Two long-time Homewood employees — Dave Ebert and Tom Gaskin — were recognized for their service to the village at the Sept. 25 Board of Trustees meeting. Two new Public Works Department employees were sworn in at the same meeting.
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As summer officially begins Friday, the Village of Flossmoor is sponsoring its first-ever Pride event, a celebration of the LGBTQ community. Pride flags have been flying in downtown Flossmoor throughout the month of June in observance of LGBTQ Pride Month. (Tom Houlihan/ H-F Chronicle) The event, slated between 6 and[Read More…]
Homewood Fire Department will show off new truck, provide fun safety lessons at annual open house
Residents will have a chance to get a close-up look at Homewood’s brand new fire truck on Saturday during the annual Fire Department open house.The event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 17950 Dixie Highway will also include a crowd favorite, the live burn that demonstrates the importance and[Read More…]
Services for all: South Suburban Special Recreation Association at 45 years
Isabella and Connor Miller were excited to show off the trophy their Stingrays softball team won in a Special Olympics area softball tournament in 2017. Their joy playing on a team is possible because of the staff and volunteers with South Suburban Special Recreation Association (SSSRA). For the past 45[Read More…]
H-F golf team advances to state championships
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School varsity golf team will take their skills to the Illinois High School Association state championships on Oct. 12 and 13 after winning the sectionals championship.
H-F hosts community coffees
Homewood-Flossmoor High School invites the community to join administrators and school board members for coffee and conversation. Sessions this month are at 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the superintendent’s conference room in the South Building, and 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in the TLC lab in the South Building,[Read More…]
Rafa Nadal class Oct. 16 for tennis junior players
The Homewood-Flossmoor Racquet & Fitness Center is hosting a clinic for junior players Oct. 16 presented by the Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre. The clinic will give young players an opportunity to train under the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar method. The 6 to 8 p.m. program has a class size[Read More…]
Homewood Hobo Night will feature live music, s’mores and hobo stew
The Village of Homewood will host its annual Hobo Night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Homewood Rail Park, Chestnut Road and Park Avenue.
Nearly a dozen brewers on tap for Flossmoor’s first brew fest
Hopheads and suds lovers will pour into downtown Flossmoor on Saturday for the village’s inaugural Flossmoor Brew Fest event, which is from 2 to 6 p.m. Nearly a dozen breweries will offer samples from tasting stations lined along Sterling Avenue, which will be closed to auto traffic between Flossmoor Road[Read More…]
Parade of Lights remembers firefighter Brian Carey, others
A parade of fire trucks down Ridge Road Tuesday evening, their lights flashing, will mark the annual Parade of Lights, a silent memorial for those killed in the line of duty. The Oct. 9 parade is expected in Homewood between 8:15 and 8:30 p.m. For Homewood, it is a reminder[Read More…]
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