Calumet Country Club clubhouse as it appeared in 1917, when the club relocated to Homewood.
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Homewood approved ordinance to amend enterprise zone
Homewood approved an intergovernmental agreement to apply for changes to the boundaries of the Cal Sag enterprise zone at its Sept. 24 village board meeting. Enterprise zones are intended to encourage private investment in economically depressed areas. Businesses located inside those areas and meeting certain criteria can be exempt from some[Read More…]
Contract for water project design on Homewood trustees agenda
The plan to switch from Harvey to Chicago Heights as the source of water for Homewood could take another step forward Tuesday. At the regular board meeting, trustees will consider an agreement with Burns & McDonnell for phase one of the project, the engineering design. The $813,000 contract will require[Read More…]
Homewood officials: Retaining Calumet Country Club will be difficult
The ongoing battle over Calumet Country Club hasn’t been easy and it won’t find a simple conclusion. That was the message Homewood officials provided to about 100 residents at a special meeting Wednesday night held to address the latest updates about attempts to disconnect the property from the village.
Homewood trustees call special meeting to discuss Calumet Country Club
Homewood trustees will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, to provide an update to the community on the propose redevelopment of Calumet Country Club, 175th Street and Dixie Highway. The meeting will be held at the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Auditorium, 2010 Chestnut Road. The board[Read More…]
Homewood board denounces trucking center plans
Editor’s note: This is the third story in a series exploring the proposed redevelopment of Calumet Country Club. The Homewood Board of Trustees have denounced plans for a trucking center development in place of the Calumet Country Club. During a special meeting July 18, board members and Mayor Rich[Read More…]
Homewood trustees to hold special meeting Thursday
The Homewood Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1. The meeting will include an opportunity for public comment followed by a closed session for trustees to discuss actual litigation and purchase or lease of real property.
Homewood residents offer ideas, urge village to fight redevelopment project
From the perspective of Homewood officials and residents at a special board of trustees meeting Thursday, July 18, the proposed redevelopment of Calumet Country Club appears to be a doubly bad deal: a big loss and a bad gain. The loss would be a historic country club and nearly 130 acres[Read More…]
Calumet Country Club disconnect petition prompts Homewood officials to act
A redevelopment plan for the historic Calumet Country Club on Homewood’s north side has village officials and residents alarmed. The current proposal by Diversified Partners CRE, which has a contract to purchase the golf course at 2136 175th St., would redevelop the property as a transportation and distribution center that[Read More…]
Developer proposes annexing Calumet Country Club to Hazel Crest to enable development of trucking center
Homewood trustees will hold a special board meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, to discuss a developer’s proposal to convert Calumet Country Club into a trucking center. In December 2018, Diversified Partners CRE, a developer headquartered in Arizona, approached the village with a plan to develop a trucking[Read More…]
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