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Marian Catholic High School announced that Vince Krydynski (Class of 1981), who has served as the school’s President since 2016, will retire at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year. “After prayerful reflection and discussions with my family, I have decided to step down as president of Marian Catholic, at[Read More…]
Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. Watch the meeting livestream here. Meeting ID 980 4907 6232, passcode 830183. The board will consider: Flossmoor Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, in[Read More…]
Walk Walton, a nature fest and fundraiser for the Homewood Science Center, is set for Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Izaak Walton Preserve, 1100 Ridge Road in Homewood. This year, the event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. features: “We’re excited to welcome the community to this year’s Walk Walton[Read More…]
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. Watch the meeting livestream here. Meeting ID 890 1808 9828, passcode 60422. Highlights: The board will consider: Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7[Read More…]
Would you trust your 13-year-old to operate a power tool? There’s no worries at James Hart School in Homewood in teacher Tom Jaminski’s Industrial Arts class. Jaminski was recently awarded the Middle School Teacher of the Year Award from the Technology Education Association of Illinois. He will be honored during[Read More…]
As part of our coverage of Flossmoor’s centennial, the Chronicle has conducted interviews with several of the village’s long-time residents to add their stories to the village’s story. Maurice Page and her husband, the late Harold Page, moved to Flossmoor in 1965. She believes they were the first Black family[Read More…]
Cook County property owners can sign up for eBilling for themselves or family members to receive property tax bills via email instead of print copies by snail mail. The eBilling option offers the convenience of allowing spouses to each receive copies of tax bills or multiple adult siblings to all[Read More…]
The Homewood Board of Trustees voted on Sept. 24 to support a Cook County Class 8 property tax relief designation for a new restaurant at 18031 Dixie Highway that is expected to open soon. Caterer David Mitchell and Chris Michaels plan to open Mitchell and Michaels Plat Du Jour in[Read More…]
Fraudulent activity typically increases after disasters. Con artists may try to get money from people who are dealing with property damage from natural disasters or ask for personal information in order to commit identity theft. Survivors of the July 13-16 severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding in Cook, Fulton,[Read More…]
H-F High School’s Salute to Service. At the Homewood-Flossmoor varsity football game at 999 Kedzie Ave. there will be a special recognition of area veterans. Kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m. The veterans program will take place during halftime. Information and tickets at www.HFHighSchool.org. Voter Registration at Homewood Library. The League of Women[Read More…]
