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The holidays are a magical time filled with excess and luxury for some, but for a lot of people in the area it is a time when ongoing struggles are magnified. For those living with food insecurity, just having meals from day to day is a challenge and the idea[Read More…]
Prairie State coach Carlos Reyes talked to his team before the NJCAA Division II men’s soccer national championship match against Morton College in Arizona. The Panthers beat Reyes’s Pioneers twice during the regular season, first when they were in a position to win an Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference championship and[Read More…]
A number of Homewood and Flossmoor students were among 37% of Marian Catholic High School’s student body of 300 students to be named to the first quarter honor roll for earning a GPA of 3.2 or higher. “It’s not easy to earn a high GPA at Marian Catholic and we[Read More…]
If your holiday season is not complete without seeing a performance from a strolling trombone choir, Flossmoor’s first holiday event of the season on Saturday, Nov. 26, will check that box, according to Flossmoor Events Manager Stephanie Wright. “This will be our second year having the tree lighting the same[Read More…]
As Catalyst Consulting Group works to share its sweeping vision for the Calumet Country Club site redevelopment, they battle back against the negative narrative that precedes their involvement. The group includes five professionals, people of color with ties to the Southland, who also refer to their business proposal as a[Read More…]
YOUR TURN TO TALK ABOUT TIFS – Homewood Village Board meets at 7 p.m. tonight at village hall and online. Every village board meeting features an audience comment period, where anyone can address the trustees about anything, including TIF fund awards and more. On the agenda is a $8,425 TIF[Read More…]
Bookie’s is back, the Rock Shop is ready, and the new combination book/rocks/record store, informally dubbed “stacks and stones” by the partners in the venture, is set to open Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 18019 Dixie Highway in Homewood. The Rock Shop, co-owned by Laura Bruni and Craig Frank, held a[Read More…]
Small businesses in Homewood and Flossmoor will celebrate the annual national event of Small Business Saturday on Nov. 26. Small Business Saturday follows the Thanksgiving holiday and Black Friday, the official opening of the holiday shopping season noted for discounted and special pricing. Small Business Saturday’s participating businesses may have[Read More…]
More than two dozen veterans attended the annual Veterans Day event at James Hart School in Homewood. Students and staff honored the veterans for their service and got a couple of history lessons, too. Veterans said they appreciate the annual event, and they took the opportunity to talk about their[Read More…]
Three people wearing masks and gloves smashed the front door of Van Sipma Jewelers, 2015 Ridge Road in Homewood at about 5:44 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, according to Homewood police. The three then fled on foot. The value of the items is not yet known, police said.
