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…]
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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…]
Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission declines to recommend Calumet Country Club rezoning
After 20 hours of presentations and questions spread over five meetings, the Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission came to a decision Thursday night on a request to rezone the former Calumet Country Club to enable an industrial development. The commission unanimously voted against recommending the rezoning request and the special[Read More…]
Homewood official resigns amid hot mic controversy
Homewood accepted the resignation of Director of Economic and Community Development Angela Mesaros on Tuesday. She was unknowingly recorded disparaging protesters of a controversial development last week. Village Manager Jim Marino said in a statement released Tuesday that Mesaros’s resignation came after an investigation into her comments recorded before a[Read More…]
Fourth session of P&Z hearing on Calumet Country Club rezoning planned for Wednesday morning
The Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission will continue a public hearing at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 3, on two issues related to the redevelopment of the former Calumet Country Club. The commission is considering a request to rezone the property from public land and open space to limited manufacturing use.[Read More…]
Letter: Country club redevelopment project an example of environmental racism
Environmental racism is a problem across the country, but the Southland of Chicago is facing its devastating consequences. When zoomed in on the demographics of Cook County, according to the Statistical Atlas, it is clear that the majority of people of color live within the Chicago’s South and West sides[Read More…]
Protesters bring their message to village hall meeting
Dozens of protesters gathered near the Homewood Village Hall on Tuesday evening to protest the proposed rezoning of the former Calumet Country Club into what they see as tearing down open space to build a polluting, fulfillment/trucking hub. A sign at the protest Feb. 23 shows one of the primary[Read More…]