Flossmoor residents spoke and the train schedule changed. Metra announced a tentative new schedule in February, asking for feedback from riders. An online survey was filled out by 534 Flossmoor residents. No other town completed more than 184 surveys. A public meeting was also held in March in Flossmoor where[Read More…]
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Page 2: The Chronicle looks to funding its future
The Cook County Assessor’s Office announced updated information about its plans to reassess the southern and western suburbs of Cook County. Cook County is reassessed triennially, which means one-third of the properties in the county are reassessed each year. In 2020, the south and west townships of Chicago are scheduled[Read More…]
Mary Poppins Jr. is H-F summer production
“Mary Poppins Jr.” is being staged July 18 and 19 by the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Summer Theatre Program. The production, based on the popular Walt Disney film, will feature cast members in grades 2 through high school. The show, with its uplifting music and dance numbers, is under the[Read More…]
Starry Nights concerts gets Independence Day started
Area residents populated the park in front of the Irwin Community Center band shell Wednesday with red and blue lawn chairs to enjoy the warm evening, friends and family — and the sounds of Second Hand Soul to kick off the local Independence Day festivities. Ava Fradette works on[Read More…]
H-F community delivers water, goodwill to University Park neighbors
In a rally of neighborly sympathy and support, several members of the Homewood-Flossmoor community are collecting water, funds and supplies for residents of University Park. About 1,000 households in University Park remain under a “do not consume” order, issued by utility Aqua Water on June 14 after elevated levels of[Read More…]
Commuters stuck downtown when power surge knocks out Metra Electric line
Just as the evening rush hour was set to get rolling Tuesday, a major portion of the Metra Electric train line into the South Suburbs was shut down due to a power surge.
Power out in Halsted area Wednesday
Power was lost to about 660 customers in the Halsted Street area Wednesday afternoon, according John Schoen, a spokesman for ComEd. The outage was caused by a broken utility pole, Schoen said, but he was unsure what caused the damage to the pole.
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School, music and government meetings have migrated online to comply with the state mandated restrictions in the fight against COVID-19, and this week community theater will do the same. Community theater company 23 Miles South, based at St. Paul Community Church in Homewood, will offer virtual performances on Wednesday, April[Read More…]
Nicor Gas updating meters for automatic readouts
Contractors for Nicor Gas are working in the Homewood-Flossmoor area to attach a new piece of equipment to meters that will allow for automatic readouts. “As part of meter modernization deployment, Nicor Gas will be installing small, two-way communication devices on existing natural gas meters throughout these communities,” said[Read More…]
Flossmoor chief: Officers ‘did everything right’ in Sunday standoff
Sunday’s six-and-half-hour police standoff in Flossmoor ended with the peaceful arrest of a man who, at gunpoint, allegedly threatened to kill two officers. The suspect was taken into custody after members of the regional SWAT team entered his house, located in the 2500 block of Caddy Street, and discovered him[Read More…]
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