(Photo by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) Cubs star Ben Zobrist’s clutch hit in Game 7 of the World Series on Tuesday sealed the fate of the Cleveland Indians — and Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld. With the Cubs’ victory, Hofeld, a lifelong White Sox fan, lost a bet with Village Manager Jim Marino,[Read More…]
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New community holiday tree will make its debut Dec. 2 at Holiday Lights
When the 60-foot Colorado spruce in Homewood’s Irwin Park was blown over in March, the community lost the tree that crowds gathered around for years during winter festivals. It was soon replaced by a 25-foot spruce that will make its debut as the community’s new holiday tree on Dec. 2[Read More…]
Cook County Health System is topic for League’s Nov. 16 meeting
Cook County’s Health and Hospitals System will be the topic of discussion for the Nov. 16 meeting of the Homewood-Flossmoor Area League of Women Voters. The 7 p.m. meeting at the Homewood Public Library will feature Linda Christianson of the Cook County League of Women Voters who will make the[Read More…]
Defendant in downtown Flossmoor shooting faces five felony counts
Following a Cook County grand jury indictment, an Indiana man is now facing five felony counts in the aftermath of a shooting in downtown Flossmoor this summer. Bryan Oedzes is now charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, three counts of a hate crime and unlawful use of a weapon,[Read More…]
Village reaffirms incentives for Lassen’s project with amended agreement
Plans for improvements to Lassen’s Sports Bar and Grill have been scaled back, but Homewood trustees approved an amended agreement Tuesday, Oct. 25, reaffirming a $203,500 investment in the project. Renovation plans for the popular eating and drinking establishment are still on the drawing board, but business owner Chris Rieckerman[Read More…]
No longer underdogs, undefeated Vikings prepare for Glenbard West
For the Homewood-Flossmoor football team, it’s been a decidedly impressive – and undefeated – season of triumph over the odds. Not only because of the team’s sheer domination on the field. It is simply because the H-F team (10-0), now ranked eighth in the state, was never supposed to be[Read More…]
Flossmoor initiates program to save time during emergency calls
Saving your own life has never been easier. Flossmoor firefighters say their free File of Life program can save valuable minutes by providing first responders – usually paramedics or police – with a mini-medical history when they make emergency calls to homes in the village.
H-F High joins national initiative to give diverse students greater academic challenges
Homewood-Flossmoor High School has been selected to participate in the Lead Higher Initiative, making it one of the country’s select high schools preparing economically and racially diverse students for greater academic challenges. Homewood-Flossmoor is among the 117 new schools selected for participation in the Lead Higher Initiative in the 2016-17[Read More…]
New local vegan group plans restaurant events, educational efforts
Vegging Out, a new local initiative for plant-based eating, has announced collaborations with two Homewood restaurants, each to be launched with a special plant-based meal. The first event will be a three-course vegan dinner on Friday, Dec. 5, at The Cottage on Dixie. The second will be Vegan Night on[Read More…]
Change needed, residents tell District 161 school board
Flossmoor School District 161 Superintendent Craig Doster, on a leave of absence for the last two weeks, was not present at Tuesday’s Board of Education committee meeting. Frances LaBella, the district’s assistant superintendent for business, has been coordinating operations since the start of Doster’s leave, and she represented District 161’s[Read More…]
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