It’s the first period of the day and the room is full of seventh graders who pair up around the computers. Each student is creating, writing or exploring using Homewood District 153’s Smart Lab equipment. “They’re completely engaged. It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before,” said teacher Katie Nigro, science,[Read More…]
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Flossmoor’s Rita Coburn Whack thrilled to be co-producer on ‘Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise’
“Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise,” the first film made about Maya Angelou’s life, is produced by local resident Rita Coburn Whack through PBS American Masters who recently talked with the Chronicle about her connections with the great poet.
Storytelling by and for adults begins Feb. 8
“Tales to Wet Your Whistle,” a storytelling open mic program for adults with something to share and those who enjoy listening, starts Feb. 8 and continues on Wednesdays through July. The program, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., is co-sponsored by the Homewood Public Library and Grape & Grain Co. [Read More…]
Careers in STEM focus of Tuesday program at H-F
Area students and parents are invited to Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s 6th Annual Careers in STEM Night from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the high school. Professionals will share what it takes to launch a successful career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM). H-F counselor Roberto[Read More…]
League of Women Voters speaks out against Trump immigration policy
The Homewood-Flossmoor chapter of the League of Women Voters has shared the following comments on President Trump’s executive order on immigration barring individuals from seven Muslim-majority countries. The statement is from national League of Women Voters President Chris Carson. “The League of Women Voters (LWV) is opposed to deportation[Read More…]
Prairie State College hosting 29th annual Jazz Fest on Feb. 17
The Prairie State College (PSC) 29th Annual Jazz Fest, featuring some of the nation’s top jazz musicians, will be held at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17. The program will be in the Barnes & Noble College Auditorium in the Conference Center.
Scenes from the St. Joseph Winter Picnic 2017
José Barajas Jr. celebrates a victory in the cake walk at the St. Joseph Winter Picnic on Saturday, Jan. 28, while his father, José Barajas, looks on. (Photo by Eric Crump/ H-F Chronicle) The Parish of St. Joseph in Homewood brought a sense of summer into a gloomy January night with its[Read More…]
Prairie State cancels many classes because of power outage
Prairie State College in Chicago Heights has canceled classes this week because of a power outage affecting portions of the campus. A notice posted on the college website attributed the outage to an electrical fire Saturday, Jan. 28, that affected power in the main building, the Health/Tech Center and Matteson[Read More…]
Wexler family and donors sponsor science center theater to honor Michael Wexler
Homewood Science Center Executive Director Edie Dobrez is silouhetted againist a video screen during the inaugural meeting of the HSC STEM Network last fall. Video and sound equipment will become a permanent part of the science center this spring with the addition of the Michael Wexler Theater. (Chronicle file photo) The Wexler family[Read More…]
U.S. Rep. Kelly calls Trump’s actions against immigrants un-American
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., who represents Homewood and Flossmoor in Congress, addressed news that a federal judge ordered the government not to deport immigrants stopped at airports. A number of people were detained at U.S. airports on Saturday, including about a dozen people at O’Hare International Airport, as a result[Read More…]
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