Looking for familiar faces in a Hart yearbook are Hartteachers (from left) Amy Liedtke and Ellen Noonan withformer students Sarah Coghlan, who will attendthe U of I in the fall, and Isabella Anderson,who will attend Illinois State University.(Photos by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) Three cheers for Hart School! Before the Homewood-Flossmoor[Read More…]
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H-F senior invites community to help change the world
The sun did its part, providing a bright, warm day in which to remember the fallen. Homewood area residents responded by lining the streets, waving flags and cheering for the veterans, school marching bands, Scouts and local officials who marched along Dixie Highway to Veterans Park for the Memorial Day[Read More…]
61st Service League HouseWalk includes 3 homes, La Banque
Homewood Farmers Market launched its first summer season in its new home on Martin Square on Saturday, May 28. The market included favorite features, including live music and returning vendors. There were new elements, too, including balloon creations by Mary Macaroni and fun science activities sponsored by the market’s neighbor,[Read More…]
HF Soccer Club league gets a World Cup makeover
Bella, a cooperative beagle, donned an oxygen mask this week to demonstrate a life-saving strategy for pets that are rescued from fires. Homewood Fire Chief Bob Grabowski, with help from his dog, Bella, demonstrates a pet oxygen mask donated to the fire department by Invisible Fence company. (Photo by[Read More…]
Homewood’s baseball ritual plays out at Izaak Walton
The Cook County Highway Department is scheduled to begin concrete patching next week on Kedzie Avenue, according to a notice provided by Homewood village officials. The patching project is slated to begin Tuesday, May 31, and will extend from 175th Street in Hazel Crest to the south side of 183rd[Read More…]
Support enables Chronicle to hire its first employee
Rep. Will Davis, D-Homewood, is hosting a program for shredding documents and recycling electronics on June 11. The program is for 9 a.m. to noon at Raday Lodge, 3220 145th St. in Midlothian. The program will have on-site shredding of documents that contain personal information, such as bank statements, old[Read More…]
Sox ACE Program helps local players win baseball scholarships
District 153 board members agreed to discontinue bus service for students who do not meet the state-mandated 1.5-mile distance from school. The board voted 5-0, with Ashanti Bethea abstaining, to eliminate the busing service for those students who live within walking distance. The new policy will begin with the new[Read More…]
‘Laramie Project’ co-creator tells H-F students how town’s voices shaped play
Parker Junior High School Principal David Kennedy made a presentation to the Flossmoor District 161 school board this week showing that the number of disciplinary referrals declined in the first year of a new program. During the current school year, there were 43 referrals for fighting, Kennedy said. There were[Read More…]
Threat of violence at H-F ‘unsubstantiated,’ high school officials say
After days of speculation, Homewood-Flossmoor High School administrators Thursday informed senior Taiylar Ball that she will be able to walk the stage at Sunday’s graduation ceremony. Ball was denied entry to prom last weekend after she used the N-word in a poem during the May 19 senior talent show.[Read More…]
Flossmoor firefighters honored for heroic actions during Hagen Lane blaze
Fire trucks and ambulances have gotten wider in recent years, according to Homewood public safety officials. Streets haven’t. Homewood trustees soon will consider two new limitations on vehicle parking aimed at improving public safety after Police Chief Bill Alcott presented the options at the board meeting on Tuesday. If approved,[Read More…]