South Suburbs for Greenspace over Concrete (SSGOC) is hosting a service weekend on March 27 and 28 to show the unified commitment of Homewood and Hazel Crest residents to protecting, preserving, and enhancing the beauty of the Southland. On Saturday, March 27, the group will be removing post-snow trash accumulation[Read More…]
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Future of Calumet Country Club development unclear
The future of the property on which the Calumet Country Club sits is unclear, after a recent vote in Homewood and Cook County officials saying a forest preserve purchase is unlikely. Homewood approved a settlement with developer Diversified Partners of Arizona on Jan. 26. Plans were for a distribution warehouse[Read More…]
Five Homewood residents ask legal permission to join redevelopment lawsuit
Homewood votes down rezoning for trucking depot
A proposed trucking warehouse hit a major pothole Tuesday as the Homewood village board voted down a proposal to rezone the property to make way for the project. “Nowhere in our comprehensive plan has it ever said that a loud, diesel-fueled, smog-inducing, tree-killing and road-wrecking trucking hub would be a[Read More…]
Homewood trustees reject industrial rezoning of Calumet Country Club
Letter: Fulfillment center could ruin idyllic hometown
My name is Rachel Lewis. I grew up in Homewood and then spent many years living in the city of Chicago. Six years ago my husband, 1-year-old daughter and I were looking to make a move from the north side of the city but we weren’t sure where. We came[Read More…]
3/8/2021 | What You Need to Know This Week
CALUMET COUNTRY CLUB REZONING – Homewood trustees will consider four measures Tuesday night that would enable an industrial redevelopment project on the golf course. The Planning and Zoning Commission sent the proposed rezoning requests to the board without an affirmative recommendation. More info at hfchronicle.com. CAUTION ON THE TRAILS – Izaak Walton[Read More…]
Homewood trustees to consider zoning changes that would allow Calumet Country Club redevelopment to proceed
The Homewood Board of Trustees will consider four ordinances at its regular meeting Tuesday that, if approved, would pave the way for the development of a warehouse fulfillment center to be built on the site of Calumet Country Club. On Thursday, March 4, the village Planning and Zoning Commission voted[Read More…]
Commissioners unimpressed with Calumet Country Club redevelopment plan
After five meetings and 20 hours of questioning by commissioners and the public, Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission members concluded that plans to develop an industrial distribution center on the site of Calumet Country Club do not rise to the standards set in the village zoning code. Commission members questioned[Read More…]
Greenspace group to host candidate forum Saturday
The South Suburbs for Greenspace Over Concrete will host a candidates forum on Saturday, March 6. The group formed recently to oppose the redevelopment of the former Calumet Country Club as a warehousing/fulfillment operation. The group has organized frequent demonstrations at Homewood village hall in recent weeks and has attended[Read More…]
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