LIBRARY STORY TIME – Enjoy story time with Homewood Public Library at the Saturday Homewood Farmers Market. Join Ms. Angela will transform the market into far-off lands with magical adventures. Beginning at 10:30 a.m. Saturday KNOCK DOWN – Demolition of the Triumph Building in downtown Homewood begins Monday, with a ceremonial[Read More…]
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Back to School 2021: Q&A with Scott Wakeley
Scott Wakeley joined the Homewood-Flossmoor High School administration July 1 as superintendent-elect. He will become superintendent in July 2022. For the next year, he will be learning the culture of H-F and its community and working with staff and residents on major issues dealing with H-F’s future which he defined[Read More…]
TIF proposed for Kedzie Gateway in Homewood
Homewood took the first step toward establishing a new Tax Increment Financing district at the village board meeting Tuesday. About 33 acres of property near the intersection of Kedzie Avenue and 183rd Street is an area the village considers an important entrypoint into town. The area has 28 parcels of[Read More…]
Gov. Pritzker announces $250M Back To Business grant program to accelerate small business recovery
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced the $250 million Back to Business (B2B) grant program to support the continued recovery of small businesses across Illinois. B2B is tintended to offer small businesses access to funds that can help offset losses due to COVID-19,[Read More…]
Cook County launches Project Rainbow to address pandemic impact on learning
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was joined today by community leaders, tech innovators, cultural institutions, museums, non-profits and other partners to announce Project Rainbow, a new County-created, family-focused recovery initiative designed to address the education barriers and learning loss exacerbated by the pandemic. Through this initiative, Cook County and its partners will[Read More…]
Izaak Walton’s ‘Seasons’ photo calendar contest returns
Several examples of entries for the 2020 Izaak Walton calendar contest. The contest is now open for the 2021 calendar. (Provided images from Izaak Walton photo contest committee)
New era beginning for Homewood Flossmoor football
Things are a little different with Homewood-Flossmoor football this year: Summer camp is starting only a few months after the last season ended; there’s a new head coach who brought in a mostly new staff; the bulk of the starters on offense are new and many players are in new[Read More…]
Village auditorium leased to Homewood Arts Council
The Homewood Arts Council will lease the village auditorium for art events and activities starting in the fall. A lease between the village and the HAC was approved at the Aug. 10 board meeting. It will allow the HAC to use the auditorium for one year, furthering its mission in[Read More…]
District 153 board approves return-to-school plan
The Homewood School District 153 board on Monday unanimously approved the plan for returning to in-person classes following a year of remote and hybrid schooling. Classes will resume on Aug. 18. The COVID-19 pandemic that disrupted schooling in 2020-21 continues, and the situation has changed in recent months, with vaccines[Read More…]
8/11/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
Born in West Frankfort Illinois September 21, 1931, Judy Nadine Lemmon (née Wall) passed on March 26, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois. She was a long-time resident of Harvey, Hazel Crest and Homewood Illinois. Her parents were Audie and Teracie (née Anderson) Wall. Judy was preceded in death by her husband,[Read More…]
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