They came, they saw, they devoured. Dozens of local children participated in the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s annual watermelon-eating contest on Tuesday, July 26.
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Rainbow in our midst: Our LGBTQ neighbors in the Homewood-Flossmoor community
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) issued the following statement regarding the decision to locate the Barack Obama Presidential Center in historic Jackson Park. The location is within Kelly’s 2nd Congressional District. “I’m thrilled that President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have selected Jackson Park as the site for the[Read More…]
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If there’s a beer heaven, it might be located at Irwin Park in Homewood on Saturday. Homewood Hop Fest, sponsored by the Southland Chamber of Commerce, will bring 27 craft brewers to the park and community center at 18120 Highland Ave. from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Included will be award-winning[Read More…]
Vintage and show cars will make ‘heads swivel’ during Drivin’ the Dixie on Saturday
A dramatic 43 percent decline in property assessments over the past five years has resulted in a nearly 15 percent drop in tax revenues for the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District. Park board commissioners say the red ink is startling, and they are grateful to staff for helping meet the challenges faced[Read More…]
Fun and games at Churchill School’s Field Day
Two years ago, outstanding Homewood-Flossmoor High School alumni Excell Hardy Jr. and Brian Nussbaum decided they’d use their talents at what they did best – team sports. Today their program, Vikings United, is their dream come true. These two alumni served as co-captains of H-F’s 2004 state champion runner-up basketball[Read More…]
Students, graduates representing H-F High at National ACT-SO Competition
(Photo by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) Homewood Schools District 153 Superintendent Dale Mitchell, left, accepts a $5,000 check from Marvin Comerford of the Homewood Rotary Foundation on July 13. The gift will be used to reduce the $348,000 cost of the new STEM/CMA lab at Hart School. The lab is considered[Read More…]
Homewood crews demolish former Savoia T’Go restaurant
Homewood Public Works crews began demolishing the former Savoia T’Go restaurant at Dixie Highway and Hickory Road on Wednesday, June 15. On Tuesday, Homewood and Flossmoor firefighters took advantage of the impending demolition to use the building for training exercises. Homewood Fire Chief Bob Grabowski said topics include building construction, forcible entry[Read More…]
Sixth annual NCJW Garden Walk to showcase area’s finest outdoor spaces
Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria is returning to Flossmoor. Village board members Monday unanimously approved a special use permit allowing Malnati’s, one of the Chicago area’s best-known purveyors of deep dish pizza, to open a carryout/delivery restaurant in the Flossmoor Commons shopping center. Sasha Milosavlyevich, Malnati’s director of facilities and real estate,[Read More…]
Scenes from the H-F 4th of July celebration
Flossmoor officials are working to attract developersto land near the new Meijer superstore that they believe has potential for more retail development. (Photo by Tom Houlihan/H-F Chronicle) Flossmoor’s Meijer superstore is sparking interest in further commercial development in the village’s southwest corner. The village is taking steps to bring in developers who[Read More…]
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The Homewood Police Department will be holding a training exercise from 7 to 11 a.m. Thursday at James Hart School, 18205 Aberdeen St. Deputy Chief Denise McGrath said the exercise would not have much impact on traffic, though sections of Aberdeen and Morgan streets near the school might be closed[Read More…]