Players, coaches and team parents from the Homewood Baseball and Softball League (HBSL), a youth baseball and softball organization, marched in a parade down Ridge Road in Homewood on Saturday, April 25, to launch its 75th anniversary season. All HBSL teams participated in the parade and the ceremony, but only[Read More…]
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Obituary: Michael Francis Ormsby | Sept. 9, 2025
Michael Francis Ormsby, 76, recently of Crown Point, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Sept. 9, 2025. He lived a life rooted in faith, family and community. Mike was born in Chicago Oct. 31, 1948, and grew up in Homewood, where his friends knew him as “Ozzy” and “Mike.” He was[Read More…]
Parade opens baseball season in Homewood
The tradition continued Saturday, April 26, when hundreds of kids and adults walked along Ridge Road for the annual Homewood Baseball & Softball League parade. Cloudy skies turned sunny as the parade stepped off from Irwin Park around 11 a.m. Players ages 3 through 18 are part of the league[Read More…]
1.27.23 | What You Need to Know This Weekend
IT’S ALL AT THE MARKET – Visit the Village of Homewood Indoor Market from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at its new location in the H-F Park District Auditorium. Shop a variety of fresh and packaged foods, apparel, jewelry and more. Also enjoy live music, Ask a Farmer sessions, cooking[Read More…]
Homewood youth baseball season to begin with safety protocols for COVID in place
A runner heads for first base in a game during the 2020 Homewood Baseball and Softball season. (Chronicle file photo) The 2021 season of Homewood Baseball and Softball starts on Saturday, April 17. Homewood Baseball and Softball (HBS) is a youth baseball, softball and t-ball organization with approximately 20 different[Read More…]
Youth baseball organizations wrestle with pandemic challenges
Youth baseball organizations are struggling to make a go of a 2020 season hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Homewood Baseball and Softball (HBBSB) is preparing for a late start to its regular season. Flossmoor Baseball and Softball (FBBSB) has canceled all activities until further notice. In mid-May, FBBSB announced that[Read More…]
Coping with COVID: April 18
Homewood Baseball and Softball board of directors marks what would have been opening day with a message of encouragement for players and families. Homewood Science Center starts PopUp Science @Home this week. Still no peak for COVID-19 cases in Illinois. Homewood is up to 100 cases, while Flossmoor remains at[Read More…]
Youth baseball leagues contend with soggy season
More than 8 inches of rain fell in the Chicago area during May. It was a sign of what the month of May would be like for local youth baseball and softball teams. The amount of rain wasn’t the only thing that affected the baseball season. It seemed like the rain was[Read More…]
Parades, first pitches launch new youth ball season
Youth baseball programs in Homewood and Flossmoor held opening day festivities on Saturday, April 21, with parades and ceremonial first pitches prior to the first games of the season.
Benetti returns to hometown to help launch new baseball season
Homewood Baseball and Softball (HBS) opened the 2017 season on Saturday, April 22, in the usual fashion, with a big, candy-filled parade and a ceremony to mark the event and honor several local heroes. HBS President Steve Anderson has served as emcee for a number of opening day ceremonies over[Read More…]
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