General Manager Shay Spears, center, introduces the staff of the new Homewood location of The RoomPlace. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The RoomPlace marked the opening of its 24th store with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, April 5.  Paul Adams, CEO of The RoomPlace, thanks staff and contractors for the hard work that went into the extensive[Read More…]

It’s not every day that taxpayers hear of public works projects that come in under budget, but the final numbers for the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s new Clubhouse building show a saving of approximately $111,000. Executive Director Debbie Kopas told board members at an April 5 Committee of the Whole meeting[Read More…]

Midwestern weather has caused so much damage that the outdoor tennis courts at Orchard Park will be rebuilt, but the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District board decided the courts at Apollo Park will be repurposed. The park district has 32 outdoor courts, including those at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. At its meeting Tuesday,[Read More…]

The Center for Dental Excellence will be putting smiles on patients on Friday, April 22, when staff gives free dental care through its annual Dentistry From The Heart program. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the office, 19615 Governors Highway in Flossmoor. Guest patients will be treated to coffee and[Read More…]

Can you give a few hours to do a good deed? The Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF) is participating in Good Deeds Day on Sunday, April 10, and is looking for volunteers to help with three special projects in the South Suburbs. Good Deeds Day is an annual[Read More…]

Water and sewer rates are going up in Flossmoor. Village board members Monday unanimously approved a water and sewer rate increase of $1.25 per thousand gallons.  The increase goes into effect, retroactively, as of April 1. With the increase, Flossmoor’s water and sewer rate now stands at $13.95 per thousand[Read More…]

St. Joseph School, 17949 Dixie Highway in Homewood, is welcoming prospective students and parents to the school for Open House Week April 18 through 21. Guests are invited to walk through the school between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. each day to get a look at how children work in[Read More…]

Homewood Bat Company founder Todd Pals selects a billet from the rack while explaining the precision work necessary to create a baseball bat with the right weight. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) When the Chicago Cubs’ Addison Russell hit a two-run home run March 7 in a spring training game, it was a good[Read More…]

Every home plate got rebuilt Saturday by Homewoodvolunteers Bryan Duntz, kneeling, Larry Kinsella,center, and Brian Calomino.(Photos by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)   Kaeden Jackson, left, drops  leaves into a recycle bag. He  got a helping hand from  Jayllen Nelson. Despite the winter temperatures, more than two dozen volunteers were out in force Saturday[Read More…]

A Google map satellite image shows the scope of Thornton Quarry and how it is situated between Interstate 80/294, the village of Thornton and Homewood’s Halsted Street business corridor. (Provided photo) If you do an online search for “Thornton Quarry tour,” here’s what comes up: “The Village of Thornton, in conjunction with the quarry[Read More…]