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It couldn’t have worked out better for 14-year-old Demi Chaney, but she earned it. The Homewood resident will leave for Houston Friday at the invitation of Major League Baseball. Chaney was chosen as the MVP of MLB’s Girls Baseball Trailblazers series in April in Vero Beach, Fla., so the league[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor High School has earned repeat honors as a National Unified Champion Banner School from Special Olympics Illinois. A special presentation ceremony was held Monday, Oct. 24, with about 150 H-F students cheering as the banner was unfurled. Kim Riddering, Special Olympics Illinois’ chief operating officer, said H-F is one[Read More…]
When Diversified Partners of Arizona first proposed replacing Calumet Country Club golf course with a warehousing facility in 2019, opponents of the development turned to the Forest Preserve District of Cook County in hopes the agency would acquire the property and develop it as greenspace. Carl Vogel, FPDCC director of[Read More…]
LEAF IT AT THE CURB – Village of Flossmoor offers Free Leaf Collection from Nov. 7 to Dec. 2. Residents of single-family homes can place leaves only in 33-gallon biodegradable paper bags on the street curb for free pick-up, no stickers needed. Bags should be set at the curb no[Read More…]
When someone turns 100, you might not expect that they’d have much of a social calendar. But that’s not the case for Marjorie Wright of Homewood, who hit the century mark on Oct. 10. There had been several weeks of celebrations leading up to the big day, a family wedding[Read More…]
There was a bright sound inside and outside Willow School on Friday, Oct. 21, when the bands started playing. Homewood-Flossmoor High School Marching Band director Sarah Witlock and 14 band members carried the tune, and the 18 members of the Willow Band had the beat for their first joint performance[Read More…]
PLAYING IN THE BAND – Melody Mart hosts Adult Jam Band Rehearsal from 8 to 10 p.m. tonight. This low-pressure music course will help adult players develop ensemble skills, note accuracy, reading skills, attention to detail and awareness of blend and balance. $20, register online. HOP ON YOUR BROOMSTICKS –[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor High School students will present “Monstersongs” as the fall H-F Theatre production on Nov. 3, 4 and 5 in the Mall Auditorium. The story will take guests in a synthesized world of the graphic novel, rock musicals, live performances and new technology as seen through the eyes of a[Read More…]
SPECO. Chicago Christian High School cross country runners write the acronym on their hands before races. It stands for “Spiritual, Passion, Encouragement, Commitment, Optimism.” “(SPECO) is just a reminder of how we prioritize stuff,” junior Grace Mullin said. So far this season, it’s been an effective motivator. The Knights are[Read More…]
As Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve visitors may have noticed, the Sandhill Lakes are shrinking, putting the fish population at risk, but a solution to the problem is on the way. The east side of the preserve requires the addition of well water to remain filled all year round, according to[Read More…]
