A superlative season ended Monday when Homewood-Flossmoor High School ’s girls basketball team was defeated in the super-sectional round of the state basketball tournament. But the Vikings went down fighting, losing 39-35 in two overtimes to top-ranked Montini High School, of Lombard. The game was played at Mother McAuley High[Read More…]
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Homewood police report armed robbery Friday afternoon on Halsted Street
Two men stole a woman’s cell phone shortly after 3 p.m. Friday in the parking lot at 17605 Halsted St. in Homewood, according to police. One of the men displayed a handgun during the robbery, police said. The two men left the area in a red SUV. Police urge anyone[Read More…]
Veterans Resources Fair Scheduled for March 9 at Prairie State College
Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a Veterans Resources Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, March 9, in the Prairie Center on the college’s main campus, 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Admission to the event is free. Attendees will be able to talk with representatives[Read More…]
H-F varsity and frosh/soph Scholastic Bowl teams take championship titles
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School varsity and the freshmen-sophomore Scholastic Bowl teams both walked away with first place honors at the Southwest Suburban Conference (SWSC). And, the freshmen-sophomore team not only won its first conference championship, but also completed the first undefeated season in freshmen-sophomore SWSC Scholastic Bowl history. The[Read More…]
Flossmoor church helps Syrian refugee family settle in Chicago
The Mahbani family in their new home. The refugee family from Syria arrived in the U.S. on Nov. 9. A group from Flossmoor Community Church is co-sponsoring the family, providing informal support to help them feel welcome and become self-reliant. (Provided photo) He’s 3, and he gets quite[Read More…]
UpsaDaisy success story: From pop-up proprietors to property owners
UpsaDaisy owners, from left, Suzy Moore, Julie Smith and Julie Lawton, opened the boutique in March 2015. In May 2016, they purchased the building, making an investment in the rebirth of downtown Homewood. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) In 2014, three friends who had worked together for years on community and school service projects decided to try a[Read More…]
Homewood VFW Post recognizes 10 essay winners
(Photo by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) Homewood’s Wally Burns Post 8077 selected 10 students as local winners as part of the national Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot’s Pen essay contest. Winners were Blair Bowden of Glenwood Academy; Cassandra Cross, Christina Cortes and Katelyn Nottke of Infant Jesus of Prague School;[Read More…]
Coach: H-F girls basketball team ready for top-ranked Montini
Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s second-ranked girls basketball team is heading into Monday’s super-sectional game with everything peaking at the right time. Coach Anthony Smith said his team is playing its best ball of the season and the players have become more confident in their abilities. That’s good timing because Montini Catholic[Read More…]
H-F board agrees to purchase new books, track turf
In an effort to keep textbooks current, the Homewood-Flossmoor District 233 school board approved spending $173,700 to replace a dozen books. Nancy Spaniak, director of curriculum, instruction and professional development, told board members H-F has in place a textbook adoption form that allows teachers to review books after they’ve[Read More…]
New generation of businesses emerge in downtown Homewood during 2016
When Kim Nolen appeared before the Homewood Board of Trustees to apply for a liquor license for the farm-to-table cafe she is developing, she described the business climate downtown as a renaissance. The term seems to fit. While there is a certain amount of ebb and flow to any commercial[Read More…]
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