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Another sculpture has been approved to enhance the artistic appeal in Flossmoor. The Flossmoor Village Board voted Monday to add “Mount” by artist Terry Karpowicz to the village’s three-year rotational sculpture program. The roughly 8-foot-tall sculpture will be installed in Ballantrae Park. The exact location and installation date are to[Read More…]
Using its art gallery space at 2023 Ridge Road in Homewood, the Homewood Arts Council aims to refute an old saying, “Those who can’t do, teach.”
IDPH implements new restriction in Region 4. Region 4, which includes East St. Louis and seven surrounding counties, has exceeded Illinois Department of Public Health criteria for COVID-19 spread, triggering additional mitigations in an effort to prevent uncontrollable spread of the virus. The region’s positivity rate averaged more than 8 percent[Read More…]
Repeat Boutique volunteers, from left, Maureen Guger,Eileen Anderson, Trudy Wallerstedt, Rosita Baruela andBarb Creal work at the resale shop that provides support for Grand Prairie Services, a nonprofit behavioral healthcare organization. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
Lambda Tao Omega members accompanied teens and others with LTO’s College Admissions Process (CAP) mentoring group to fulfill Angel Tree requests from PADS clients during the 2018 holiday season. (Provided Photo)
Throughout the month of December, theHomewood-Flossmoor community comes togetherin dozens of ways to celebrate the holiday season.Let the Chronicle’s calendar be your guide!
Homewood firefighters responded to the 800 block of Bowling Green Drive at about 9 a.m. Sunday. Fire Chief Bob Grabowski said no one was injured in the blaze, but the interior of the home was extensively damaged. Firefighters from Glenwood, Flossmoor, Hazel Crest and Thornton assisted. The fire started in the[Read More…]
More than half a dozen successful snowflake spotters stopped by Homewood village hall on Saturday to report their findings and collect their prize.
The National Fire Protection Association has a list of suggestions to review to help keep your loved ones safe and protect from home accidents this holiday season. Holiday Decorating/Entertaining Be careful with your holiday candles. NFPA says more than one-third of home decoration fires are started by candles. Keep[Read More…]
Homewood is getting some conditional economic relief to help cope with the costs of COVID-19. The village board approved an agreement Tuesday to accept $436,731.52. That’s Homewood’s share of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The county is the pass-through agency for the funds. It received[Read More…]
