“Unfortunately due to this being a student discipline issue, we are not able to comment specifically regarding this student.” Homewood-Flossmoor High School released that statement after inquiries asking why senior Taiylar Ball was not allowed to attend prom on Saturday. The district did elaborate some on Ball’s use of language[Read More…]

The Drama Group will present the murder mystery “Murder on the Nile” over two weekends in June. The play is based on the 1937 novel by Agatha Christie and features sleuth Hercules Poirot as he travels down the Nile River on a paddle steamer. When a passenger is shot and[Read More…]

  Memorial Day observances in   Homewood will begin with   a parade starting near   Village Hall at 10:30 a.m.  (H-F Chronicle 2015 file   photos) Homewood will observe Memorial Day with a parade and ceremony Monday, May 30. The parade will begin in front of the Homewood public safety building in the[Read More…]

Do you know of someone who has left an indelible mark on Homewood?  It’s not too late to make a nomination for the 2016 Homewood Hall of Fame recognition. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, May 27.  New inductees are added to the hall of fame every two years.[Read More…]

Several Homewood-Flossmoor High School seniors said this week that they feel Taiylar Ball’s punishment was “excessive” and that her performance at the recent senior talent show was the complete opposite of offensive. Ball was denied entry to prom after she used the N-word in a poem during the May 19[Read More…]

Mary LaBotz, center, with several of her students.(Photo by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) Leaving Homewood-Flossmoor High School in June will be difficult for Mary LaBotz, who has shared her heart with special needs students for 31 years. Those three decades have given LaBotz experiences at all ends of the special education[Read More…]

Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior Taiylar Ball admits she used two offensive words in a poem presentation, but argues being denied entry to prom on Saturday was too harsh a punishment for her actions. She’s waiting to learn if she can attend graduation ceremonies on Sunday.   H-F High School senior  [Read More…]

  Youngsters try out their  rubberband-propelled cars   created at the first PopUp   Science event at the   Homewood Science Center.   (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F   Chronicle) The car built of cardboard, plastic discs and rubberbands sat on the concrete floor of the Homewood Science Center (HSC) garage, and a youngster watched, waiting[Read More…]

A Tinley Park man has been charged with two counts of armed robbery for allegedly sticking up Southgate Minimart twice this month.   LaMarkee Lewis LaMarkee Lewis, 20, of the 6600 block of Oak Forest Avenue, was arrested May 19 following the second robbery of the store at 18747 Dixie[Read More…]

Susan Pawlak, long-time accompanist for Homewood-Flossmoor High School music groups, is turningover her seat at the piano at the endof the current school year. (Photo by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) Classical or contemporary works, show tunes or jazz pieces, Susan Pawlak has played every genre over her 24 years as the accompanist[Read More…]