At a Thursday forum, candidates running for the Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education offered differing views on how to best keep local schools strong in the face of state budget cuts and constant change. Five of six board candidates appeared at the forum, sponsored by the Homewood-Flossmoor Area[Read More…]

A Dolton man was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and resisting a peace officer after he allegedly discarded a weapon and attempted to flee during a traffic stop shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24. Xavier J. Harding, 19, of the 15600 block of Ingleside, was a[Read More…]

  Proceed, dear reader, and you will learn why I am head over heels enamored with the south suburbs. Why I smile when I see neighbors. Why I am proud to have raised my three sons here. Why I don’t want to live anywhere else. Honest. There are lots of[Read More…]

Homewood Public Works took some heat after the big snow storm earlier this month when streets were not cleaned as well as they usually are.  The department apparently returned to form Thursday, Feb. 26, to combat several inches of lake effect snow overnight and during the morning hours. Most streets[Read More…]

51 calls: Traffic Stop (33), Burglar Alarm (3), Hit & Run (1), Assist Fire Dept. (5), Traffic Hazard (1), Stray Animal (3), Suspicious Subject (2), Check Well Being (1), Juvenile Problem (1), Traffic Accident with Damage (1) Traffic Stop (33) 12:26 a.m., 175th St. & Halsted St. 1:04 a.m., 187th[Read More…]

Caption The League of Women Voters of the Homewood-Flossmoor Area canceled the March 1 Flossmoor Village Board candidate forum after three of the four candidates declined to participate. “The League is sincerely disappointed and regrets that the residents of Flossmoor are being denied the opportunity to attend a discussion of[Read More…]

Faced with a $200,000 deficit – and that number possibly climbing to $1 million if there’s a severe state funding shortfall – Flossmoor School District 161 officials this week presented a long list of potential spending reductions for the 2015-16 fiscal year. If all the potential reductions are approved by[Read More…]

When Mark and Tracie Moxley left Grape & Grain Wednesday night after meeting friends there, they discovered one of their vehicles was gone. “We assumed it was stolen, which was kind of funny since it’s an 11-year old minivan,” Tracie said.  After checking with police, the couple learned the van[Read More…]

Cast members rehearse for “Almost, Maine,” which will beperformed at H-F High School Thursday through Saturday.(Photo provided)   “Almost, Maine” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s Mall Auditorium. The whimsical story deals with relationships as they unfold on a single night. The play is directed[Read More…]

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly is sponsoring an annual Congressional Art Competition open to high school students residing or attending a school within the 2nd Congressional District. The winner’s artwork will be displayed at the U.S. Capitol for a year, and the winner will be invited to attend an unveiling ceremony in[Read More…]