Chronicle Holiday Events Guide. If you or your organization are planning a holiday event that’s open to the community, we’d love to include it in our annual Holiday Guide, which will be part of the Dec. 1 print edition and will be posted on our website. Click here to add your event.[Read More…]
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Homewood board approves water rate hike for 2026-27
Homewood water rates are going up. The Homewood board approved a water rate study at its Sept. 30 meeting and set new rates for 2026 and 2027. Finance Director Amy Zukowski said the rate hike is needed to cover a range of rising expenses, including equipment replacements, debt service, and[Read More…]
Column: Mortgage companies might pay your taxes — but you still need to watch
By Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer Every year, my office mails more than 1.8 million tax bills to property owners across Cook County. If you have a mortgage, your lender may collect money from you each month and put it in an escrow account to pay your bill. But don’t[Read More…]
Flossmoor police offer Halloween traffic safety advice
The Flossmoor Police Department is urging motorists to commit to sober driving, buckle up and following traffic laws this Halloween. If you’re planning to partake in Halloween festivities, Flossmoor Police Chief Carl Estelle reminds you to make sure you have a safe, sober ride home. “Alcohol and cannabis impair your[Read More…]
Under new ownership
The Walt’s name came off the building at 2345 183rd St. Monday morning in preparation for its reopening under management of Berkot’s Super Foods on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Walt’s operated the grocery store in Homewood for 45 years. Berkot’s promises a major investment and changes with its operations.
Hundreds walk through Millennium Park on the Trick or Treat Trail
The astronaut came to the Trick or Treat Trail on Saturday. So did several princesses, along with cartoon and movie characters, including Bingo and Bluey, Pooh and his friends and the Little Mermaid. It wasn’t just a showing of kids. The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s Halloween celebration included parents in costume,[Read More…]
Flossmoor Veterans Memorial presenting its local history unit at regional conference
Flossmoor Veterans’ Memorial will present its Flossmoor Veterans’ Time Machine project Oct. 31 at the Constitutional Democracy Project 2025 conference sponsored by IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law. The presentation is in the area of “History in the Classroom,” part of the Teachers of Civics, Law and Government section. The FVM local[Read More…]
The Weeks | Oct. 26: No Kings rally, Halloween events, Walt’s transition, Pumpkin Smash, Calumet Country Club redevelopment
THE WEEK > Your government Monday, Oct. 27 Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. The agenda is available here. The livestream of the meeting will be available here. Highlights: Flossmoor Community Relations Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. at[Read More…]
H-F team wins Special Olympics state basketball title
Members of Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s Special Olympics Red & White team brought home the state championship title in basketball. The team was honored at the Oct. 21 District 233 board meeting where each team member and coach received a championship ring courtesy of Jostens. “You didn’t just win a championship,[Read More…]
Blowout win clinches playoff spot for H-F football
The Vikings are back in the postseason. Homewood-Flossmoor secured a playoff spot Oct. 24 with a 50-8 win over visiting Metea Valley in the final regular-season game. H-F missed the postseason last year. “This is amazing. This is a first-time thing for me. Last year, we fell short,” senior linebacker[Read More…]
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