What will school look like in the fall? No one has the answer. It is unlikely that this coming school year will resemble school before the COVID-19 pandemic. Administrators are planning different scenarios: continue remote learning or a blended schedule for remote learning with a limited return to the classrooms. [Read More…]
Latest News
Guest commentary: ‘Things are different this time.’ H-F residents align on the right side of history.
Prairie State pitched well in both games of the doubleheader Sunday, March 7, but fell short in both games against Roosevelt University in Peoria. The Pioneers dropped the first game 4-3 and lost 4-2 in the second game on Sunday. Roosevelt University 4, Prairie State 3 The Pioneers took a[Read More…]
Local activist: ‘It shakes the world’ to hear young people speak up
If you can help, volunteers for Catholic Charities will be accepting food donations on Saturday, March 13. The Parish of St. Joseph in Homewood is hosting this spring food drive to support those who use the Catholic Charities emergency food pantry at St. Irenaeus Church in Park Forest. Volunteers will[Read More…]
‘Things are different this time.’ H-F residents align on the right side of history.
Flossmoor Police Chief Tod Kamleiter was aghast at the video of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis Police. “There isn’t a cop I know that could look at that and say it wasn’t wrong,” he said in an interview. Still, the Flossmoor chief struggles to see any racial incentive behind former[Read More…]
Viaduct study to examine how to solve Flossmoor’s flooding problem
The Flossmoor village board has taken a step toward addressing a major flooding issue downtown by approving a study that will look at possible improvements to the Flossmoor Road viaduct.
Pritzker signs remote learning legislation to help students and educators during pandemic
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1569 into law to provide support for educators, students and families. The purpose of the law, according to a news release from the governor’s office, is to ensure Illinois school districts have the necessary tools to effectively carry out remote learning and other necessary[Read More…]
Another opportunity to celebrate freedom
Deb Brady, who owns Johnson’s with her husband Timothy, helps a customer at the Homewood home medical supplies store. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories first published in the Chronicle’s annual Health and Wellness special section of the March 1 print edition,[Read More…]
New firefighter joins Homewood department
Shawn Santos is Homewood’s newest firefighter/paramedic. (Provided photo)
Three property tax homestead exemptions extended
Three homestead exemptions will automatically renew for the next property tax year. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a bill that will eliminate the need for yearly renewals. The action was one of several COVID-19 related bills approved during the spring legislative session. Under the bill, homeowners who received the[Read More…]
H-F students win top prizes from National Art Honor Society
Trinity Rodriguez won Best of Show for her piece “Imagination Determines Everything,” announced at the National Art Honor Society awards program. HFHS students also won awards in digital media, photography, drawing and painting. (Provided photo)
Newsletter
