The Homewood-Flossmoor Education Organization, the teachers union at H-F High School, presented five $550 scholarships to outstanding graduates. Alexandria Wilson was selected to receive the HFEO Future Teacher Award, given to a student who is pursuing a teaching career. Jaira Stanley, Destiny Montgomery and Josephine Bachus were awarded[Read More…]
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Eggert Insurance FS Nov 16-30 2018
Residents can take a closer look at the machinery Flossmoor Public Works employees use to get their work done during the village’s first ever Touch A Truck event Saturday. The free event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Flossmoor Public Works Service Center, 1700 Central Park Ave., and[Read More…]
Travel Brokers AS Oct 1-31 2018
The 18th annual Drivin’ the Dixie motor tour on Saturday, June 15, will defy gravity, after a fashion, by swimming upstream. Drivin’ the Dixie always attracts motorists with restored vintage cars. (Chronicle 2018 file photo) The celebration of the historic Dixie Highway has always started in Blue Island and followed[Read More…]
Eggert Insurance October 1-31 2018
“When she was a baby, Janelle used to beat box,” said Dana Butler, mother of H-F graduate Janelle Butler, a recent contestant on NBC’s “The Voice.” H-F High School graduate Janelle Butler performs under the name Oliv Blu, as she recently did on the TV show “The Voice.” (Facebook photo) [Read More…]
Catholics join for Public Square Rosary Rally on Oct. 13
St. Joseph Church in Homewood will be the site for a Public Square Rosary Rally Oct. 13 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Virgin Mary’s appearance to three children in Fatima, Portugal. The event will be one of an expected 20,000 prayer services throughout the country. The rosary will[Read More…]
Youths involved in Flossmoor Fest fight face hearing process
Four youths are undergoing local adjudication hearings following their arrests for fighting at Flossmoor Fest on Sept. 8. The four young males, all in their early teens, were arrested after a fight that led to one of the participants going to the hospital and a broken window at the Coldwell[Read More…]
Homewood approves tax break for new restaurant
The Homewood village board, at its Sept. 25 meeting, passed a resolution supporting a Class 8 tax incentive for a property at 1941 Ridge Road. The property is expected to be the location of a new restaurant. Trustee Lisa Purcell abstained from voting because she has an ownership interest in[Read More…]
H-F Park District wins national gold medal
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District was awarded the 2018 Gold Medal for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management at the National Recreation and Park Association’s annual meeting Sept. 25. “Your peers have recognized you to be the best at what you do and that’s very, very impressive,” said Steve Johnson, president[Read More…]
KHA AS Oct 2018
The Flossmoor Public Art Commission is seeking artists and photographers to submit digital images of original artwork to be printed on outdoor flags. An example of an art flag is on display at the Artisan Street Fair in Homewood on Friday. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The printed flags will be[Read More…]
Federal grant helps Homewood Fire Department update equipment, training
The Homewood Fire Department will be able to replace an aging ventilation system and beef up its training programs thanks to a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., who represents Homewood and Flossmoor in Congress, announced the federal[Read More…]
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