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Homewood officials joined with store staff for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Aug. 26, to mark the grand opening of Burlington at 17825 Halsted St. Burlington, previously known as Burlington Coat Factory, sells coats, shoes, other clothing, handbags, small kitchen appliances, toys, backpacks and seasonal decorations. Within the first hour of[Read More…]
Prairie State College (PSC) will host its first Homecoming Week from Monday through Saturday, Sept. 12 to Sept. 17, with a lineup of special events, activities, sporting events and the Investiture of PSC President Dr. Michael D. Anthony. Most events are free and held at the main campus located at[Read More…]
Commander Keith Taylor will immediately fill the role of deputy police chief following the retirement of former Deputy Chief Clinton Wagner. Wagner retired effective Aug. 26 after 20 years of service to the Flossmoor Police Department. “It has been an honor and a privilege to have worked alongside Deputy Chief[Read More…]
Week -> No village, school or park board meetings are scheduled this week. The next meetings will be early in September. We’ll have more details in the next issue. Flossmoor Board of Trustees, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6. Homewood-Flossmoor Park District, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6. Flossmoor District 161 Board[Read More…]
Editor’s note: This story originally was published in the Chronicle’s Aug. 1 print edition. It is about citizen-based violent gun crime, and does not include information about police shootings. The Chronicle is committed to covering issues of police violence, including the killing of Madeline Miller on July 10. We will[Read More…]
AP Scholar awards have been presented to 107 students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The awards recognize exceptional achievement on Advanced Placement exams taken during the 2021-22 school year. High scores enable high school students to earn college credit, advanced placement or both. The Advanced Placement Program, under the direction of[Read More…]
Christian McKinney is prepared to make a difference, both for himself and for the Homewood-Flossmoor football team as a whole. The senior linebacker spent the offseason getting his body right. He was down to as little as 208 pounds at one point last season and now sits at 215. He[Read More…]
Homewood’s best presentations in gardening and curb appeal in residential and business properties were honored in August with Beautification Awards. The Homewood Beautification Committee surveyed Homewood neighborhoods this summer to select places to receive the top honor Blue Ribbon Awards, and special recognition Beautification Awards. Blue Ribbon Beautification Awards were[Read More…]
Aug. 26 took on a double meaning this year as not just the 102nd anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment guaranteeing a woman’s right to vote, but also a day to call attention to the health care limitations since the Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to a[Read More…]
HUNT FOR MEDIA TREASURE – Shop an interesting selections of gently used books, periodicals, movies, music and more at the Friends of the Library Sidewalk Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Homewood Library. SD 153 FAMILY REUNION – Families with students in Homewood School District 153 can[Read More…]
