An agreement between Homewood and East Hazel Crest intends to more strictly enforce state code for heavyweight trucks on main thoroughfares in the village. The Homewood village board passed the accord Tuesday, Aug. 24. In the agreement, police from East Hazel Crest will patrol certain portions of Homewood to survey[Read More…]
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Letter to the Editor: Preserve historic Calumet Country Club
I lived on Maple Road from 1938 until 1948. My grandfather and one or two Hazel Crest uncles were members of Calumet Country Club, or at least played there. My mother and I, as guests, played there with them occasionally. My father didn’t play golf, and I apparently inherited my[Read More…]
Developer withdraws Calumet Country Club disconnect lawsuit after matter becomes moot
W&E Ventures formally withdrew the lawsuit seeking the disconnection of the Calumet Country Club property from the village of Homewood on Friday, ending one chapter of the effort to redevelop the land as a fulfillment center. The motion to withdraw the suit was granted by Cook County Circuit Court Judge[Read More…]
Letter: Proposed fulfillment center an insult to community
Having lived in Homewood for over 50 years, I have been thankful that competent persons have stepped up to serve our Village Board, School Boards, Park District, Library, and other such positions. There has been consistent quality of life because of their commitment, and the will of the residents. They have done[Read More…]
Calumet County Club is open for golfing
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Homewood approves Calumet Country Club disconnection during contentious meeting
South Suburbs for Greenspace Over Concrete members demonstrate at village hall Tuesday prior to the Board of Trustees meeting, urging the board to vote against an ordinance to disconnect Calumet Country Club from the village. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The disapproval of angry residents opposed to the disconnection of the Calumet[Read More…]
Breaking news: Homewood trustees vote to disconnect Calumet Country Club
Calumet Country Club will no longer be part of Homewood after the Board of Trustees approved an ordinance Tuesday to disconnect the property from the village. The move was required by a settlement agreement the village entered into with the property owner in January. Disconnection was sought by the previous[Read More…]
Homewood trustees to vote on Calumet Country Club disconnect measure Tuesday
At its regular meeting Tuesday, April 13, the Homewood Board of Trustees will consider an ordinance to disconnect the property known as Calumet Country Club from the village, a move the village has fought against since the summer of 2019. The vote is required by a settlement agreement trustees approved[Read More…]
Calumet Country Club redevelopment timeline (free content)
2018 Dec. 4: Diversified Partners, an Arizona-based real estate firm, contacts Homewood village officials about redeveloping Calumet Country Club, which the company is planning to buy. The company presents a preliminary vision of the development that includes a retail anchor store, plus entertainment, a hotel and smaller retail stores. Dec.[Read More…]
Judge: Homewood residents can enter country club case
On Thursday afternoon, a group of Homewood residents won its motion to intervene as defendants in a case against the village by a land developer seeking to disconnect its property at the former site of Calumet Country Club. After listening to arguments from attorneys for both sides, Cook County Circuit[Read More…]