St. Joseph Parish in Homewood will be the site for a NonviolenceWorks program on violence prevention and nonviolence techniques. Sessions are from 7 to 9 p.m. July 10 and 18 at the parish’s Burke Center just south of the church at 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood. The speaker will[Read More…]
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Homewood police respond to report of shots fired
Homewood police responded to a report of possible gunshots Thursday night on the 18400 block of Clyde Road. At 8:38 p.m., officers investigated the incident at a home on Clyde and discovered a bullet had shattered a window in the front of the residence, according to a press release. No[Read More…]
Video shows two suspects in June 25 Flossmoor car burglary
A homeowner’s surveillance camera this week captured the image of two persons breaking into a car in Flossmoor. In the video, one of the suspects, wearing a hooded shirt, opens the car’s passenger door and looks inside. A moment later, another person – who is bareheaded – opens the driver’s[Read More…]
Vice District Brewing plans July opening after Homewood grants financial incentive extension
Vice District Brewing is hoping to open its Homewood location in July after the village granted an extension to its financial incentive agreement June 26. The craft brewer’s owner Curtis Tarver II said in an email to the H-F Chronicle that the remaining construction on the building at 18027-18029 Dixie Highway[Read More…]
Two men face felony charges following Walmart fight, shooting
Charges have been filed against two men in connection with a shooting and fight at the Walmart gas station at 17550 S. Halsted St. on Sunday, June 24. Shmauer Banks, 20, of Chicago, and Deldeaundraa McKinnon, 19, of Dolton, were each charged with mob action and aggravated battery in a[Read More…]
H-F High administrators given merit raises
District 233 awarded merit pay to seven administrators at its meeting Tuesday, June 19. The vote was 5-2. Merit pay is a way the board recognizes the quality of work by Homewood-Flossmoor High School administrators and the extra hours administrators give outside of the regular school day, said Superintendent Von[Read More…]
4th H-F athletics golf event planned
Reservations are being accepted for the fourth annual H-F Red & White Golf Classic set for Friday, Aug. 10. The event at Odyssey Country Club in Tinley Park will have a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Tickets are $150 per person for golf and dinner, or $75 for a dinner guest. [Read More…]
Quickly and quietly, Bakewell Bakery closes in downtown Flossmoor
Two years after it opened in downtown Flossmoor, Bakewell Bakery has closed in somewhat mysterious fashion. The bakery, which cooked up sweet and savory English treats, was open as recently as Saturday, June 23. It was closed as normal on Sunday. At 5:15 a.m. June 25, Bakewell posted on its[Read More…]
District 233 hires consultant to start strategic planning
The District 233 school board agreed on a 6-1 vote to hire a consultant to help the board develop a new strategic plan. At the June 19 board meeting, members agreed to an $11,900 contract with Robert Mandonia of RJM Consulting Services, Inc., who will help develop a five-year strategic[Read More…]
Preschool Teacher
Kathleen Mesterharm has never wanted to be anything but a teacher. “I remember sitting in Mr. (Mike) Raftery’s classroom and thinking I wanted to be him. I wanted to teach English,” she recalled. “That was my path. I wanted to teach English, I wanted to study English and everything[Read More…]
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