performances and exhibits that highlight Black history, arts and culture this Juneteenth. With boat rides, guided walks and other celebrations on the federal holiday of Thursday, June 19, a Juneteenth Jubilee from 11[Read More…]
When a change in family dynamics led Karen Olson to retire from her writer/editor job at the Chicago Tribune after 22 years, she pivoted to school counseling. In July she retires after 19 years on the Homewood-Flossmoor High School counseling staff. Before that, she was a school counselor at Marian[Read More…]
