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When Marian Catholic High School stages the musical “Hairspray” this weekend it will be senior Steven Babick’s final performance. Steven, of Homewood, will be joined on stage by sophomore Fiona Keating and freshman Taylor Trojan, both of Flossmoor, for the 7 p.m. shows Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21,[Read More…]
Voters in five local precincts will vote at new locations on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6. County Clerk David Orr announced Wednesday that voters affected by the changes would receive postcards before election day directing them to their new polling site. In Homewood and Flossmoor, the changes include Bremen Precinct 26 and[Read More…]
(Stock photo) The little law that made big news all over the country will be called into question again soon. On the Nov. 6 ballot, Flossmoor residents will vote on a referendum question asking about the village’s ban on visibly parked pickup trucks. On its website, the Village of[Read More…]
Metra announced Monday that travel on the Electric Line will be affected this weekend by work on the 41st Street Bridge project that will require a seven-hour power shut down. Several stations will be closed from 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, to 6 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4, including[Read More…]
Halloween takes on special meaning at Willow School in Homewood where the youngest of District 153’s students put on a parade for the neighborhood. Each child comes dressed in costume, and at 8:30 a.m. they line up by classroom for a march through the school. These kindergarteners, first and second[Read More…]
Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts will present “The Blues Hip Hop Experience,” bringing together musicians and others at 8 p.m., Saturday, April 21, to explore the rich blues legacy of the Chicago area and its parallels to hip-hop music. The show, a combination of poetry, performance and perspectives for[Read More…]
Flossmoor Baseball and Softball will host a free Major League Baseball Junior Home Run Derby for local youth at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, at Flossmoor Park, 2525 Flossmoor Road. The competition, sponsored by Major League Baseball, is a way for talented youngsters to showcase their hitting talents, with[Read More…]
An interfaith service in honor of the victims of Saturday’s shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 30, at Homewood’s synagogue, Shir Tikvah, at 1424 183rd St. The gathering is meant as a lament and healing service for those in[Read More…]
After a social media threat of violence this past weekend and a meeting on possible student involvement in gang activity the previous weekend, the District 233 school board is holding a special meeting Tuesday, Oct. 30, to discuss security at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Because of the need to keep security[Read More…]
Dave Ward shows how it’s done during the 2017 Pumpkin Smash. (Chronicle file photo) Here’s a fun way to end the Halloween season – Pumpkin Smash 2018! The Homewood-Flossmoor Area Green Committee invites you to Coyote Run Golf Course, 800 Kedzie Ave. in Flossmoor, so you can use the[Read More…]
