Irish tenor Gavin Coyle will perform Celtic songs and Irish ballads at a special early St. Patrick’s Day program on March 15 at St. Joseph Church, 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood. Coyle will begin his program at 7 p.m. with Irish favorites and include selections from stage and screen. A[Read More…]

Homewood-Flossmoor High School seniors MargaretColton, left, and Heather Culbertson have been namedNational Merit Scholarship finalists. Both plan careersin the sciences. (Provided photo) Margaret Colton and Heather Culbertson, seniors at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, have been named finalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship competition. They are two of nearly 15,000 students across[Read More…]

It is no secret that the issue of property taxes in Illinois is a sensitive subject. Currently pending before the Illinois Legislature are a number of bills that attempt to stop any increase in property taxes; that legislation aims for what is commonly referred to as a property tax freeze. [Read More…]

Flossmoor’s crime rate in 2015 declined for the third straight year. Police Chief Michael Pulec said Thursday that the overall number of so-called Part 1 crimes – which include murder, criminal sexual assault, robbery, aggravated battery, burglary, theft, auto theft and arson — dropped from 123 in 2014 to 106 in 2015.[Read More…]

Teacher Kathy Call, left, and teacher aide TerryHammonds, center, have seen remarkable progressfrom Quinn McNellis since he’s started communicatingwith the help of an iPad. (Photos by Marilyn Thomas/HF Chronicle)   Topics of conversation on  Quinn McNellis’ iPad mini  include school, class jobs,  teachers, school people  and weather. For nearly a[Read More…]

Minor injuries were reported Thursday afternoon following a school bus accident at Birch Road and Center Avenue in Homewood. A bus carrying 35 Homewood-Flossmoor High School students was involved in the crash, said Jodi Bryant, the high school’s director of human resources and public relations. Fire departments from Homewood, Flossmoor,[Read More…]

It’s time for Fandom Trivia Night! If you’re a Star Wars freak, remember locations in Harry Potter or know the villains Bruce Wayne has battled you might be a winner at the Fandom Trivia Night hosted by the Homewood Public Library on Friday, March 11. The 8 to 10 p.m.[Read More…]

On Wednesday, March 3, there were eight days until Homewood Dairy Queen opens for the season. (Photo by Eric Crump/HF Chronicle) The countdown has begun.  It’s a tradition in Homewood to tick off of days until Dairy Queen’s spring opening. The ice cream shop at 1700 Ridge Road helps by posting the countdown[Read More…]

As March 15 approaches, members of Citizens for Homewood Schools continue to share their message about the need for referendum approval. District 153 needs voter approval to sell $9 million in bonds that will help cover the district’s expenses. The state has shorted the district more than $2 million in[Read More…]

Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 summer driver education registration will be conducted March 15 and 16. To qualify, students must be age 16 before Nov. 1, 2016, and live within the district boundaries. Sessions will be June 1 through 27. Students who have taken classroom instruction and need only behind-the-wheel[Read More…]