The Community Board is hosting its 16th annual Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 1, at Balagio Ristorante, 17501 Dixie Highway in Homewood.
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H-F’s Zoo/Bots: A truly wild learning experience
For more than 30 years, Homewood-Flossmoor High School students have been able to explore the world of plants and animals through Zoo/Bots. This extracurricular club, a combination of zoology and botany, has 125 members. It gives students a chance to learn about plants in the H-F greenhouse and how to[Read More…]
Homewood to workshop strategic plan
The Homewood village board will meet as a committee of the whole for the first of two workshops for the village’s strategic plan on Thursday, Jan. 9, at 6 p.m. at the Marie Irwin Center. The village’s last strategic plan was developed in 2010 with guidance from Northern Illinois University’s Center[Read More…]
Outdoor skating glides into Flossmoor Park with two new rinks
Water is being pumped into H-F Park Districtskating rinks on Jan. 3. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is using a new technology to provide outdoor skating opportunities at Flossmoor Park. The park district believes the new system will save time and offer better opportunities for residents to get out[Read More…]
Parker seeks inspirational stories during Black History Month
Parker Junior High School students this month are conducting video interviews with parents and other community members about how they were influenced by African American role models, and how those persons helped them succeed in their own lives.
H-F students collecting books for literacy project
Two student organizations at Homewood-Flossmoor High School are conducting a children’s book drive as an act of service project in honor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Jan. 20.
Homewood commission chair offers dissenting view of Triumph Building redevelopment design
The redevelopment of the Triumph Building site on the southwest corner of Ridge Road and Martin Avenue received an enthusiastic green light from the village. But support for the current project design is not universal. The Homewood Board of Trustees unanimously approved three measures on Nov. 25 that allowed the[Read More…]
Vida Tacos features artistic passion for food
Vida Tacos opened Nov. 2 at 18102 Martin Ave. in Homewood, and owner Alfredo Castro said his approach is captured by the restaurant’s logo. Alfredo Castro and Rosaelia Samanieso pose by Vida Tacos’ logo. The new r estaurant opened Nov. 2 in downtown Homewood. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) “Vida” not only means “life” in Spanish,[Read More…]
H-F band parents preparing for Jan. 18 ‘Taste of Europe’ fundraiser
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School Band Parents Association is hosting “A Taste of Europe” fundraiser Saturday, Jan. 18, to help defray expenses for the H-F Symphonic Winds and Jazz Band’s trip to Europe.
Sen. Patrick Joyce opens campaign office
Sen. Patrick Joyce, D-Essex, opened his campaign headquarters at 15 Meadowview Square in Kankakee on Saturday, Jan. 4. He was appointed to fill the 40th District senate seat vacated by Sen. Toi Hutchinson and is seeking election in the March 17 primary. The district includes most of Kankakee County; parts[Read More…]
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