By Lana Abdallah and Nuha Abdessalam, contributing writers Lt. Gov. Julianna Stratton visited Governors State University on Tuesday, April 12, to continue her campaign to address Illinois’ shortage of teachers and to promote teaching as a profession for students of color. Stratton met with GSU President Cheryl Green and faculty[Read More…]
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Health & Wellness 2022: Flossmoor school nurse supports families during pandemic
Volunteers needed for Park Pride on May 7
From left, Isabella Davies, Katelyn Cheung and Maria Burnette plant flowers during the 2021 Park Pride event. (Chronicle file photo) Can you spare a morning to help get parks ready for the season? The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is looking for volunteers for its annual Park Pride event.
4/13/2022 | What You Need to Know Today
TALKING BERRY LANE DRAINAGE – Flossmoor residents who live along Maryland Avenue, Oakmont Avenue, Bob-O-Link Road and Berry Lane can attend an open house from 5 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Village Hall to learn more about the Berry Lane Drainage Improvement Project. Residents can learn details about the project,[Read More…]
Health & Wellness 2022: Back to the Doctor
Editor’s note: This story is the third in a series originally published in the Chronicle’s April 1 print edition, part of the annual Health & Wellness supplement sponsored by Franciscan Health. We’ve probably all heard the old adage: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” But, even if you[Read More…]
Homewood man charged with shooting another in the street
A Homewood man has been arrested and charged with two crimes for allegedly perpetrating a shooting that happened on Sunday, April 10. According to police, Raymond Camp, of the 1400 block of Hillview Road, discharged a firearm around 6 p.m. that night in the street near Hillview Road and Poplar[Read More…]
4/12/2022 | What You Need to Know Today
PLANT VILLAGE TREES – Join Flossmoor Green Commission’s annual spring tree planting from 8 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Volunteers will meet at village hall and divide into teams to plant trees. Shovels will be provided. Volunteers must be 16 or older. Find a sign up link on Facebook. CHRIST[Read More…]
Health & Wellness 2022: Victor-Castleberry takes new role helping COVID patients
In the Chronicle’s April 2020 edition, we featured local health care workers who discussed how COVID affected their everyday work and home lives. Among them was Tiffany Victor Castleberry, a Flossmoor resident who worked as an administrator for University of Illinois Hospital. After our article, Castleberry completed a doctorate of[Read More…]
Homewood trustees to consider incentives to enable Burlington location on Halsted Street
Homewood trustees will consider an incentive package at their regular meeting Tuesday that would enable Burlington to develop a department store at 17825 Halsted Street, formerly occupied by Office Max. The property is not in a tax increment finance district (TIF), so the village would offer a combination of sales[Read More…]
High school seniors build a business as car detailers
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