U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) will host the fourth annual Hiring Event for residents of the 2nd Congressional District from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, Oct. 14, in the gymnasium of South Suburban College, 15800 State St., South Holland. Companies and agencies participating this year include UPS, ComEd, Metra[Read More…]
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South Suburban Food Co-op to host annual meeting Tuesday
The South Suburban Food Co-op will hold its annual meeting from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 18850 Riegel Road, Homewood. Organizers suggest using the side entrance on Idlewild Lane. The co-op recently moved its health food store to downtown Homewood.
Homewood officials search for source of sewage leak in Prairie Lakes Business Park
Homewood officials discovered Tuesday, Sept. 28, that sanitary sewage was present in a stormwater retention pond in the Prairie Lakes business park. The pond is at the east side of the business park, directly west of the Kohl’s and Walmart stores. On Wednesday, Homewood Public Works crews began pumping water[Read More…]
Homewood Fire Department plans open house, parade to observe National Fire Prevention Week
The crowd watches as a Homewood firefighter demonstrates how emergency responders extricate victims who are trapped in a vehicle during the 2015 Homewood Fire Department open house. The department will hold its 2016 open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. (Chronicle file photo) National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9 to[Read More…]
New reservoir creates odor problem in Homewood on Thursday
The east side of Homewood was beset by the smell of sewage Thursday, a result of an unfavorable wind blowing past the new storm water reservoir in Thornton quarry, according to Homewood officials. The odor was strongest on the far northeast part of town nearest the quarry. It gradually faded[Read More…]
Every Walk of Hope participant can make the front page
There’s a chance that 1,000 area residents will wind up on the front page of the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle. The Chronicle, a sponsor of the Cancer Support Center’s Walk of Hope on Sunday, has created a special “selfie frame” that looks like a page from Homewood-Flossmoor’s local newspaper.
Homewood agrees to buy Ridge Road building — briefly
Homewood took another step in laying the groundwork for a major downtown redevelopment project Tuesday when the Board of Trustees agreed to purchase the old Funk Hall building at 2049-2051 Ridge Road. The village will not own the building long, however. It has an agreement to sell the building to[Read More…]
Volunteers Barb and Pat Nevins hoping for great turnout at Walk of Hope on Sunday
Barb and Pat Nevins of Homewood are looking forward to a fun day on Sunday, Oct. 2, when they join the volunteer ranks at the Cancer Support Center’s Walk of Hope. The 2016 Walk of Hope kicks off at Irwin Park, 18120 Highland Ave. in Homewood, at 10:30 a.m.
Flossmoor library director leaving for position in Joliet
Flossmoor Public Library Director Megan Millen has accepted a similar position in Joliet and will be leaving the library at the end of October. Millen will take over as executive director of the Joliet Public Library in November.
Search for next H-F High principal to begin within the month
The search for a new principal for Homewood-Flossmoor High School will begin within the month. District 233 board member Gerald Pauling, chairman of the Personnel Committee, said the school board will be working with a search firm that specializes in education leadership in its efforts to find the next principal. The[Read More…]


