Homewood has a 14-year-old television star. The reality of that sinks in for Lyric Ross, an eighth grader at James Hart School, when people recognize her on the street as the character Deja on the NBC-TV hit show “This Is Us.” In her role, Lyric plays a pre-teen who[Read More…]
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Homewood man, wounded in Amtrak shooting, faces assailant
Michael Case is getting better. The Homewood resident and Amtrak conductor was shot in the abdomen by a passenger in May at a Naperville train station. Edward Klein of West Allis, Wisconsin, is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, one count each of aggravated battery, one count of[Read More…]
New frozen custard shop coming to Homewood in 2018
Halsted Street’s food options will make a swap next year, exchanging spicy for sweet. Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld announced at the Dec. 12 board of trustees meeting that Freddie’s Frozen Custard will be replacing Taco Bell at 17601 Halsted St.
H-F passes 2017 levy with one ‘no’ vote
District 233 board member Annette Bannon cast a “no” vote on each of the five resolutions dealing with the 2017 tax levy for Homewood-Flossmoor High School. At its board meeting Tuesday, members voted 6-1 to approve the board approved the measures setting the levy and complying with state regulations. The[Read More…]
Drama Group premieres ‘Whiskey Neat’ in January
The Drama Group opens 2018 with an original work, “Whiskey Neat.” Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 and 2 p.m. Jan. 14 and 21 at the Drama Group’s Milord Theater, 330 W. 202nd Street in Chicago Heights. Created by Paul Milord, this action[Read More…]
D233 board extends contracts for three top administrators
The District 233 school board extended the contracts of three top administrators at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. With the extensions, Principal Jerry Lee Anderson, who is completing her first year at H-F; Associate Principal Lawrence Cook, working in the South Building; and Jennifer Rudan, assistant principal at the North Building will[Read More…]
IPO seeks young musicians as ‘rising stars’
Student musicians are invited to audition for the ninth annual Rising Star Showcase presented by The Friends of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra. Students who are selected as “rising stars” will perform at the showcase on Sunday, April 22, at 4:30 p.m. at Flossmoor Community Church, 2218 Hutchison Road, Flossmoor. This[Read More…]
H-F’s chess team moving on to sectional competition
The challenging game of chess has attracted a strong following at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The H-F team is tied for first place and is anxious to show it can win it all at the last conference match to be played Jan. 9.
Homewood schools set tax levy at $14.4 million
Homewood School District 153 approved its 2017 tax levy of $14.4 million at the Dec. 11 board of education meeting. The district expects to collect an additional $400,000 over last year’s receipts. It is holding the increase within the required tax cap limitations. The amount stays within the 2.1 percent[Read More…]
Winfrey girls break Toys for Tots fundraising record one quarter at a time
Inflation has not hit the Winfrey girls’ hot chocolate stand, an annual fundraiser for the Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots program. They charged 25 cents for hot chocolate and a cookie when they started 14 years ago, and they charged 25 cents for hot chocolate and a cookie on[Read More…]
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