One driver was treated for minor injuries and transported to an area hospital after a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of 183rd Street and Harwood Avenue Wednesday evening, March 18. The crash occurred about 8 p.m. when the driver of a blue Hyundai Sonata was traveling northbound on Harwood when[Read More…]
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03.27.2026 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
Alert: Missing teen. The Homewood Police Department is attempting to locate Robert Jones, 15. He was last seen at his Homewood residence on March 24. He is 5-feet, 9-inches tall, weighs about 160 pounds and has a bit more hair now than pictured. Anyone with information about his whereabouts, call police[Read More…]
Poets share works about life and society at Flossmoor Art Council event
Poets recited their works about life, love, struggle and society at Conservatory Vintage & Vinyl in Flossmoor on Friday evening, March 20. The event was organized by the Flossmoor Art Council and hosted by Atlanta-based poet Theresa tha S.o.n.g.b.i.r.d. This was the second part of a two-night event, Floss-Flow. Homewood-Flossmoor[Read More…]
Wind Creek Chicago Southland opens sportsbook in casino
Wind Creek Chicago Southland is raising the stakes with the official opening of the property’s state-of-the-art sportsbook, powered by Kambi, in the East Hazel Crest casino. Located directly on the casino floor, this latest offering provides guests with a new way to watch and wager on their favorite sporting events. Spanning[Read More…]
Homewood board approves agreement to relocate indoor markets to H-F Sports Complex
The Homewood Village Board approved an agreement at Tuesday’s meeting with the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District to relocate the village’s holiday and indoor farmers markets to the H-F Sports Complex for the 2026-2027 season. The agreement allows the village to use the facility at 18211 Aberdeen St. as the venue for[Read More…]
Two Homewood officers promoted at board meeting Tuesday
Following the promotion of Thomas Johnson to Homewood police chief, two officers were promoted to fill open positions. Detective James Strayer was promoted to police sergeant, and Sgt. Steven Brandenburger was promoted to deputy chief of police. Both took the oath of office at the March 24 village board meeting. [Read More…]
03.26.2026 | What You Need To Know Today
Halsted Lane Closure. Beginning at 7 a.m. today, one northbound lane of Halsted Street from just south of Ridge Road to north of Elder will be closed while ComEd works on underground utilities. The lane will reopen once the work is complete. Flossmoor Green Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. in Village[Read More…]
Public hearing May 19 on park district’s $16.7 million budget plan
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. on May 19 on its proposed $16.7 million budget for 2026-2027. The meeting will be at the Goldberg Center park district headquarters at 3301 Flossmoor Road. The park district expects to raise $16,726,196 in revenue, an additional $533,734[Read More…]
County provides tips to keep pets safe during coyote mating season
Coyote mating and whelping season lasts through May, and until then, coyotes are establishing territories and dens to whelp their pups. Until pups are weaned, coyotes are more visible and more aggressive. The Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control and the Forest Preserves of Cook County offer the[Read More…]
H-F’s Rici leaves TF South in pieces
Rici Richmond was working on her changeup during Homewood-Flossmoor’s March 24 game versus TF South. So even as Red Wolves’ sophomore Izzy Sprehe’s pulled pitch after pitch foul and out of play, and the pitch count for the at bat reached double digits, Richmond continued to throw the change. Eventually,[Read More…]
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