Hundreds of players and coaches line the outfield at Ormsby Field on Saturday, April 16, for Homewood Baseball & Softball opening day ceremonies.(Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) “Play ball!” For 65 years, coaches and umpires have been calling players to the fields at Izaak Walton Preserve to play baseball through Homewood’s organized leagues. [Read More…]
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H-F Park District’s new Clubhouse comes in under budget
Substantial advertising support from local business has enabled the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle, launched as an all-volunteer newspaper, to hire its first employee. Patty Houlihan Patty Houlihan officially joined the Chronicle March 1 as public outreach manager, responsible for advertising sales, marketing and bookkeeping. The wife of Chronicle partner and editor[Read More…]
Tennis courts getting a makeover and a re-do
H-F baseball players Bryce Gray, left, and Percy Walters. (Photo by Marilyn Thomas/ H-F Chronicle) Baseball skills finessed through the Chicago White Sox ACE Program helped two Homewood-Flossmoor High School baseball players earn college scholarships. Bryce Gray of Flossmoor will be a catcher for the Notre Dame University baseball[Read More…]
Center for Dental Excellence offers free dental care April 22
Homewood-Flossmoor High School students perform a scene from “The Laramie Project.” The play is showing at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Mall Auditorium, south building, 999 Kedzie Ave., Flossmoor.(Provided photo) One by one the student actors file across a darkened, desolate stage. The find their places and tell the story of how[Read More…]
Flossmoor board approves $1.25 increase in water and sewer rates
Homewood-Flossmoor High School officials Thursday determined that there was no credibility to a reported threat that someone was going to “shoot up the school.” Principal Ryan Pitcock sent a phone message to parents at 4:50 p.m. Thursday assuring them that there was no danger in sending their children to H-F[Read More…]
Peter Robertson-Colorblind
From left, Flossmoor Mayor Paul Braun, Capt.Matt Berk and Firefighter Zach Jebens following the presentation of Valor Awards fromthe 100 Club of Chicago to Berk and Jebens for their actions at the Hagen Lane fire last year. (Provided photo) Two Flossmoor firefighters were honored this week for their heroic actions during last November’s fatal[Read More…]
St. Joseph School hosts weeklong open house
Representatives of the Copper Still Entertainment Group appeared before Homewood trustees Tuesday, April 26, to request a liquor license for a martini bar and speakeasy they plan to develop at Dixie Highway and Ridge Road. David and Dana McDermott of Flossmoor and Christina D’Ambrosio of Oak Forest described plans for[Read More…]
Big leagues or little leagues, Homewood Bat Co. hopes players swing ‘H’ bats
When the Chicago Cubs’ Addison Russell hit a two-run home run March 7 in a spring training game, it was a good moment for a new Homewood business. A photo by Chris Sweda of Russell’s swing was published on a newspaper website, and it clearly shows the concentric swooping “H” logo of Homewood Bat Company.[Read More…]
Montessori
Homewood District 153 will conduct pre-kindergarten screenings for children May 27 and June 6. The assessments will be for children who will be 3 years old on or before May 27, 2016. Proof of residency is required at the time of the screening. Appointments are required. To set an appointment[Read More…]
Volunteers get fields ready for Homewood Baseball opener
Organizers prepare for summer market season in new location Homewood’s Indoor Farmers Market has increased in popularity this winter. The last session will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 30. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) Homewood Farmers Market Manager Kate Duff has long wanted to include a meat vendor at[Read More…]