TRUSTEE POSITION (Two 6-year terms) Nancy Gildart, age 63 Education: M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago; M.A. Library Science, University of Chicago; B.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago; B.A., University of Michigan Occupation: Employment Specialist, Career Advisor, Artist Current employer: Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center Family:[Read More…]
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No waivers for mandated student testing this year
With 60% of Homewood students learning remotely, District 153 school administrators are trying to figure out how it can coax them to return to classrooms for five days of mandated state testing. Under the rules, District 153 should show a 95% testing participation rate, but Kathy Schaeflein, District 153 director[Read More…]
H-F school board narrows list of superintendent candidates
The District 233 school board will be interviewing finalist candidates the week of March 8 as it moves toward filling the superintendent’s job at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Superintendent Von Mansfield will be retiring in June 2022. The person who will follow him is being hired to begin work in July[Read More…]
Greenspace group to host candidate forum Saturday
The South Suburbs for Greenspace Over Concrete will host a candidates forum on Saturday, March 6. The group formed recently to oppose the redevelopment of the former Calumet Country Club as a warehousing/fulfillment operation. The group has organized frequent demonstrations at Homewood village hall in recent weeks and has attended[Read More…]
Vollmer, Crawford intersection blocked for sewer repair
Starting at Friday night, traffic at the intersection of Vollmer Road and Crawford Avenue in Flossmoor was detoured as the Cook County Department of Transportation begins work on an emergency sewer repair. The project is expected to take three to four weeks to complete. During that time, westbound Vollmer Road[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: March 5
This graph shows the state’s progress in receiving and administering COVID-19 vaccines. The scale on the right is the measure of vaccine doses received. The scale on the left is the measure of doses administered and the seven-day rolling average of administered doses. Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 3.3%[Read More…]
Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission declines to recommend Calumet Country Club rezoning
After 20 hours of presentations and questions spread over five meetings, the Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission came to a decision Thursday night on a request to rezone the former Calumet Country Club to enable an industrial development. The commission unanimously voted against recommending the rezoning request and the special[Read More…]
3/5/2021 | What You Need to Know This Weekend
CALUMET COUNTRY CLUB DECISION – Homewood’s Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously declined to recommend Calumet Country Club rezoning requests. The matter now moves to the board of trustees. WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS – Explore the work of contemporary female-identifying photographers from around the world. Zoom program offered by Homewood Library. 7 p.m.[Read More…]
Homewood library reopens to the public with limitations
The Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will be reopening to the public on Monday, March 8, on a limited basis. Upon entering the building, patrons will receive a ticket. This will help staff keep track of how many people are in the building. The maximum allowed is 25 people[Read More…]
State encourages residents to use V-safe After Vaccination Health Checker
As more Illinois residents become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging those who receive a COVID-19 vaccination to utilize the V-safe After Vaccination Health Checker (v-safe). V-safe allows individuals who have received their first vaccination to get a text sent to[Read More…]
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