Paul Thornton, 88, of Hazel Crest will be honored Tuesday, Sept. 28, at the Hazel Crest board meeting for his years of service to the Hazel Crest Board of Fire and Police Commission Thornton, a veteran and lawyer, spent much of his career working for the Internal Revenue Service. He[Read More…]
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D153 Timely and Meaningful Consultations meetings Oct. 20-22
District 153 is urging families with home-schooled students or students that attend private school within the district’s boundaries to schedule an appointment for their Timely and Meaningful Consultations (TMC). If you are the parent in District 153 with a home-schooled student who has been, or may be, identified with a[Read More…]
Chili champs
Hank Baldwin, left, and Dave Staehlin show their first-place certificate for winning the 2021 Homewood Fall Fest Chili Cook-off on Sept. 28. Their entry bested six others in the annual contest. More Fall Fest photos will follow. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The Chili Cook-off results are announced. Posted by Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle[Read More…]
District 233 begins search for principal
The District 233 school board agreed to hire BWP & Associates consulting firm to begin the process of finding the next principal for Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The expectation is to have the board select that person by the end of the first semester. Superintendent Von Mansfield said now “is the[Read More…]
H-F loses to Bradley Bourbonnais
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School girls volleyball team lost to Bradley Bourbonnais on Thursday. 25-21, 21-25, 22-25. H-F is 7-8, 1-2 on the season. Stats Bianca Anderson: 15 kills. Jasmine Heyward: 10 kills. Emma Dierenger: 32 assists. Information from Bob St. Leger, head girls volleyball coach
Franciscan Health breaks ground on new urgent care clinic in Chicago Heights
Franciscan Health broke ground on Wednesday to mark the start of the construction for its new urgent care clinic in Chicago Heights. The new Franciscan Health Urgent Care center is scheduled to open in the last half of 2022 and will be located on the southwest corner of Lincoln Highway[Read More…]
State officials offer advice on Halloween safety
Haunted house season is returning to Illinois with all its spooky sounds, creepy corridors and shrieks of surprise. But the doors don’t open without a permit to operate. “We know people across the state are excited to visit their favorite haunted house again, and we’re going to make sure that[Read More…]
9/23/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
BREW & VIEW – Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Don’t miss your chance to enjoy food and beers in the park while watching the 80s classic “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” on a 40 foot screen. 6[Read More…]
Three generations of Elashik family are part of the Homewood Fire Department
Homewood has a long history of families in public service. The Elashiks’ three generations of service at the Homewood Fire Department are a perfect example. John Elashik Sr. was a paid-on-call member for 25 years before his retirement as assistant chief in 1996. He was followed onto the force by[Read More…]
9/22/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
RECYCLEPALOOZA – Start collecting things from around the house to lug over to Recyclepalooza, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 2 in the parking lot of Parker Junior High School. A variety of items are accepted, including TVs for $20 each, electronics, metals, ink/laser jets, bikes, pop can tabs,[Read More…]
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