Latin music with variations of jazz, funk and blues will permeate the air at the Center for Performing Arts at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, when Chévere de Chicago is joined on stage by Grammy-nominated trumpeter Victor Garcia and master harmonica player Howard Levy. Chévere de Chicago is one of[Read More…]
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Reception for military veteran artists set for Nov. 12 at Prairie State College
Richard Hofeld of Homewood received membership in the prestigious HouseMaster President’s Club for 2015 from HouseMaster, a home inspection franchise company in the United States and Canada. Richard Hofeld The award recognizes franchisees who achieved sales volumes of more than $300,000 during the 12-month period from July 2014 through June 2015. As a HouseMaster[Read More…]
Debris, blown-out windows are evidence of fire that gutted Flossmoor house
All was quiet on Hagen Lane the morning after fire gutted a yellow brick house on the tree-lined Flossmoor street. Three fir trees, unharmed by the fire, stood tall against a cloudless blue sky. Bushes outside the house were still covered with Halloween decorations. Behind them, construction workers boarded up windows that[Read More…]
Homewood will soon have its own craft brewery
Beth Maclin, left, with Renee Keith, right, and REMOC, thefriendly monster, display neonatal intensive care survivalkits that the Little Bear Foundation provides to parentswith premature babies. Maclin is co-founder of thefoundation with her husband, Phil, and Keith is anNICU nurse at Comer Children’s Hospital in Chicago. (Provided photo) Beth and Phil Maclin[Read More…]
Firefighters respond to blaze on Hagen Lane
35 calls: Traffic Stop (16), Burglar Alarm (5), Assist Fire Dept. (3), Disabled Vehicle (2), Domestic Disturbance (1), Traffic Accident with Damage (2), Lockout (1), Check Well Being (3), Suspicious Circumstances (1), Suspicious Subject (1) Traffic Stop (16) 8:57 a.m., 17500 Governors Hwy. 10:20 a.m., 19255 Halsted St. 10:50 a.m.,[Read More…]
Homewood will not sponsor pop-up shops this year, but one independent shop is already open for business
50 calls: Traffic Stop (27), Lockout (2), Domestic Disturbance (2), Suspicious Circumstances (3), Assist Fire Dept. (4), Driving Complaint (1), Traffic Accident with Damage (3), Juvenile Problem (1), Stray Animal (1), Found Property (1), Check Well Being (2), Burglar Alarm (1), Unwanted Subject (1) , Traffic Hazard (1) Traffic Stop[Read More…]
Homewood doctor’s delicate touch draws out-of-state patients
Six days after fire swept through a house on Hagen Lane in Flossmoor, the woman who was rescued from the blaze has died. Josephine R. Tropp was pronounced dead at 8:30 a.m. Friday at Franciscan St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said. An autopsy by the[Read More…]
Steel framing at H-F field house wins S.G. Krauss Co. design award
The Edward Jones office at 18115 Dixie Highway will be a drop-off location this year for the annual Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots drive. Matt Michalik, Edward Jones financial advisor, has agreed to serve as a location for Homewood and Flossmoor residents. Donations of new unwrapped toys are being[Read More…]
District 153 administrators, board will spell out financial needs at Monday meeting
Did you forget about that book or movie that was supposed to go back to the Homewood Public Library? Now’s your chance to return the late materials and do a good deed. With the help of the Junior Friends of the Library, patrons who have fines of $1 can get[Read More…]
Diana Rauner praises Flossmoor’s Western Avenue as state’s top school in reading challenge
Ingalls Health System CEO Kurt Johnson, left, and Eugene Feingold, chair of the Ingalls Health SystemBoard of Directors, announced on Thursday that Ingalls has signed a letter of intent to combine services with University of Chicago Medicine. (Provided photo) Ingalls Health System, a vital provider of medical services in the South Suburbs, including a[Read More…]