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Hiring is under way for the new Chick-fil-A restaurant at at 17450 Halsted St. in Homewood. The new Chik-fil-A restaurant at 175th and Halsted streets in Homewood is expected to open in September. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The company plans to hire nearly 100 people for the restaurant’s team. Company[Read More…]
Use this form to order two squares in the Congratulations Class of 2020 page, which will appear in the June 1 print edition of the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle. The deadline for orders is Friday, May 15, at 5 p.m.
Homewood officials are asking residents for help to ensure funding for the village’s train station renovation, which they say is being challenged by Chicago. The village is asking residents to email a letter to CMAP officials urging them to keep the original funding methodology. Get a copy of the letter[Read More…]
Students in Homewood schools know about 9/11 attacks, the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 and the 2016 presidential election thanks to their teachers, not to their outdated classroom textbooks. To rectify that, the District 153 school board agreed to purchase a new series of social studies books and online materials and[Read More…]
Destiny Waton receives a graduation gift from a friend during a celebratory parade in front of her home on Saturday. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The organization Destiny Watson started while she was a student at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, YouMatter2, is in the process of creating care packages for 2020 graduates who[Read More…]
More than 100 students and residents gathered Thursday, Aug. 1, for a celebration and groundbreaking for the new fine arts additions at Homewood-Flossmoor High School.
With the goal of convening lawmakers to discuss their policy ideas to reduce local reliance on property taxes, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new law on Friday, Aug. 2, creating the Property Tax Relief Task Force. “This bipartisan, bicameral property tax task force will review the entirety of our property tax[Read More…]
March Each day the rules changed. It was hard to keep up. On Thursday I was embarrassed of Wednesday. On Sunday I was shameful of Saturday. Trivial tasks were suddenly of the greatest importance. |I vacuumed that kitchen floor with such purpose, and I had never gotten such satisfaction from[Read More…]
Three people were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries Friday afternoon after a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Governors Highway and 183rd Street in Homewood.
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Governors State University (GSU), the university’s Center for Performing Arts presented a preview of its 2019-20 season, which begins in September and continues through April, 2020.
