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(This story is the second in the Chronicle’s State of Faith series exploring spiritual life in the Homewood and Flossmoor area. The project is funded by a grant from the Homewood Rotary Club.) Founded in 1927, Flossmoor Community Church is approaching its 100th anniversary of serving its members and the[Read More…]
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields is offering prediabetic patients the opportunity to help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes with its year-long Diabetes Prevention Program. Franciscan Health’s 12-month Diabetes Prevention Program follows guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that have been proven to prevent or delay type[Read More…]
One person was pronounced dead at the scene and another was transported to Advocate Christ Hospital in serious condition after a one-vehicle crash late Tuesday in Flossmoor. The identities of the people involved have not been released. The crash occurred at 10:48 p.m. in the 2800 block of Vollmer Road.[Read More…]
GIRL SCOUT COOKIES AT HSC – Do-si-do over to Homewood Science Center to buy your favorite Girl Scouts cookies, available through Monday. A girl within Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana will be credited with your purchase. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to[Read More…]
Note: This story was updated with new contact information on March 9. The Homewood Police Department has partnered with Kia and Hyundai Corporations to help combat motor vehicle thefts of older models. Kia and Hyundai models manufactured between 2011 and 2021 have been targeted across the country following a TikTok[Read More…]
Every good effort comes to an end. The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Advisory Committee is one such example. At its meeting Feb. 21, park commissioners agreed to dissolve the committee. It was a sad vote for Debbie Dennison and Dallas Collins who both served on the committee before taking seats on[Read More…]
THEFT PREVENTION – After a recent increase in certain stolen vehicles, Homewood Police Department has partnered with Kia and Hyundai corporations to help combat motor vehicle theft. HPD is now offering free steering wheel locks to village residents who own a Hyundai vehicle from model years 2011 to 2021. Locks[Read More…]
The Governors State University (GSU) Dance Company will promote social justice in their upcoming production, “RISE UP! Truth to Power,” running March 10 and 11 at the Center for Performing Arts (CPA). The show includes original choreography by GSU faculty, students and alumni. The performance draws from a variety of dance[Read More…]
Note: Story updated March 14 to correct future concert date. Trail Mix Concert Series is returning to Izaak Walton Nature Center at Senior Hall on Friday, March 10. Trail Mix has featured nationally renowned musicians such as Sunny War and Dom Flemons but will return to its roots with performances[Read More…]
The library at Prairie State College will be hosting “Americans and the Holocaust,” a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, that will open Wednesday, March 22, and continue through April 27. The exhibit examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide[Read More…]
