HOMEWOOD BOARD — Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. Find the agenda here. Attend remotely here or dial 312-626-6799. ID 980 4907 6232, passcode 830183. Trustees will consider approving the appointment of Thomas Johnson as deputy police chief, a letter of intent with Rabid Ground LLC[Read More…]
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Attendance, social issues are key factors for H-F student success
Data collected by Homewood-Flossmoor High School administrators show students are struggling in certain areas. Those numbers are having a negative impact on grades and student outcomes. During the fourth session for the strategic planning process, participants got packets with data on student absences and tardies, as well as their overall[Read More…]
History-making music: How Juice WRLD’s music touched millions of hearts
Jarad Higgins was born talented, according to his mother, Carmela Wallace. Mothers are stereotypically biased when it comes to their children’s special abilities, but it wasn’t just Wallace’s view. “I remember him being in kindergarten and his teacher noticed that he had a knack for music,” she said. “She recommended[Read More…]
Homewood police investigate armed robbery at Halsted business
Two masked individuals displayed handguns while robbing a Verizon Wireless store at 17575 S. Halsted St. in Homewood on Monday, Feb. 12, according to police. No one was injured in the incident, police said. Officers responded to the store at about 11:20 a.m. and learned the two individuals had taken[Read More…]
History-making music: How the Burke Brothers made beautiful music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began playing the clavier at age 4 and was composing at 5. Michael Jackson started his singing career at 6 when he first took the stage with the Jackson Five, his family’s singing group. And the late Reginald Waymond “Sonny” Burke, who spent the last 18 years[Read More…]
The Weeks | Feb. 11: Thornton Township referendum, many meetings, Abe Lincoln at Flossmoor library, history of DQ at Homewood library
THE WEEK > Meetings Homewood School District 153 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, at the James Hart School media center, 18220 Morgan St. Flossmoor Public Art Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, in the village hall conference room, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Homewood Board[Read More…]
Flossmoor police seek information on fatal hit-and-run
The Flossmoor Police Department is appealing to anyone who might have information about a fatal hit-and-run Thursday night, Feb. 8, or Friday morning, Feb. 9, to report what they know. Aaliyah A. Leonard, 23, of Matteson, was killed in the incident. Flossmoor police and fire units found her body in the 19600[Read More…]
GSU launches LatinX Resource Center
Governors State University officially launched its Latinx Resource Center (LRC) with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Feb. 2. GSU President Cheryl Green and Emmanuel Lopez, the LRC’s first director, headed the list of dignitaries who attended the ceremony. The LRC initiative is part of the university’s approach to meeting the[Read More…]
Manufacturers push legislative agenda with focus on workforce, technology, clean energy
The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) unveiled its 2024 legislative agenda on Wednesday, Feb. 7, advocating for measures to strengthen the state’s manufacturing ecosystem by supporting students and families entering the workforce, advancing the development of cutting-edge technology, and allowing carbon capture and sequestration to help the state reach its clean energy goals.[Read More…]
H-F sees six sign to continue athletics in college
A trio of football players highlighted Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s college signing event Wednesday, Feb. 7, in the school’s auditorium. Running back Brandon Brigham signed his letter of intent with Southeast Missouri State, where he’ll major in kinesiology. He hopes to someday be a coach or athletic trainer when his playing[Read More…]
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