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The Marian Catholic High School fencing program concluded the final dual meet of the season at home on Jan. 17. The Spartans hosted the Great Lakes High School Fencing Conference South vs. North Dual Meet, where both the men’s and women’s teams finished the day with 2-3 records against North[Read More…]
In an effort to help students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School improve their ACT test scores, the District 233 board of education agreed to a contract with test-prep company Kaplan at its Jan. 20 meeting. The $265,000 contract with Kaplan ACT Preparation Services will have representatives on campus to work twice[Read More…]
Baby Bloomers. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host story time for children aged birth to 2.5 years old and their caregivers. There will be stories, songs, bubbles and free play in the Rauch Reading Room from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Register here. KinderCamp. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host the[Read More…]
Members of the District 233 school board tried to calm the fears of worried parents who were alarmed by news that a gun was found at Homewood-Flossmoor High School on Friday, Jan. 16. The issue of safety on the H-F campus “is our highest priority,” said member Nate Legardy. The[Read More…]
With severe cold forecast for the Chicago region, Metra has made the decision to operate reduced schedules on all its lines on Friday, Jan. 23. The severe weather schedules for Metra Electric line have been posted on Metra’s website, metra.com. In general, the level of service will be similar to the[Read More…]
Dozens of community members gathered in front of the Homewood Veterans Memorial for the We Have a DREAM Rally on Jan. 19, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, to protest the actions of the Trump administration and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The South Suburban branch of Action for a[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor girls track coach Tywon Green was honored by the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association at the organization’s annual clinic Jan. 9 in Itasca. He was named the Class 3A Women’s Coach of the Year after leading the Vikings to the state championship last spring. “The last three[Read More…]
Homewood Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in the library, 17917 Dixie Highway. The agenda is available here. Read, Rock, n’ Rhyme. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host story time for kids age birth to 7 years old. Kids will be able to dance, shake and wiggle[Read More…]
Homewood School District 153 got to celebrate a state win by the James Hart School eighth grade girls basketball team at the school board’s Jan. 12 meeting. Team members proudly presented their trophies after the team made it to the Class 4A state 2025 competition hosted by the Illinois Elementary[Read More…]
(Note: This story was updated at 12:27 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21.) Homewood-Flossmoor senior sprinter Mariyah Robinson was named the female sprinter/hurdler of the year by the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association at the organization’s annual clinic Jan. 9 in Itasca. Last spring, she won both the 200 and[Read More…]
