Homewood-Flossmoor High School boys basketball beat Andrew by 33 points when the teams met Dec. 15 in Tinley Park. The second meeting, in the regular season finale Feb. 17, was a different game. The Andrew Thunderbolts poured in 25 points in the third quarter to take a lead into the[Read More…]
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Jesse Jackson Sr. dies at 84; Civil Rights Movement icon had role in 2019 racial reckoning in H-F
Jesse Jackson Sr. died Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 84 after a long illness. The Civil Rights Movement icon’s storied career included working with Martin Luther King Jr., making two presidential runs and leading civil rights organizations, including the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Jackson Sr. also visited Flossmoor twice in May 2019 as the community[Read More…]
Gamer: Hayden qualifies for state for H-F wrestling
Video games led Kendra Hayden to the sport of wrestling. Homewood-Flossmoor’s sophomore 190-pounder is an athlete. She swims and plays water polo. But she’d never stepped on a mat before last summer. Hayden developed a friendship with Aleksia Ramirez, an accomplished wrestler from Lakewood, Washington, over online gaming. She needed[Read More…]
02.17.2026 | What You Need To Know Today
Flossmoor Green Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. in the Viking Room, South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. The agenda is available here. Highlights: Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners will meet at[Read More…]
H-F student project wins top honor in Silent Film Festival
An entry by Homewood-Flossmoor High School students was selected a top entry in the 9th annual Student Silent Film Festival for “The Silence Between Us.” The film is the work of seniors Anthony Reynoso, Aidan Klauk and Charlie Wachtel. It was selected from 12 entries representing high schools across the[Read More…]
Kickert School Bus Company sold to First Student
Kickert School Bus Company, a subsidiary of Cook-Illinois Corporation, has been sold to First Student, Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio. Kickert has contracts for service with Homewood District 153, Flossmoor District 161 and Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233. “We are excited to welcome the Cook-Illinois Corporation to the First Student family,”[Read More…]
H-F High extends contract for Discover U program
The District 233 school board approved Round 2 of You Matter 2’s Discover U program for Homewood-Flossmoor High School students. The board initiated the program in the fall semester as a college and career readiness program. The school board renewed the program at the Jan. 20 meeting awarding You Matter[Read More…]
H-F pulls away from LWC late behind Cade, Hawkins
Tempo is everything in the game of basketball. Some teams want to push it while others play better slowing it down. Homewood-Flossmoor allowed visiting SouthWest Suburban Conference rival Lincoln-Way Central to dictate the speed of play for much of a Feb. 3 game. That turned around in the fourth quarter.[Read More…]
Emotion-fueled H-F secures conference crown
Ihuoma Ozoh shed a few tears. Homewood-Flossmoor’s January 27 game with Lockport was senior night for the Vikings. Ozoh and Aunyai Deere were honored before the game, taking pictures with family and then the rest of the team before heading back to the bench to start the game. That’s when[Read More…]
Entrepreneur shares his wealth with H-F High
Editor’s note: This story originally listed one $10,000 donation, but the donor later advised us he made two. Entrepreneur Jack Savage, who’s made millions of dollars through his coffee brand Everyday Dose, gifted $20,000 to Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Savage, who was Jack Klauber from Homewood when he graduated from H-F[Read More…]
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