Some Homewood residents have found the process of obtaining vehicle stickers and overnight parking ban exemptions more complicated than usual this year. There’s a connection to the state’s budget woes. Residents who haven’t yet obtained a sticker might be issued a ticket if they don’t comply by Aug. 1 if[Read More…]
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WGN brings block party to downtown Homewood on Friday
Homewood has acquired an additional event in its summer festival lineup. Television station WGN-Channel 9 in Chicago will sponsor a block party from 6 to 10 a.m. on Friday, July 13. Though early in the day, the pop-up event will include most of the features of other Homewood festivals: food,[Read More…]
After four years of the Chronicle, and looking toward the future
A couple of years ago, I went to a wedding and, as is often the case, was seated at dinner next to someone I’d never met before. He seemed like a nice enough guy and said he was from somewhere in the Wheaton area. I told him I lived in[Read More…]
Walkathon will raise funds for African hospital, stricken teen
On Saturday, July 14, PRHeSS, a charity operated by Homewood couple Sam and Mary Kormoi, will host its 10th annual walkathon. The five-mile walk through Homewood will raise money for the community hospital in rural Sierra Leone that the organization founded.
Drama Group presents the musical ‘Fame’
The high-octane musical “Fame” will close out the 2017-18 season for the Drama Group. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, July 27 and 28, and Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 2, 3 and 4. Matinee shows at 2 p.m. are on Sunday, July 29, and Saturday, Aug.[Read More…]
Two H-F musicians selected for Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra
Two outstanding Homewood-Flossmoor High School musicians have been selected for the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. Perry Hoag III and Alannah Hill, both of Flossmoor, have been playing with the youth symphony for a number of years and have now been promoted to the top level within its ranks.
July 2018 e-edition
Customers of the Metra Electric Line will receive a 15 percent discount on their April Monthly Pass as compensation for a number of service disruptions in recent weeks – including all or part of six days without any service – caused by unusually severe weather conditions and damage from the[Read More…]
Crash into wall kills driver on 183rd Street in Homewood
A driver died Thursday in a car crash at 183rd Street and Park Avenue, just west of the railroad viaduct in Homewood. Police responded to the accident at 10:07 p.m. on July 5. According to a press release issued by the Homewood Police Department, responding officers located a single vehicle[Read More…]
Scenes from H-F Fourth of July festivities
William A. Strauss, senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will be the featured speaker at the Prairie State College Annual Economic Forecast Breakfast on Feb. 22. (Official photo) William A. Strauss, senior economist and economic advisor in the Economic Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will be the featured speaker Friday,[Read More…]
New members appointed to Flossmoor Green Commission, zoning board
The Flossmoor Village Board unanimously approved appointments to two community groups — the Green Commission and the Zoning Board — at its meeting on July 2.
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