Vivian Lewis, 2, proudly  displays carrots harvested  from her family’s garden.   (Photos by Rachel Lewis) The calendar tells us spring is here!  If you are toying with the idea of growing your own produce or expanding your existing garden, local gardening enthusiasts suggest you go for it, get[Read More…]

Scenes from past Trek for Tech runs. (Provided photo) Students at Infant Jesus of Prague School — and their supporters — will take to the streets next weekend to raise funds for technology in the classroom. More than 250 runners and walkers will take part in IJP’s third Trek for Tech 5K Race[Read More…]

A Flossmoor man is facing felony burglary charges for allegedly stealing money from a donation box at Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church last month. John M. Becker, 21, of the 1200 block of Oakmont Avenue, was charged with burglary to a house of worship, according to a Flossmoor police[Read More…]

Rep. Will Davis (D-East Hazel Crest) said he would be happy to spend days in Springfield working to settle the state’s budget crisis. The holdup for him and other Democrats is Gov. Bruce Rauner’s insistence that his “turnaround agenda” must be acted upon before any budget items can be addressed.[Read More…]

A Matteson man has been charged with two counts of reckless homicide following a February crash that took the lives of a passenger in his car and the driver of another vehicle.   Justin McNeal Justin A. McNeal, 24, of the 21000 block of Locust Street, was charged Wednesday afternoon,[Read More…]

  Leona “Lee” Freitag pauses  recently to talk about her tasks  as a volunteer for the past five  decades at The Bargain Box thrift  store. (Photo by Eric Crump/H-F  Chronicle) Leona “Lee” Freitag calls The Bargain Box thrift store in Homewood her “treasure.” Funny. That’s how the store manager and her fellow[Read More…]

    Pearson’s Bakery owner   Paul Drzymalla greets   customers recently. (Photos   by Patty Houlihan/H-F   Chronoicle) At Pearson’s Southgate Bakery, shamrock-shaped cookies, Irish soda bread and donuts topped with green sprinkles are vying for space with pecan coffee cakes and whole wheat bread. Near the cash register, the counter is filled[Read More…]

Administrators in Homewood District 153 are delighted with the longer testing window and shorter testing time for the 2016 PARCC tests. In 2015, the first year of the test, all students were tested in the same few weeks. This year the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) moved from specified[Read More…]

Fratello’s Deli and Market co-owner Adrian Martino, left,and Marco Caso, right, flank new chef Brian Rogers, whobrings experience as a personal chef and caterer tothe Italian deli on Dixie Highway in Homewood.(Photo by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) Chef Brian Rogers’ cooks big, cooks small and cooks well. And that’s just the kind of[Read More…]

You’ve got 60 seconds, can you tell a story on video in that time? The Homewood Public Library is giving you the opportunity to put your creativity to work for its One Minute Film Festival. Planning starts Thursday, March 31, when Youth Services Librarian Kelly Campos hosts an information session[Read More…]