Three local moms have organized a mother-son dance for Mother’s Day weekend with a superhero theme. Maggie Gosselin, Meredith Thetford and Crystal Garhammer got the project started. They have an inclusive notion of who counts as a mother, too, and prefer the term “mother figure.” The event will take place[Read More…]
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Young wildlife needs to be left alone during breeding season
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding Illinois citizens to leave baby birds and wild animals alone. During the breeding season, IDNR representatives say well-meaning people may believe they are helping by taking possession of young wildlife such as young rabbits, fawn deer, baby birds and other animals[Read More…]
Homewood Stories features five storytellers on May 15
Guests are invited to hear interesting stories delivered on Tuesday, May 15, by five storytellers at Homewood Stories. Ravisloe Country Club, 18231 Park Ave., is the location for this monthly session. Food will be available starting at 6 p.m. The program opens at 7:30 p.m. Story tellers include Elyse Miller[Read More…]
Keeping green on a picture-perfect day at Flossmoor’s Recyclepalooza
Homewood police report that a purse was stolen from a home Saturday evening while the resident was present. The incident occurred shortly before 7 p.m. at a home in the 17500 block of Sycamore Drive. The resident was not injured, police said. No weapon was mentioned or observed. The suspect[Read More…]
Choir director/accompanist for High Holidays.
Dear Editor,Based on the article “Homewood domestic violence agency surprised by Ingalls contract termination,” posted on your website on Dec. 4, 2018, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital is ending its contract with the South Suburban Family Shelter in favor of a contract with the YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago. This is[Read More…]
Volunteers pitch in to get H-F parks ready for summer
Senior forward Issac Stanback pulls up for a jumper in the third quarter. Stanback had 13 points, two steals, two assists, and one block. (Photos by Donald Crocker/H-F Chronicle) The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings lost another close game Friday, falling to Simeon 57-54. The Vikings have a record of 5-3 but all three of[Read More…]
Homewood Public Works requests contract for cloud-based monitoring system
The Homewood Public Works Department will have a new tool to help monitor village assets and manage work flow if the board of trustees approves a $28,500 contract with Dude Solutions of Cary, North Carolina, for a cloud-based system. According to John Schaefer, director of public works, the new system[Read More…]
The book store dream comes true: Bookie’s is coming to Homewood
When Homewood residents talk about what businesses they would like to see in town, one idea comes up consistently: a book store. It looks like that wish is about to come true. Keith Lewis, owner of Bookie’s New and Used Books in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, said he signed a lease last week[Read More…]
Major League Baseball scouts following H-F’s Zaid Walker as draft nears
Zaid Walker, the right fielder on the Homewood-Flossmoor High School baseball team, is so good that Major League Baseball scouts are at games watching his performance. What’s in their notebooks is not just his fielding record, but his focus on the game and ability to swing.
Homewood man’s life starts anew with stem cell transplant
David Matasar will celebrate his 65th birthday on Oct. 17, 2018, but he will tell you his life started over in 2017. The day after his October birthday he will be marking Year One since his stem cell transplant, part of his treatment for mantle cell lymphona cancer. Doctors “consider that[Read More…]
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