The balloon drop during the 2016 Noon Year’s Eve celebration. (Chronicle file photo) In a Facebook post Thursday night, Homewood officials announced that the popular Noon Year’s Eve celebration on Dec. 31 would be limited to 300 people to comply with fire codes. In the past, families have packed[Read More…]
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Recycled trees help local environment
Discarded Christmas trees can go to the curb and end up in a landfill, just taking up space, or they can be recycled, their chips added to mulch that will contribute to the local ecosystem. Thanks to project founders Jennifer Molski, Tony Manos and a host of volunteers, the choice[Read More…]
New hires and promotions recognized at Homewood trustees meeting Tuesday
Two local families continued their tradition of service to the Homewood Fire Department as they marked promotions for firefighters at the Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday. In all, four firefighters and two public works employees took oaths of office at the meeting.
Resident raises red flag on H-F High sports travel costs
District 233 School board members approved five out-of-town trips for Homewood-Flossmoor High School sports teams, and tried to answer concerns from Flossmoor resident Peter Hallam who said the move was not transparent. It was the second time Hallam addressed the board to argue about its vote to pay for[Read More…]
H-F High teachers select ‘Students of the Quarter’
Teachers at Homewood-Flossmoor High School named 16 students to the “Students of the Quarter” list for the first quarter of this school year. They were selected for their achievements in the classroom. Students and the departments that honored them are: Emmett Agting, reading; Juliette Benjamin, English; Ni’Kyla Causey-Seymour, world language;[Read More…]
Staff changes on the Homewood trustees’ agenda Tuesday
The Homewood Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday, Nov. 28, will be dominated by personnel moves. Six staff members will take the oath of office in new positions or as new employees. Larry Lipinski will be sworn in as a captain in the fire department. Jason Presnik will be sworn in[Read More…]
IEA grant helps D153 create Little Free Libraries
Every school in Homewood District 153 now has a Little Free Library thanks to a $750 grant from the Illinois Education Association (IEA) and four volunteers.
Snowflake spotters
From left, Kristen and Debbie Maxwell show the Twisted Q coupon they received Saturday, Nov. 25, for correctly identifying the location of the anomolous snowflake decoration in Homewood. Every year, Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld gives coupons from local restaurants to eagle-eyed residents who spot the snowflake decoration on downtown light[Read More…]
Citgo station tanks slated for removal next week
Fencing was installed this week at the former Citgo gas station in the 2100 block of 183rd Street in Homewood. Village officials have been informed the storage tanks are slated to be removed next week. The village has not received notice about the fate of the building, according to Mayor[Read More…]
Feuding ‘countries’ learn to negotiate in H-F High simulation
The art of negotiation is tedious and difficult. That’s what students in the International Relations class at Homewood-Flossmoor High School learned when they became negotiating teams for two fictitious countries that needed to work on shared hydropower and ecological and farming needs along a shared river.
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