BLACK HISTORY MONTH READING CHALLENGE – Homewood Library is issuing a challenge to young people ages 11 to 18. During February, read books about Black history and books written by African-American authors. Then, track your hours read through the Beanstack app to earn rewards. Read 10 hours and get entered[Read More…]
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Brownfield making an impact for H-F in return season
It took some time away for Carson Brownfield to realize how important it is to be home. The Homewood-Flossmoor junior was with the Vikings as a freshman but transferred to St. Rita for his sophomore year. Brownfield grew up playing with nine of the eleven players on the H-F roster,[Read More…]
Murphy fitting her role, leading H-F from the point
Jaeda Murphy is a point guard’s point guard. The diminutive Homewood-Flossmoor junior is a pass-first, defend-the-perimeter, make-things-happen sort of player who says she always thinks about the team before herself. “Coming into the season, I didn’t really have any goals set for me. I was just coming out here to[Read More…]
‘DRUMLine Live’ returns to GSU on Feb. 4
Governors State University (GSU) Center for Performing Arts’ will welcome “DRUMLine Live” back to its stage for the fourth time. The high-energy performance will be Saturday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m. “DRUMLine Live” was created by the musical team behind the hit movies, “Drumline” and “Drumline: A New Beat.” The show[Read More…]
Caddies at Olympia Fields, Idlewild selected as Evans Scholars
Golf caddies Rodney Branch III, a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, and Michael VanHootegem, a senior at Marian Catholic High School, have been selected as 2023 recipients of the Chick Evans Scholarship covering college housing and tuition costs for four years. To be selected, Branch and VanHootegem had to meet[Read More…]
1.24.23 | What You Need to Know Today
OATHS FOR HOMEWOOD – Homewood Village Board meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Homewood Village Hall. The agenda includes recognition of retiring Public Works employee Kirk Lindstrom, along with oaths of office for Kelly Huscher for the position of Building Division Permit Clerk, Kenneth Strunk as Police Officer and Tyler Hall for[Read More…]
The Weeks | Jan. 22
THE WEEK > Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23, in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. Flossmoor Community Relations Commission will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23, in the committee room at village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Homewood[Read More…]
Hazel Crest begins process that could lead to annexation, redevelopment of Calumet Country Club
The Hazel Crest Board of Trustees approved a contract on Jan. 10 with a consulting firm that will explore the feasibility of establishing a tax increment financing (TIF) district on Calumet Country Club. The property is currently in unincorporated Cook County after Homewood was forced to disconnect it from the village in[Read More…]
Homewood firefighters arrange limo ride for young cancer patient
The Homewood Fire Department partnered with Project Fire Buddies on Tuesday, Jan. 17, to give a 5-year-old Homewood cancer patient a ride in style to her last chemotherapy treatment and had a special shout-out from children’s entertainer Blippi. Joy Arseneau got to ride in a Cadillac Escalade limousine with her Fire[Read More…]
Flossmoor retains Sikich as audit firm, but switches to new audit partner and manager; Mayor provides update on police shooting investigation
A familiar audit firm will perform its services for Flossmoor in fiscal year 2023, but with new names at the helm. The Flossmoor Village Board voted unanimously the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 17, to retain Sikich as its audit firm, while switching to a new audit partner, Brian LeFevre, and[Read More…]
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