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The 18th annual Drivin’ the Dixie motor tour on Saturday, June 15, will defy gravity, after a fashion, by swimming upstream. The celebration of the historic Dixie Highway has always started in Blue Island and followed a route south to Momence. This year, for the first time, the tour will start[Read More…]
On stage, Janelle Butler goes by Oliv Blu. The name is based on a decision that, like most of her artistic identity, can be tied directly to the life experiences that have shaped her. “When she was a baby, Janelle used to beat box,” said Dana Butler, mother of the H-F graduate, who was a[Read More…]
College students are trying to adjust to life now that their time and work on campus have come to a halt because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are a few stories: Making music now on hold Annie Reilly of Homewood was having a great final semester at the University of[Read More…]
GSU shares its PPE. Governors State University President Elaine Maimon reported: Two days after Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued his appeal, GSU’s College of Health and Human Services, led by Dean Catherine Balthazar, donated 3,000 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Illinois Emergency Management Fund. Census gathering via Google. To promote[Read More…]
This school year ended with three Churchill School administrators spending Monday, June 3, on the school roof playing catch with students. The strange sight was the culmination of a kindness challenge during May. When the 675 students surpassed the 3,000-point kindness target, Principal Nikki Kerr and Assistant Principals Mary[Read More…]
H-F Band members, from left, Emily Pearce, Jazmyn Kelley, Paul Crecco, Ella Bohlman and Liam Hughes, perform for supporters at the January auction to support the H-F band’s trip to Europe. (Chronicle file photo) After months of planning and fundraising, hearing the word “canceled” was heartbreaking for members of Homewood-Flossmoor[Read More…]
Flossmoor police are investigating a number of vehicle break-ins that occurred between 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, and 5 a.m. on Friday, June 7. The break-ins were reported in the area of Braeburn and Brassie avenues. According to reports, 14 vehicles were targeted, including three that had damage[Read More…]
State Superintendent of Education Carmen I. Ayala declared on Friday that remote learning days will begin for schools statewide on March 31 and continue until in-person instruction can resume. As of now, the state’s stay-at-home order runs through April 7, although expectations are that schools will remain closed for the[Read More…]
The Flossmoor Public Art Commission is seeking artists and photographers to submit digital images of original artwork to be printed on outdoor flags. The printed flags will be on display on lampposts lining the streets of downtown Flossmoor throughout the summer and available for public auction culminating at Flossmoor Fest on[Read More…]
A few weeks ago, I started thinking about what I’d write in this space for the H-F Chronicle’s April edition. At first, I planned to write about the U.S. Postal Service and the Chronicle’s problems with mail delivery. We pay to have our monthly print edition delivered to every residential[Read More…]
