Homewood trustees will consider a measure Tuesday to sell a 2.63 acre parcel of land on the east side of Ashland Avenue to Waterloo Railway Company. The company, a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway, plans to use the land to expand CN’s adjacent Regional Operations Center. The land is on[Read More…]
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Homewood offers two holiday events to celebrate the season
A youngster watches the dancers in the window of The American Dance Center on Ridge Road, a popular feature of Holiday Lights each year. (Chronicle file photos) Homewood’s holiday celebration will offer a pair of opportunities for the community to come together and celebrate the season. Holiday Lights festivities[Read More…]
Not much snow but winds cause power outages, disrupt train traffic
This story was updated at 11:04 a.m. The Homewood-Flossmoor area did not get a large amount of snow overnight, but rain, snow and gusty winds caused problems nevertheless. There are reports of power outages in a number of areas around Homewood and Flossmoor, with more than 1,000 customers without power. ComEd’s outage[Read More…]
Homewood celebrates the season with two events, more art and artisans
Homewood’s holiday celebration will offer a pair of opportunities for the community to come together and celebrate the season.Holiday Lights festivities will run from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, and Miracle on Martin Avenue will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Santa parade, holiday hunt highlight Flossmoor Winterfest Dec. 8
Amid all that making lists and checking them twice, Santa is making an early holiday stop at Flossmoor’s annual Winterfest celebration on Dec. 8. The man in the red suit will be on hand for photos at Winterfest and will then lead a parade from the Flossmoor Public Library to Flossmoor[Read More…]
Snow expected early Monday as first storm of the season rolls in
The Homewood-Flossmoor area is included in a winter storm warning that is in effect until 9 a.m. Monday but is not expected to bear the brunt of the first big snow storm of the season. Areas to the north will not be so lucky, according to the National Weather Service[Read More…]
Scheffers top player for Trinity College
Colette Scheffers of Flossmoor had an outstanding season as a leading volleyball player for Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. Colette Scheffers Scheffers led the Trinity team offensively with 2.80 kills per set. A kill is an attack by a player that is not returnable by the receiving player on[Read More…]
Donations will benefit local organizations on #GivingTuesday
Local non-profit organizations are taking part in #GivingTuesday, a global day of sharing, on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Founded in New York City in 2012, #GivingTuesday offers people the chance to help others by supporting causes important to them. It is estimated that over the past five years $300 million has been[Read More…]
Flossmoor plan commission to hold Dec. 20 hearing on truck parking
Flossmoor residents are another step closer to being able to move their pickup trucks from their garages to their driveways as a decades-old ban is set to go before the village’s plan commission. The Flossmoor village board Monday unanimously voted to put the zoning ordinance amendment up for a public[Read More…]
‘Take whatever you want. I just want to live.’
The new stop reminder sign at the northbound stop at Ridge Road and Harwood Avenue in Homewood. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The village of Homewood has a deal for motorists who travel through three intersections in town. Heed a sign and save money. Last week the village installed five signs[Read More…]
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