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04.26.2026 | What You Need To Know Today

Women’s Adventure Day. From 1 to 5 p.m. at Irons Oaks, 20000 Western Ave., this all-women climbing experience will help participants feel the support and encouragement of others as they climb the high ropes course. Register as a single or bring your pals. Fee is $30 for H-F Park District residents, $40[Read More…]

From left, the first Village Door manager Nancy Beele, regular customers Maristella and Juliano Gozzi, and volunteers Marie Sporny and Cheryl Van Kempema discuss their disappointment at the Cancer Support Center's decision to close the store. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)

After 3 decades, Village Door to close by end of 2026

The Cancer Support Center announced Tuesday, April 7, that by the end of the year it will close the Village Door, a downtown Homewood retail furniture and houseware shop that has for three decades provided support for the center. Volunteers and customers reported they felt both blindsided and heart broken[Read More…]

04.25.2026 | What You Need To Know Today

Barb & Dan’s Road Ride. A 25-mile fitness bike ride. Everyone stays together. Leaves GoodSpeed Cycles, 2125 W. 183rd St., every Saturday (weather permitting) at 8 a.m. Returns before 10 a.m. Pace dictated by the riders that show up. Explore our local streets and trail system with Barb & Dan[Read More…]

National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) league director Micah Ariel-Roher describes his organization's programs at an information session hosted by GoodSpeed Cycles in Homewood. (Nick Ulanowski / H-F Chronicle)

National leader hosts biking info session at GoodSpeed Cycles

National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) league director Micah Ariel-Roher hosted an information session about the youth mountain biking organization at GoodSpeed Cycles in Homewood on Friday, April 17. NICA offers organized and competitive mountain biking for 5th through 12th graders. NICA recently started an Illinois league and is having its[Read More…]

From left, Edie Dobrez, executive director of the Homewood Science Center; Janell Robertson, winner of the Aesha Jackson STEAM Leader Award recipient; and Evan Roberts, science department lead at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. (Nuha Abdessalam/H-F Chronicle)

Two H-F students receive HSC’s Aesha Jackson Award

An award honoring the memory of Aesha Jackson, an engineer who was passionate about opening the world of STEAM to young people, has been awarded to two Homewood-Flossmoor High School students. The Aesha Jackson STEM Leader Award was presented by the Homewood Science Center to Annie Ford and Janell Robertson[Read More…]

04.24.2026 | What You Need To Know This Weekend

Friday, April 24 Fiber Friends Drop-In. Knitters, crocheters, embroiderers and quilters are welcome to stop by the conference room at Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave., from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to share your projects with people of all skill levels. Bring your materials and group members can help you[Read More…]

Rabid Brewing co-owner Raiye Rosado blows bubbles into the crowd with a bubble-making device during the Feast of the Goat Queen on July 26. (Nick Ulanowski / H-F Chronicle)

Last call for Rabid Brewing in Homewood

After nine years of brewing beer and creating community on Bretz Drive in Homewood, Rabid Brewing is bidding farewell to its first home. Friday, April 24, will be the last day to taste the craft brewer’s beers there as owners Raiye Rosado and Tobias Cichon close in preparation for a[Read More…]

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