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Homewood Estates Park got its official reopening on July 19 when members of the Homewood Rotary Foundation joined with park officials to unveil Rotary Fields, celebrating with an ice cream party. The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District gave the park, at 18200 California Ave., a complete makeover using a $70,000 donation from[Read More…]
Deion Johnson feels underappreciated and under-recruited going into this senior year at Homewood-Flossmoor. The 113-pounder has now made his presence known on the national wrestling scene. The Vikings senior-to-be finished second at 113 pounds on July 19 in the US Marine Corps Junior National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota. The[Read More…]
Raymond Grady was officially recognized and installed as Franciscan Health Olympia Fields and South Suburban Chicago Division president and chief executive officer at a Missioning Ceremony presided by Franciscan Alliance Inc. chairwoman Sister Jane Marie Klein. The hospital’s St. James Chapel in Olympia Fields was the setting for the ceremony[Read More…]
While the Flossmoor Village Board had nothing on its agenda Monday, July 18, related to the death of Madeline Miller — who was killed July 10 by police responding to a report of a domestic disturbance at 1437 Joyce Drive — local residents, an activist and a family member all spoke about[Read More…]
WEDNESDAY NIGHT MARKET – Enjoy Homewood’s Wednesday Night Market in Martin Square. Food, drinks and live music. 5 to 9 p.m. tonight FAMILY TALENT SHOW – Start practicing for the Camp HPL Talent Show, capping the Summer Reading program at Homewood Library. Each act gets five to eight minutes to[Read More…]
Sharon Peterson introduced the crowd to Maxie the skunk, Harriett the parrot, Virginia the possum, Togo the bat, Lulu the hedgehog, a trio of sugar gliders she calls the Powder Puff Girls, and Navoo the bald python. Peterson took kids and their parents around the world during her presentation “Incredible[Read More…]
On Saturday, July 23, the Homewood Arts Council will host its annual fundraiser. The event will take place and the Homewood Science Center, 18022 Dixie Highway. The non-profit has a network of artists in visual arts, media arts, literary arts, musical arts, theater arts and dance. The goal of the[Read More…]
The “roots” in the name of the new botanical shop, Roots + Fire Water at 1941 Ridge Road, refers to more than just the plants for sale. The roots reach back in time and across the miles to Mississippi. That’s where the family of mother-daughter co-owners Denice Rhodes of South[Read More…]
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL – Woodlands Community Church offers Level Up Kids Camp vacation Bible school for kids age 4 through fifth grade, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday to Thursday. Registration required. GROWN-UP SPLASH TIME – Plan for Grown-Up Night at the Splashpad from 6 to 8 p.m. on Aug.[Read More…]
Homewood officials announced on Friday that Gottschalk Avenue will be blocked off at the intersection with 183rd Street starting Tuesday, July 19. The temporary closure will test the feasibility of making Gottschalk a permanent dead-end at that spot. The test is expected to last one to two weeks. The move[Read More…]
