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Churchill School special education teacher Laura Kozel was honored by the District 153 school board for her outstanding efforts as a national board certified teacher. To receive certification, teachers must show how their teaching aligns with five core standards, including a deep understanding of their students, content knowledge, use of[Read More…]
Heather Hill Elementary school opened its doors on Jan. 16, from 10 a.m. to noon. Destiny Watson, founder and CEO of You Matter 2, sought out community members and volunteers to make lunches for the homeless served by South Suburban PADS and tie blankets for Project Kennedy, a nonprofit helping cancer patients and[Read More…]
The University of Chicago Medicine launched walk-in urgent care services at its Homewood location, 17805 S. Halsted St., providing south suburban residents with afterhours, weekend and holiday access for time-sensitive medical needs, including minor illnesses and injuries. UChicago Medicine Medical Group – Homewood, which already offers primary care and family medicine, began[Read More…]
HEAR HOMEWOOD STORYTELLERS – Celebrating nine years, Homewood Stories kicks off 2023 with an evening of storytelling for adults from 7:30 to 9 p.m. tonight at the FCC Community House. Five storytellers are featured. You can bring your own snacks, dinner and beverages to enjoy before or during the show.[Read More…]
District 153’s five-year strategic plan will close with a review of major accomplishments district-wide and at Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools. In 2018, the Homewood school board wrote a strategic plan with with input from a group of 55 people, including staff members, interested parents and residents. At the[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor High School junior Nichelle Joi started her day off on Monday reading a book for young students as part of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service program. But it wasn’t just any book she was reading. It was “My Camera and Me,” the fourth book she’s authored. [Read More…]
DEMOCRACY WATCH As anti-police-violence protesters at the Flossmoor community meeting last fall shouted out, challenging and interrupting the forum’s moderators, a woman seated next to me confided that she was sympathetic to their cause, “but they are going about it the wrong way.” Tomorrow we celebrate the legacy of Dr.[Read More…]
The Vikings Baseball Booster Club is hosting its Hot Stove Fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 28, to support the Homewood-Flossmoor High School baseball program. The event, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Balagio Ristorante, 175th and Dixie Highway in Homewood, will feature guest speaker H-F graduate Laurence Holmes, host of Chicago’s[Read More…]
Homewood trustees recognized one promotion and two retirements from the police department during their regular meeting Tuesday, Jan. 10. Dennis Leaks was promoted to sergeant. His father, Dennis Leaks Sr., pinned his new badge on his uniform after he took the oath of office. Mayor Rich Hofeld noted that Leaks[Read More…]
An Aurora teen who was shot Friday evening has died, according to Homewood police. Johnathan Brown, 18, was found in a parking lot near Buffalo Wild Wings by officers responding to a report of shots fired. Another 18-year-old from Merrillville, Indiana, also injured by gunfire, drove himself to a Gary,[Read More…]
