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Editor’s note: This story was provided by the Flossmoor Community Relations Committee. It is part of a longer Black History Month series that paired local black-owned business people with their counterparts from history. This story features Kelly Evans, founder of Love, Noa Boutique, 1044 Sterling Ave. in Flossmoor, with Anne Cole[Read More…]
Two Homewood-Flossmoor High School students are now published authors, with their works having been published in the October 2018 issue of Teen Ink magazine. The poem “Let This Love Be a Lesson” by Jada Seaton was done for a class assignment, and the essay “I Have Two Names” by Oyindasola Chelsea[Read More…]
Brother Casey Cole will be the guest speaker for the St. Joseph Church Lenten Mission at 7 p.m. on Sunday and Monday, March 10 and 11, at the church, 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood. Cole is the creator of two YouTube channels, is a noted speaker on evangelization and vocations,[Read More…]
This photo shows the east side of the building onSouth Halsted Street that recently was soldfor $1.2 million. (Provided photo) Toronto-based real estate firm Avison Young announced Friday that it has completed the $1.225 million sale of a 6,510-square-foot multi-tenant retail property located at 17925 S. Halsted Street in Homewood. The[Read More…]
Homewood police have released some details about the shooting that took place on Feb. 20. Deputy Chief Denise McGrath said police believe the shooting, which damaged a home on the 1400 block of Willow Road, was not random. She declined to offer further details on the basis that it could[Read More…]
Flossmoor Station Restaurant and Brewery, 1035 Sterling Ave. in Flossmoor, is hosting a “Doggie Breakfast with Santa” fundraiser from 8 to 11 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22, to benefit the South Suburban Humane Society (SSHS). The event will feature a breakfast buffet, drink specials, pictures with Santa and a raffle.[Read More…]
The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab expects to open a new location in Homewood later this year. Construction has already begun at 19260 S. Halsted Street. AbilityLab provides physical rehab for adults and children with complex conditions resulting in loss of function.
The South Suburban Humane Society will seek approval from the Homewood Board of Trustees for two measures that will enable the development of an adoption center at the former Homewood Animal Hospital. At the board meeting Tuesday, trustees will consider changing the zoning map to designate the site at 2207[Read More…]
A Justice man has been charged with first degree murder in the Feb. 20 death of Homewood resident James Kerrigan. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Monday approved the felony murder charge against Frederick Walker, 23, who lives in the 8600 block of 81st Street in the southwest suburb.
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission has recognized 69 students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School as 2020-21 Illinois State Scholars. Scholars represent approximately the top 10 percent of high school seniors from Illinois’ 726 high schools. They were chosen based on a combination of exemplary ACT or SAT scores and their[Read More…]
