Daniel Berk was one of the first people on the scene of a fatal traffic crash on Wednesday at the intersection of 183rd Street and Center Avenue in Homewood. The sight of a dying teenager trapped in his car prompted Berk to take action. “It’s something I can’t unsee,” he[Read More…]
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Reserve soldiers have homecoming at H-F High School
CALUMET CC HEARING – On Thursday, a Cook County judge considers a motion by Homewood residents to become defendants in the case against the Village of Homewood by the company looking to redevelop the Calumet Country Club site. Watch the hearing on Zoom, ID: 97725700908, PW: 821555. EARLY VOTING SITES[Read More…]
Driver dies after crash in Homewood on Wednesday
A Merrillville teen died Wednesday night after he was involved in a traffic crash on 183rd Street in Homewood. Dominique Wood, 19, was pronounced dead at 9:22 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The crash occurred at 5:11 p.m. near the intersection of 183rd Street and Center[Read More…]
Reserve soldiers have homecoming at H-F High School
About 150 local soldiers were reunited with loved ones after a yearlong overseas deployment on Tuesday, as members of the U.S. Army Active Reserve 317th Engineer Construction Company out of Homewood arrived at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. In an event organized by the Army, the soldiers were bused to the south[Read More…]
Virtual book club offers a way to share thoughts, interact during pandemic
“Year of Yes” is the first book in the One Book, One Flossmoor project.
Flossmoor OKs agreement with Homewood on water system corrosion study
As an expected change in Lake Michigan water suppliers approaches for Homewood and Flossmoor, the villages are preparing to jointly fund a study of corrosion in the current water transmission lines in both towns. Flossmoor village board members Monday approved an intergovernmental agreement with Homewood that gives the OK to[Read More…]
2 injured in crash Wednesday on 183rd Street
Two people were injured late Wednesday afternoon in an apparent two-vehicle crash in the 1200 block of 183rd Street, according to Homewood police. The crash occurred shortly after 5 p.m. The two people injured were each the drivers and sole occupants of the vehicles involved, which came to rest in[Read More…]
H-F High students will be back to remote learning in fall
The District 233 school board directed Superintendent Von Mansfield to prepare for school to start on a remote learning schedule that will keep students out of the building but working with teachers through classes conducted online. Mansfield made the recommendation for remote learning at a special board meeting Tuesday. He[Read More…]
MVP Academy’s first class
Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduated its first class from the Media, Visual & Performing Arts Academy, in the Class of 2020. The MVP Program is a unique two-year program for open to juniors and seniors who want to go beyond the traditional classes and programs in the arts. Learn about the[Read More…]
MVP Academy offers H-F students new approaches to art
These three masks were created by students in the MVP Academy at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. (Provided photos)
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