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Demi Chaney is the only girl in the dugout. That’s not an unfamiliar feeling for the Homewood-Flossmoor freshman. She’s been playing baseball since she was 7, so donning the red and white cap for the Vikings freshman team is old hat. “When I’m in the dugout, on this team, I’m[Read More…]
June 9 will be the 10th anniversary of the Chronicle’s first published story. We figure this is a good time to think through the state of local news in H-F and see how to keep things going. We’ll be out in the community more than usual this year. We hope[Read More…]
For parents looking to engage both sides of their kids’ brains this summer, Governors State University’sSchool of Extended Learning (SXL) is hosting two camps this July, STEAM and Blues camps. Both camps are open to middle school and high school students, ages 11 to 16, with each camp accepting 55 participants. STEAM[Read More…]
The District 161 Board of Education recognized Parker Junior High’s seventh-grade boys’ basketball team for playing in the Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) state tournament. The 2023-24 season was the first time Parker’s seventh-grade team qualified for state. On Jan. 22, Parker defeated defending state champions Markham Prairie Hills 47-40[Read More…]
The Governors State University Dance Company and guests will perform a cultural kaleidoscope of movement, identity and self-expression at 2:30 p.m. on March 30 at the Center for Performing Arts, 1 University Parkway, University Park. With original choreography by GSU faculty, students, and alumni, “Body Language: Cultural Storytelling Through Dance” features[Read More…]
A story of music and friendship will be brought to the stage in April when The Drama Group presents “Quartet,” a story of four former opera singers who decide they still have what it takes to perform. The story is set in a retirement home in England where the rumor[Read More…]
GRANDPARENTS’ DAY — Homewood Science Center, 18022 Dixie Highway, will host a special event for grandparents and other caregiving adults from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. LET’S GO TO THE MOVIES — A trip sponsored by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District from noon to 2 p.m. today to the Country Club Hills[Read More…]
The District 161 Board congratulated teachers and staff who received recognition through the Illinois State Board of Education’s Teacher of the Year and Those Who Excel education awards program. Lesa Waishwell, a second-grade teacher from Western Avenue Elementary School, was recognized in the Classroom Teacher category. Social worker Gayle[Read More…]
Nora Zerante will move from a teacher to assistant principal at Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights for the 2024-25 school year. The 2011 graduate has been on staff the past eight years serving as an English teacher and English Department chairperson. She also coaches varsity softball. Zerante will[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor Swim Club is continuing to grow and beginning to experience levels of success the youth team has not seen since before the pandemic. The winter was a successful one, coach Chris Baker said. The club had double digit swimmers advance to the regional level and three make the state[Read More…]
