Homewood police announced Sunday, Oct. 29, that a Chicago Heights man was arrested Oct. 27 in connection with a fatal traffic crash in September. Deondre Bing, 19, was charged with reckless homicide for a crash on Sept. 6 at the intersection of 183rd Street and Kedzie Avenue. Grace Hill, 76,[Read More…]
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Obituary: Linda Jo Van Dyke | October 13, 2023
Linda Jo Van Dyke, 76, lovingly known as Nin, Grandma Linda, Aunt Linda and Tiz, passed away peacefully at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center on October 13, 2023. Linda lived in Verona, NJ, after moving from Flossmoor, IL following the death of her husband, Robert Van Dyke, in 2020. Linda spent[Read More…]
Homewood police investigate report of shots fired
Homewood police responded to the 17500 block of Dixie Highway about 8:10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, to investigate a report of shots fired. Officers found several shell casings in the area but did not locate anyone who was involved. Police said they believe it was an isolated incident and urge[Read More…]
The Weeks | Oct. 29: Trick or treat hours, good words for good governance, stuff to do, free leaf pickup
DEMOCRACY WATCH Criticizing government is kind of a hobby. People regularly gripe about local government, township government, county government, state government, national government and governments elsewhere in the world. Complaining about government might be one of the most unifying forces in all creation. That’s why it was almost startling when[Read More…]
Teacher could return to classroom after abuse allegations deemed ‘unfounded’
Note: Carole Sharwarko is the founder of the Southland Investigative Reporting Center, which is providing this story. After more than a year of investigation and deliberation, Flossmoor School District decided will not take action on claims of sexual abuse made against a Western Avenue Elementary School teacher. On Oct. 23,[Read More…]
Flossmoor Station welcomes new brewmaster
The brewmaster at Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery has changed. After nine years of brewing beer at Flossmoor Station, Ryan Czaja has been replaced by Jake LaDuke. This was marked by a going away and welcoming party at the brewery on Oct. 5 that about 50 to 75 people attended,[Read More…]
Kelly joins Congressional Caucus to support predominantly Black institutions
Prairie State College in Chicago Heights and South Suburban College in South Holland will be beneficiaries of a new Congressional Caucus focused on educating policymakers and uplifting the needs of predominantly Black institutions. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill), representing Homewood and Flossmoor in Congress, has joined with Rep. Danny K. Davis[Read More…]
10.28.2023 | What You Need To Know Today
TRUNK OR TREAT — Place of Zen is hosting trick-or-treaters from 3 to 6 p.m. today at 18360 Governors Highway in the Cherry Creek shopping center. TRICK OR TREAT TRAIL — Children 10 and younger are invited to come Trick-or-Treat from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Millennium Park, 18600 Harwood Ave.,[Read More…]
Ink-N-Um Tattoos & Body Piercing will open in the Southgate Shopping Center
Bob Garrity, a tattoo artist and Class of 1991 Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduate, is relocating his tattoo parlor, Ink-N-Um Tattoos & Body Piercing from Calumet City to the Southgate Shopping Center in Homewood. The move comes after Ink-N-Um has been in Calumet City for 26 years. “I always wanted to be in[Read More…]
Reportedly stolen car collides with hearse Friday
The driver of a hearse was injured in a collision Friday morning with a car police said was reported stolen. Homewood police and fire units responded to the intersection of 183rd Street and Kedzie Avenue about 8:30 a.m.Officers learned that a silver Kia and a white Cadillac funeral hearse were[Read More…]
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