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Big win in home, conference opener for H-F boys hoops
It’s always good to open the conference slate with a win. Homewood-Flossmoor boys basketball remained undefeated and got the South West Suburban Conference Blue season started on the right foot with a 86-66 win over a pesky Sandburg Friday. “(Sandburg) is a really good team. They’re disciplined. They shoot the[Read More…]
12.2.2023 | What You Need To Know Today
HOMEWOOD HOLIDAY MARKET — The village’s first indoor holiday market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Homewood Auditorium, 2010 Chestnut Road. HOLIDAY SPIRITS — The Cancer Support Center Junior Board will host a holiday event from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight at Wiley’s Grill, 800 Kedzie Ave. in Flossmoor. Local[Read More…]
Hands from the Heart project gives warmth
The board room in Homewood Village Hall was filled with two kinds of warmth on Oct. 28, the kind offered by knitted hats and scarves to those who are unhoused, and the kind created by generous volunteers who do the knitting (and crocheting). More than 20 volunteers with Hands from[Read More…]
Ink-N-Um Tattoos celebrates its grand opening in Southgate Shopping Center
Ink-N-Um Tattoos & Body Piercing, Homewood’s second tattoo parlor, celebrated its grand opening in a ribbon-cutting celebration on Wednesday, Nov. 29. Owner Bob Garrity has wanted to move his Calumet City shop to his hometown of Homewood for years. Due to community support and recent changes in zoning regulations, he was finally able to relocate to[Read More…]
12.1.2023 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
HOLIDAY LIGHTS FESTIVAL PREP — Martin Avenue remains closed from Ridge Road to Hickory Road. Ridge Road from Harwood Avenue to Dixie Highway will be closed at 7:30 a.m. today and Ridge Road from Dixie Highway east to Highland Avenue will be closed at 4 p.m. in preparation for the Holiday Lights[Read More…]
54 H-F High seniors named Illinois State Scholars
The State Scholar Program has named 54 graduating seniors as Homewood-Flossmoor High School as Illinois State Scholars. These students were selected for their outstanding test scores on the ACT or SAT and high grade point average, unweighted class rank and the second semester class size for their junior year. They[Read More…]
Rep. Robin Kelly Celebrates $45,000 AmeriCorps Award for Governors State University
Congresswoman Robin Kelly celebrated a $45,180 federal grant awarded to Governors State University to support a new AmeriCorps VISTA project. Kelly’s district includes Homewood and Flossmoor. Governors State University’s VISTA project will double the current capacity of the Jaguar Jumps program, which serves students with disabilities, and provide wrap-around services[Read More…]
Divine Nine comes to GSU: New Alpha Kappa Alpha chapter celebrated Nov. 20
On a night steeped with over 100 years of tradition and culture, history was made when Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. presented a new chapter at Governors State University, which had never hosted Black fraternities and sororities in its 54-year existence. Before a standing-room-only crowd in the Center for Performing[Read More…]
H-F’s Beebe is state coach of the year
Homewood-Flossmoor boys track coach Nate Beebe wants to be real. He believes it’s one of the key elements to being a good coach. “They say ‘You can’t fool kids and dogs.’ If you’re not authentic and real with the kids and with your staff, they’re not going to do the[Read More…]
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