A special use permit was approved for a parking garage for the firm hoping to develop a casino along the border of Homewood and East Hazel Crest. Wind Creek LLC hopes to develop the property west of Halsted Street between the Halsted Street Exchange on Interstate 80/294 and 175th Street.[Read More…]
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Cook County launches $20 million mortgage assistance program for suburban residents
Cook County announced on Thursday, Oct. 8, the launch of the $20 million Cook County COVID-19 Recovery Mortgage Assistance program to help suburban residents experiencing financial insecurity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is funded by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. It will pay[Read More…]
PopUp Science program wins nod in Chicago Innovation competition
Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve announces winners of calendar photo contest
Chronicle seeks new third partner as Houlihan retires
With Tom Houlihan’s retirement from this newspaper at the end of 2020, the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle has an exciting opportunity for change as our towns’ premier outlet for local news. It is also an opportunity for an H-F area resident to contribute to our community’s continued well-being as the Chronicle’s co-owner[Read More…]
While undergrad enrollment drops, GSU reports increases in graduate, international students
In a historic year marked by a global pandemic and new leadership, Governors State University is reporting surging enrollments in graduate students and double-digit increases in international students. The university’s census is the official 10-day enrollment report. Despite a dip in undergraduate headcount enrollment of 5.74 percent, increases in full-time graduate[Read More…]
H-F Park District budget reflects positive response to pandemic
One bright spot among 2020’s overall lower revenue at the park district was Coyote Run Golf Course, which more than doubled its revenue from 2019. (Chronicle file photo)
Homewood festivals on hold but staff work to adapt celebrations
More pylons added to dangerous intersection on 183rd Street
Homewood trustees to consider special use permit for casino parking garage
The Illinois Gaming Board has yet to name the location for a possible south suburban casino, but Wind Creek, which has proposed developing a gaming establishment in Homewood and East Hazel Crest, is seeking a special use permit for a parking garage as part of its preparations. Wind Creek plans to build[Read More…]
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