Ingalls Memorial Hospital is hosting a job fair March 4 for persons interested in working as clinical lab associates (phlebotomists) and medical technologists. The fair is from 8 a.m. to noon in the lower level of the hospital’s Professional Office Building, 156th and Wood Streets in Harvey. To be considered,[Read More…]
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Millennium School student will be disciplined for bringing a pellet gun to school
Flossmoor Volunteer Fire Corporation is raising money to complete restoration of the venerable Engine No. 4. (Provided photo) First, the numbers. It’s 30 feet long and weighs about 12,000 pounds. It has a six cylinder engine and can travel up to 40 mph. It gets 2.7 miles to the gallon. When it[Read More…]
Facing teacher shortage, District 161 looks for new faculty at job fairs
The James Hart Junior High School eighth-grade basketball team took third place in the state tournament with a victory Feb. 18 over Summit Hill Junior High. On Tuesday, the Panthers received kudos from the Homewood Board of Trustees, which approved a resolution honoring the team’s accomplishment. They were competing in[Read More…]
District 153 supporters counting on large voter turnout for March 15 referendum
Hart School students, from left, Greta Schmidt, ChaseBethea and Joseph Cole at the dress rehearsal for“Shrek Jr.” being presented March 3 and 4.(Photos by Marilyn Thomas/HF Chronicle) Andrew Heligas portrays Pinnochio in the Hart School presentation of “Shrek Jr.” “Shrek the Musical,” the story of the ornery green ogre who[Read More…]
Black Panthers documentary by H-F grad airing on Channel 11
Renovations at Flossmoor Public Library have brought a number of improvements for patrons, including opening up space where newspaper displays used to be.(Photos by Tom Houlihan/HF Chronicle) Flossmoor Public Library staffers, looking for ways to improve the 10-year-old facility, put their heads together and came up with a plan. Recently completed renovations[Read More…]
Tech Ninjas win award for ‘explosive strike’
Garrett Gruberman shows his daughter, Lola, howto keep rhythm. For her research project, Sani Zinnerman portrayed tennis star Venus Williams. Sani shared the biography of the outstanding athlete who has won four Grand Slam titles. (Photos by Marilyn Thomas/ HF Chronicle) The third and fourth graders at Homewood’s Churchill[Read More…]
Tribute: Artist’s world was a stage and his life a memorable performance
The second Homewood Winter Indoor Farmers Market will include new vendors, according to the village. The free event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Marie Irwin Center, 18120 Highland Ave. New vendors will include Mother Wilma’s Marshmallow Factory and Zeldenrust Farm Market[Read More…]
Homewood PTA sets referendum meeting for Tuesday
Paige Dague of Homewood started baking pies less than five years ago, but she mastered the craft quickly. She has won top honors with her pies at the Illinois State Fair the past two years. (Photos by Eric Crump/ HF Chronicle) Paige Dague’s third pie saved her from Cleveland. The educator and long-time Homewood resident went into[Read More…]
Prairie State College meeting financial challenges on ‘tight’ budget
Colleges and universities across Illinois are facing tough financial decisions becauseof declining state support, but the president of Prairie State College (PSC) isconfident the school can meet the challenge. Terri Winfree, president of PSC, acknowledges the school’s estimated $59.4 millionoverall budget is “very tight” but she believes the community college[Read More…]
Artists’ ‘Memory’ exhibit opens in Prairie State’s art gallery on Feb. 8
Commuters exit a Metra train at Flossmoor station Wednesday afternoon. Trains locally experienced some delays but fared better than the South Shore line in Northwest Indiana, which had to suspend service for some time Wednesday. (Photos by Eric Crump/ HF Chronicle) Homewood and Flossmoor police were busy Wednesday afternoon helping motorists involved in mishaps caused by wind-whipped[Read More…]