(Updated at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 23) Nobody was supposed to be trying to break records at the Vikings’ home invite on Tuesday, Sept. 21. Somebody forgot to tell H-F’s top runners, though. In the boys race, Habtamu Epley, Dane Ivancevic and Denzel Lee finished 1-2-3 and each notched personal bests.[Read More…]
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Homewood’s long-running Ford dealership changes hands
Homewood still has a Ford dealership, but after 91 years and the record as the village’s longest running continuous business, Van Drunen Ford, at 3233 183rd St., has a new owner. On June 24, the business on one of the village’s major thoroughfares changed hands and changed names. Today it[Read More…]
Annual open house to celebrate Homewood Fire Department’s 125th anniversary
After a year’s hiatus, the Homewood Fire Department once again will host its annual Open House on Saturday, Oct. 9, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The department invites the community to help it celebrate 125 years of service to the village. The event will include family fun activities and[Read More…]
Comedy to open in-person performances at Drama Group
The Drama Group will open its 90th season with the musical comedy “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” its first in-person production since shutting down due to the COVID pandemic. The hilarious satire on big business, will be presented at the Drama Group’s Milord Theatre, 330 202nd St.[Read More…]
9/21/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
WRITING CLUB – Create a new story at Writing Club for Kids from Homewood Library. Kids in third through sixth grades will get a fun writing prompt in this low stress club that focuses on creativity. Each participant gets a notebook to keep. Register online for the program at 6[Read More…]
Klehm’s 14 years of dedication making a difference at South Suburban Humane Society
For over 50 years, local families have been adopting furry friends from South Suburban Humane Society. Since first opening their doors in 1970, SSHS has continuously worked to serve the local communities, and for the past 14 years, CEO Emily Klehm has been at the forefront of the shelter’s efforts.[Read More…]
Prairie State College announces finalists for presidential search
The Prairie State College Board of Trustees have announced that Dr. Michael D. Anthony and Dr. Pamela Haney are the final two candidates in the search for the college’s 17th president. They will be interviewed the week of Sept. 20. Anthony currently serves as the vice president of student affairs[Read More…]
Panel discussion Saturday to address stigma of mental illness
Mental illness is difficult enough to deal with, but social stigma associated with it compounds the problem, according to Tiara Jackson, co-owner of Beauty Starts Within Cosmetics in downtown Homewood. BSW, in partnership with NoStigmas, a nonprofit support network for people experiencing mental illnesses, will host a panel discussion from[Read More…]
Dr. Cheryl Green formally installed as GSU’s 6th president
After 16 months on the job, Dr. Cheryl Green officially accepted the mantle as the sixth president of Governors State University in a formal investiture ceremony on Friday, Sept. 17. GSU’s Center for Performing Arts opened its doors – in person and virtually – to all GSU students, faculty and[Read More…]
Homewood loses 2 more residents to COVID-19 but Delta surge reaches plateau
The surge of COVID-19 cases fueled by the highly transmissable Delta variant may have reached a plateau, locally and statewide, although Homewood lost two more residents to the disease since Sept. 3. One, Cherie Garza, a former Homewood District 153 teacher, died on Sept. 13, four days after her 40th[Read More…]
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