(Image courtesy of MLK Day of Service and theVillage of Flossmoor) For anyone who is off work Jan. 19 — the federal Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday — the only question is which service project to pick. Flossmoor is offering several options for its first-ever MLK Day of Service, a chance for residents to spend[Read More…]
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Local storytellers to help Homewood Stories celebrate first anniversary
Nothing brings a community together like a picnic, and St. Joseph Parish isn’t letting a little snow on the ground stop it from hosting a picnic for everyone in the Homewood-Flossmoor community. The parish will host its Winter Picnic Saturday, Jan. 24, from 4 to 10 p.m., but in deference[Read More…]
Homewood honors Sline for 20 years service
33 calls: Traffic Stop (15), Assist Fire Dept. (3), Cannabis Possession (1), Suspicious Circumstances (1), Medical Alert Alarm (1), Stray Animal (4), Suspicious Subject (1), Unwanted Subject (1), Lockout (1), Check Well Being (1), Burglar Alarm (2), Domestic Disturbance (1), Juvenile Problem (1) Traffic Stop (15) 8:14 a.m., 18300 Governors[Read More…]
Homewood trustees move to buy former restaurant on Dixie Highway
Storytellers on the program for Homewood Storiesfirst anniversary show are, clockwise from top left,Greg Weiss, Paul Teodo, Valentine Soposky, Mike Welshand Homewood Stories founder Karen O’Donnell. (Photos provided except Paul Teodo and Karen O’Donnellby Eric Crump/The Chronicle) Three Homewood storytellers will be featured Tuesday, Jan. 20, in the one-year anniversary Homewood Stories show.[Read More…]
H-F gets ‘A’ ranking in online survey
The Village of Homewood honored Sgt. Craig Sline Tuesday, Jan. 13, for 20 years of service to the village. Sgt. Craig Sline acknowledgesapplause after being honoredby the Village of Homewoodfor 20 years service to the police department. TrusteesRay Robertson and AnneColton look on. (Photo byEric Crump/The Chronicle) Police Chief Lawrence Burnson[Read More…]
TrueMuse concert Jan. 22 at Ravisloe to feature Latin sounds of Sueños
Homewood trustees agreedTuesday to enter into a contractto purchase 18138 DixieHighway, formerly Savoia T’GoRestaurant. (Photo by EricCrump/The Chronicle) The village of Homewood banked a second downtown property in as many weeks Tuesday in an effort to have more control over development. In a split vote, Homewood trustees approved a contract with[Read More…]
District 161 board to revisit safety policy after assault incident
Sueños Sueños, a Latin jazz quintet “will roll into Ravisloe like a soft warm South American wave,” according to Chicago Jazz Magazine. Sounds pretty good after January got off to a fairly brutal start, weatherwise. The musical respite from winter Thursday, Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m. is the next concert[Read More…]
District 161 surveying parents on Mandarin program
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District 153 agrees to start baseball/softball program
A Parker Junior High School mother described Monday how her 12-year-old daughter was assaulted at the school last month, then sent home on her own recognizance. After that, she said, the girl showed signs of a head injury. She was examined by an orthodontist, who found damage, and was admitted[Read More…]
H-F Principal will be guest speaker at PTA meeting Wednesday
Mandarin, the world’s most-spoken language, is coming to Flossmoor School District 161. Superintendent Craig Doster told Board of Education members Monday that the district will be contacting parents to gauge interest in Mandarin, the most common Chinese language. Classes will will be taught at Homewood-Flossmoor High School starting next year and junior[Read More…]
