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The halls, the rooms, the gymnasium — all were crowded Saturday night with people young and old dressed in shorts, T-shirts and sometimes straw hats or sun glasses.  St. Joseph Catholic School’s Winter Picnic was an oasis of summer fun in late January, with summer food, games and music. The event[Read More…]

Surveyors work in Decemberat Ryan’s Funeral Home. The Village of Homewood is purchasing the building in hopes of developing a community science centerthere. (Photo by Eric Crump/The Chronicle) Tuesday at its regular meeting Homewood trustees will consider a contract with Global Studios to begin the first phase of a project to develop a community[Read More…]

Bishop Joseph Perry visitsSt. Joseph Catholic Schoolkindergarten class. (Photoprovided by Mariann Reilly) The Archdiocese of Chicago will be marking Catholic Schools Week Jan. 25 through 30, and St. Joseph School in Homewood and Infant Jesus of Prague School in Flossmoor are planning activities to celebrate the week. Bishop Joseph Perry, auxiliary bishop[Read More…]

Flossmoor residents who are tardy in paying village water and sewer bills are now eligible for a waiver of late fee penalties once every 10 years. Village board members Tuesday approved a change in Flossmoor’s water and sewer bill penalty waiver policy. Previously, the policy stated that residents were entitled[Read More…]

The former Brunswick Zonebowling center at 3043183rd Street is now emptyand village officials are seeking another business to use the space. (Photo byEric Crump/The Chronicle) Brunswick Zone XL is closed for good. AMF, the new owners of the popular bowling center closed its doors abruptly Tuesday, Jan. 6, leaving staff, area bowlers[Read More…]

A ruling in the court case between the cities of Chicago and Harvey over Harvey’s delinquent water bill was described by the judge as a balanced deal, according to a Chicago Tribune report, but it won’t have much effect on the situation from Homewood’s perspective. Chicago didn’t get court supervision[Read More…]

Students will say summer break is too short! Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s board approved the calendar for the 2015-2016 academic year. Students will begin the new school year on Aug. 12, 2015, with graduation set for May 29, 2016. The Illinois State Board of Education requires school calendars to have 185[Read More…]

Tour student Bailey Didier, right, performs a duet with her father, Thing 3 lead singer and guitarist MattDidier, during the H-F Orchestra Spain Tour fundraising auction Jan. 17.(Photo by Eric Crump/TheChronicle) Those who attended A Mid-Winter’s Fiesta Saturday, Jan. 17, at Homewood-Flossmoor High School enjoyed Spanish food, great music and the fun of silent and[Read More…]

Richard Hofeld Mayor Richard Hofeld of Homewood and Mayor Paul Braun of Flossmoor were among dozens of elected officials from Cook, Will and Kankakee Counties who signed on to a letter to Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner urging him to approve major infrastructure projects in the Southland. The letter was drafted[Read More…]