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When Illinois electors met in Springfield Monday morning as part of the Electoral College ritual, Al Riley, representing the 2nd Congressional District, cast his vote for President-elect Joseph R. Biden. Illinois wasn’t a battleground state in the 2020 election, but Riley said he considered his role as an elector no[Read More…]
Candidates in next April’s local elections started filing their petitions and other necessary paperwork on Monday. Voters in Homewood and Flossmoor will choose mayors and village trustees on April 6 along with school board members, park board and library trustees. In Flossmoor, Michelle Nelson and Lakshmi Emory filed for the[Read More…]
A new event is coming to Flossmoor in August. Chamber Night calls on community members to come together and enjoy live music and a night in downtown Flossmoor. The event scheduled for Aug.18 kicks off at 5 p.m. and will feature an hour of dining at downtown Flossmoor’s restaurants, which[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor High School Choir members pose by an ice sculpture for a photo after performing in downtown Homewood on Sunday. (Provided photo by Kathy Hillegonds)
Patricia Boyd, right, with her daughter, Elise Boyd, at a past Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association convention. Patricia Boyd will be honored at the 2021 event for her volunteer efforts with the organization. (Provided photo)
The 2020-2021 school year is still rife with challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but for the most part that course has already been charted. “The rest of this year, there aren’t too many changes we can make,” said Dana Smith, superintendent for Flossmoor School District 161. So the district instead[Read More…]
A tow truck driver prepares to remove one of the vehicles involved in a two-car crash that damaged TravelBrokers in downtown Homewood on Saturday. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Ridge Road and Dixie Highway in downtown Homewood on Saturday caused damage to the TravelBrokers/TB Eggert[Read More…]
Legislation that establishes baseline cybersecurity standards for government-purchased internet-connected devices is now law. The bill’s chief co-sponsor was Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., who represents the 2nd District, including Homewood and Flossmoor. The Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act (HR1668) was signed into law Dec. 4. It covers the Internet of[Read More…]
The Homewood Public Library submitted a 2020 tax levy of $2,741,450 to the Cook County Clerk’s Office. The library board approved the levy at a Dec. 2 meeting. The levy shows an increase of just 2% over the 2019 levy of $2,687,986. The library is currently closed under COVID-19 mitigation[Read More…]
Another round of liquor license fee relief was approved by the Homewood village board at it’s Dec. 8 meeting. It’s one of several small measures the village has made to help local businesses during the COVID-19 economic slowdown. Liquor license fees for bars and restaurants prohibited from serving customers indoors[Read More…]
