Activities at Homewood-Flossmoor High School haven’t stopped – they’ve just gone virtual. Registration ends this week for the annual Operation Snowball event, a program H-F has run for nearly 40 years. Operation Snowball is an international alcohol, tobacco and other drug-use prevention program that focuses on leadership development to help[Read More…]
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When those lines on the street appear, winter de-icing is under way
Myster solved. The dark lines that have appeared on local streets lately are sign of new techniques Flossmoor and Homewood crews are using to keep streets clear during the winter months.
Police investigate report of shots fired
Homewood police officers responded at about 11:20 a.m. on Friday to a report of shots fired near 187th Street and Center Avenue. Investigating officers found shell casings in the vicinity but did not locate anyone who might have been a victim or perpetrator. Both James Hart School and Churchill School[Read More…]
Homewood casino decision still months away
A decision on the joint casino application for Homewood and East Hazel Crest may not come until the fall. The Illinois Gaming Board has a year from the Oct. 28, 2019, application deadline to make a decision on casino license applications. After that, the board can issue a written explanation[Read More…]
Joan Dobrez dies, leaving legacy of service to H-F community
Joan Dobrez shows the Founders Award she received from the Cancer Support Center. Dobrez died on Feb. 2. (Provided photo)
Mayors make case for casino in Homewood and East Hazel Crest
After 30 years of debate, it looks like – finally – a casino is coming to the South Suburbs. We’ve lived in the South Suburbs since the original casino debate began – and have led the communities of Homewood since 1997, and East Hazel Crest since 1989. We watched, we[Read More…]
Homewood Chocolate Fest returns Feb. 22
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Thursday, Oct. 15, that county officials are advancing plans to improve transit service and provide lower Metra fares for Chicago’s south side and south suburban Cook County residents. Fair Transit South Cook, a three-year pilot project, aims to increase use of transit for[Read More…]
Toi Hutchinson works on ‘seismic policy shift’ as new state pot czar
Gov. J.B. Pritzker faced a monumental hiring decision in 2019 when he sought an official to oversee the new recreational cannabis program — the so-called pot czar. Pritzker needed a public servant who could administer day-to-day details of the massive new initiative that involves seven state departments governing regulation, cultivation,[Read More…]
PSC Jazz Fest brings jazz greats together Feb. 21
Orbert Davis will again lead some of the finest jazz musicians in the area in the annual Prairie State College’s Jazz Festival. (Provided photos)
H-F grad now a volleyball standout in Europe
Wyatt Patterson Jr. is playing professional volleyball for VC Bitterfeld-Wolfen in Germany. (Provided photo)
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