Metra this week announced proposed Electric Line schedule changes that the rail agency says will improve service and attract more customers without increasing costs. The changes include service cuts, mostly on lightly used branch line trains. Also, the number of mainline trains on Saturday is being reduced. Metra says the[Read More…]
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District 161 names new assistant principal at Parker
Jennifer Hartman will be the new assistant principal at Parker Junior High School. The Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education unanimously voted for her appointment at Monday’s meeting.
Artists’ donations sought for SSFS benefit
A special fundraiser June 8 focusing on works by local artists will benefit South Suburban Family Shelter (SSFS). Artists interested in helping can donate their works for sale. All proceeds will go to SSFS to help the agency maintain its outreach programs to those dealing with domestic violence. [Read More…]
Racquet Club gearing up for Senior Health & Fitness Day May 31
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Racquet Club is planning a host of activities on Wednesday, May 31, to mark National Senior Health & Fitness Day. The special events at the racquet club, 2920 W. 183rd St. in Homewood, will provide seniors with information through presentations; a chance to get their health[Read More…]
District 153 readies for STEM Lab at Churchill School
The District 153 school board approved spending approximately $180,000 in Title I funds to add a STEM Lab at Churchill School. The board expects to receive the money on July 1, the new budget year. The board will hire Creative Learning Systems to install the lab in Churchill’s library.[Read More…]
Yard Sale – Chicago Heights Serena Hills Area
Three local Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants are helping the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Parents Association raise money for its annual scholarship fund. Dunkin’ Donuts at 17579 Halsted St. and 2353 W. 183rd St. in Homewood or 431 W. 14th St. in Chicago Heights, will donate 5 percent of the total purchase to[Read More…]
Homewood opts out of county minimum wage ordinance
The Homewood village board voted to buck the Cook County minimum wage hike at its May 23 meeting. In October, the Cook County Board approved a gradual minimum wage increase to $13 per hour by 2020. Further increases up to 2.5 percent based on the consumer price index would come[Read More…]
Hart School names 48 members to National Junior Honor Society
The National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) at James Hart School in Homewood inducted 48 new members. Parents and administrators were present for the candle-lighting ceremony on April 17. Students who have a cumulative 3.75 GPA after five terms ― three from sixth grade and two from seventh grade[Read More…]
Homewood Farmers Market keeps festival spirit alive
The Homewood Farmers Market summer season will begin Saturday, May 27, and will continue through Oct. 14. Village officials say it will build on the successes of recent years, keeping the momentum going for the village’s festivals.
June 2017 e-edition
Flossmoor Mayor Paul Braun at the wheel of a DeLorean following Saturday’s dedication of the new downtown clocks. (Photo by Mary Compton/H-F Chronicle) Believe it or not, Flossmoor’s downtown clocks had their own “Back to the Future” moment more than 35 years ago. Mayor Paul Braun said the timepieces in Flossmoor’s clock tower were rendered[Read More…]