The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District, in an effort to keep ahead of facilities issues, agreed to hire a parks department building maintenance supervisor. The park district faced numerous problems last year at its Splash Pad that required staff to be called out after hours to handle emergency needs. The park district’s[Read More…]
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Waiting their turn to entertain the guests at the H-F MasterSingers auction are, from left, juniors Zoe Branch, KirstinWashington and Hayley Sutherland.(Marilyn Thomas photos/HF Chronicle) Guests look over donationsthat were auctioned off at theH-F Master Singers fundraiseron Jan. 16. Temperatures may have hovered around 0-degrees, but the music, food and friendship warmed guests at[Read More…]
Which college? H-F students weigh many factors
It’s a large purchase — $346, 537 — but textbooks at Homewood-Flossmoor High School will now come with electronic resources for students and faculty. At its Jan. 19 meeting, the school board agreed to purchase 14 new textbooks, two workbooks and one supplementary paperback for the Applied Academics, Math, Social Science, Physical[Read More…]
Local musician finds new success in old places
Community residents Thursday showed strong support for proposed apartments for developmentally disabled adults, filling the room with a show of hands before the Flossmoor Plan Commission recommended approval. Commission members unanimously voted in favor of the plan and proposed rezoning of two lots at 1032 and 1038 Leavitt Ave. Their[Read More…]
H-F counselors point to college placements, matriculation rates as success measurements rather than ACT scores
The generations met and came to a compromise on what music will be played at Homewood-Flossmoor High School dances. Shannon Dunne Students led a petition drive in December asking for greater leeway for disk jockeys selecting music for school dances, as well as permissible music for various school functions and[Read More…]
Millennium band teacher honored
The H-F Park District Auditorium attracts chocolate-lovers of all ages for the annual Chocolate Fest. (HF Chronicle 2015 file photos) The Village of Homewood will be a chocoholic’s paradise 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 20 as it hosts the 14th annual Homewood Chocolate Fest. This year’s festival will feature[Read More…]
Noon balloon drop to mark new year in Homewood
Guests explore the new Dolphin Lake Clubhouse during the facility’s open house in October 2015. (HF Chronicle file photo) The numbers speak for themselves. Interest in The Clubhouse at Dolphin Lake has been phenomenal: It’s January and already 108 parties in 2016 are booked. The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board followed staff’s recommendation[Read More…]
Ingalls Offers ‘presidential’ cancer treatment
Aerial view of the project area. Click to open a PDF version. (Provided image) Flossmoor Village Board members Tuesday gave the green light to a flood control project along Cherry Creek at Homewood-Flossmoor High School and north along Governors Highway. Board members unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement between the village, H-F School[Read More…]
Prairie State College inducts students into honors societies
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Stolen watch in Flossmoor leads to Christmas burglary arrest
Members of the H-F Robotics Club Tech Ninja Teamshow the robot they used to competed Dec. 19 in the Highland Park FIRST Tech Challenge qualifier.(Provided photos) Students from Parker Junior High School recently successfully competed in a robotic competition, placing eleventh out of 27 teams, most of them made up of[Read More…]