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Pastor Frank Rodgers will preside over his last service at St. Paul Community Church on Sunday, Jan. 26, ending a more than eight year term leading the church’s ministry. After 34 years as a United Church of Christ pastor and after delivering more than 1,500 sermons, Rodgers and his wife,[Read More…]
Runners begin the first Hidden Gem Half Marathon in Flossmoor on Sept. 7, 2019, going west on Flossmoor Road. About 600 runners took part in the inaugural run. (Chronicle file photo) Registration officially opened Jan. 12 for the 2020 Hidden Gem Half Marathon in Flossmoor — eight months to the day[Read More…]
Fellow citizens, I would like to acknowledge and share my appreciation for Ms. Lynda Jordan, owner of Lilly Pad Consignment Shop in Homewood. I called her shop recently to find a baby crib. She offered me one as a donation to my family since she received it without hardware. I[Read More…]
Students ages 5 through 18 are invited to a Community Culture Fest from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, at the Homewood Science Center. The free event is hosted by students in the Homewood-Flossmoor High School MVP Collaborative Arts Class. The students have been working on creating a[Read More…]
Flossmoor Fire Chief Chris Sewell has retired following 10 years as head of the village’s fire department. Sewell announced his decision in December. His last day at the department was Jan. 16.
Flossmoor Park skating rinks will host Skaterdays, a new series of winter festivals on Saturdays, Jan. 25 through Feb. 15.
To return to a sense of empathy and sharing, faculty and staff at Homewood-Flossmoor High School have been going through training sessions with the Front Porch Initiative that lists its specialty as helping to develop conversation, commonality and community.
Jarad A. Higgins, known to many as the rapper Juice Wrld, died of from a toxic level of oxycodone and codeine in his body. In a press release Wednesday, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office provided the cause of Higgins' death, and stated it was accidental. Higgins, a[Read More…]
The village will pay for repairs to the sewer main that caused problems in several homes on the 18800 block of Ashland Avenue in Homewood.
Flossmoor Country Club will become Flossmoor Golf Club following the completion of the sale to a private firm, which plans to open the course to golfers in March.
