Prairie State College biology professor Angela Hung  shows off a baby hammerhead shark. (Provided photos)  There’s no doubt being an intern on a ship in the Gulf of Mexico in the heat of summer counting and weighing fish was hard work, but it came with great rewards for Prairie State College[Read More…]

“Bach & Beers,” a fundraiser for the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra set for Tuesday, Sept. 25, will be held at Rabid Brewing, 17759 Bretz Dr. in Homewood.  The 7 to 9 p.m. event will feature a Maestro Mashup – a head-to-head contest between a musician from the IPO and one from[Read More…]

A police investigation is continuing into a fight at last weekend’s Flossmoor Fest. Witnesses to the Sept. 8 incident saw fighting take place on Sterling Avenue, just north of Flossmoor Road, among members of a group of young people. At the end of the brief fight one of the youths[Read More…]

Parker Junior High School will be adding two unarmed security officers onto its staff as part of Flossmoor District 161’s plan to enhance the school’s safety.   The school board Monday approved a contract for $73,008 from U.S. Security Associates. The Georgia-based company will provide the staffing of one security[Read More…]

  Art adorns the windows of the empty Triumph  building in downtown Homewood. The paintings  were created by artists from Bottle & Bottega, an  art party establishment on Ridge Road. Bottle &   Bottega owners Greg and Darcie Loudon are part   of a team that has formed a new non-profit arts  council[Read More…]

  Members of the Homewood-Flossmoor High School  Foundation raised more than $15,000 at the annual  golf outing and dinner on Sept. 7. Committee  members are, front row from left, Katie Coderre,  Sarah Huffman, Susie Goldberg and Paula Longawa,  and back row from left, Mary Lou Coleman, Nancy  Schwieterman, Sheila Klupchak, Julie Smith and  Anne Humphrey. The foundation supports  extracurricular[Read More…]

Tickets are on sale for the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra’s opening concert Oct. 20 that includes selections from American composers.  This program is part of the Southland Arts, Municipalities and Business Alliance’s Made in America Festival. The orchestra will perform the overture to Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide” and George Gershwin’s “American in[Read More…]

This spring, 65 Homewood-Flossmoor High School singers will take their musical talents to northern Italy led by teacher and choir director Michael Rugen.  During the nine-day trip, students performing as the H-F Master Singers will sing at a mass in Venice; at the Duomo, the main cathedral in Milan; and[Read More…]

Marian Catholic High School is celebrating its homecoming this week. Various events and activities will take place at the school during this celebration. As a reflection of the school’s 60th anniversary, the theme for this year’s Homecoming celebration is “Homecoming Rewind – Dancing through the Decades.”  Students are celebrating the[Read More…]