Multiple burglaries to vehicles were reported to Flossmoor and Homewood police last weekend. According to a July 17 email alert from the Flossmoor Police Department, multiple residents awoke to find their vehicles had been entered and property stolen. There were no signs of forced entry into any vehicle; all appeared[Read More…]
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Page 2: 2 long awaited infrastructure projects make progress
News about the train station, the Dixie Highway Viaduct, a young Flossmoor trumpeter who makes a television appearance, state representatives available to talk with constituents in Homewood, progress on the Homewood Police Department entrance, a benefit 5K run sponsored by St. Andrew Church, county beverage tax implementation delayed, old friends[Read More…]
Torch Run for Special Olympics passes through H-F towns
The Homewood and Flossmoor Police Departments joined other enforcement agencies for the Illinois Special Olympics Torch Run June 6, carrying the “Flame of Hope” that symbolizes courage and a celebration of diversity.
Homewood police headquarters entrance project expected to start Monday
The ramp leading to the front door of the Homewood Police Department will be repaced in coming weeks as part of a project to renovate access to the building. (Photo by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) Work is expected to begin Monday, June 5, on the renovation of the ramp and stairs leading to[Read More…]
Peer Jury gives teen offenders a way out of trouble
Good kids make bad choices. Peer Jury tries to set them on the right course. Based on the principles of restorative justice, Peer Jury allows the Homewood and Flossmoor Police Departments to give teens under the age of 18 the chance to make amends for their misdemeanor crime and[Read More…]
Homewood Police Department adds two new police officers
Two new police officers were sworn in at the April 25 Homewood Village Board meeting.Rocco Giannelli and Henry Renken were hired April 24. Both have been working for the Cook County Department of Corrections.
One person dies as car goes into Dolphin Lake
Crews from the Homewood police and fire departments tried to rescue a driver after a car plunged into Dolphin Lake at 183rd Street and Governors Highway around 9 a.m. Friday, but the individual was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Homewood police report armed robbery Friday afternoon on Halsted Street
Two men stole a woman’s cell phone shortly after 3 p.m. Friday in the parking lot at 17605 Halsted St. in Homewood, according to police. One of the men displayed a handgun during the robbery, police said. The two men left the area in a red SUV. Police urge anyone[Read More…]
Disabled woman reported missing from Homewood group home
[Update Dec. 29: Homewood police posted a notice Dec. 28 that Latrice Charleston has been located. She is safe and has been placed in a new home.] The Homewood Police Department has issued an alert for a woman who was reported missing from a group home on Dec. 16. Latrice[Read More…]
Homewood honors 24-year police veteran on his retirement
Thomas H. Heyne, a Homewood police officer, began and ended his 24-year career on the same day, Dec. 14. At the Dec. 13 board of trustees meeting, Homewood village officials honored Heyne for the dedicated service with the police department that began in 1992, when he took his oath of[Read More…]