A Homewood resident moved more than 2,000 miles away from his home in Trinidad to start a new life and seize opportunity. Nearly 10 years later, Keith Finlay was granted Unites States citizenship but said it wasn’t an easy journey.
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Homewood PTA to host Boo Hoo Breakfast for kindergarten parents Friday
Update from Homewood PTA: “Hold those tears for one more day brace kindergarden parents! Due to predicted rain Homewood PTA has rescheduled the Boo Hoo Breakfsst from Thursday, Aug. 25, to Friday, Aug. 26. We hope to meet all Kindergarden parents andguardians on the Willow School playground Friday at 8:15[Read More…]
Ford Heights man faces multiple charges after hit and run crash Friday in Homewood
A Ford Heights man faces a number of traffic charges after striking a motorcyclist and leaving the scene Friday evening, according to Homewood police. Jeremiah Johnson, 18, allegedly was trying to evade Chicago Heights police officers. Shortly after 6:30 p.m. the 2007 silver Ford Crown Victoria he was driving struck[Read More…]
Parker Junior High School principal placed on administrative leave
Parker Junior High School Principal David Kennedy was placed on administrative leave on Tuesday, the second day of the 2016-17 academic year. Flossmoor School District 161 Superintendent Craig Doster announced the action in an email to Parker parents on Tuesday morning.
Golf outing on Monday raises funds for The Cancer Support Center
The Cancer Support Center is hosting its 25th annual golf and dinner fundraiser in memory of Steve Fallick at Flossmoor Country Club on Monday, Aug. 29. Golfers can register at 10:30 a.m. A complimentary lunch, sponsored by Land O’Frost, will be served before the shotgun start at noon. Golf continues[Read More…]
Chronicle gets in on the fun by sponsoring four events
After two years of reporting on the community, the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle is becoming an active participant in local events. On Sept. 10, the paper will sponsor Flossmoor Fest and also a new golf-and-craft-beer event, Fore and Pour, hosted by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District. On Oct. 1, the Chronicle will sponsor[Read More…]
Symposium covers issues of African-American women and girls
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) will serve as host of the 2016 Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls Chicago Symposium on Friday at the University of Chicago. Kelly is co-chair of the caucus along with U.S. Rep. Yvette Clark (D-New York). Joining them will be U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore[Read More…]
Giant Block Party rallies after morning of rain
It apparently takes more than a half-day of occasionally torrential rain to derail a Homewood festival. Rain was heavy enough Saturday morning, Aug. 20, to flood streets, close the Dixie Highway viaduct and cause the cancellation of the first two Giant Block Party events, but by 2 p.m. the party[Read More…]
New assistant principal appointed at Parker Junior High School
Parker Junior High School is starting the 2016-17 academic year with a new assistant principal. Shemeka Fountain, a 16-year veteran of junior high schools in Dolton and South Holland, began her assignment at Parker on Wednesday.
Photographers invited to show beauty of 2nd Congressional District
Thursday is the deadline for entries in a 2nd Congressional District #02ByYou online photo competition. U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., invites residents and visitors to reveal the beauty and distinctiveness of the district she represents in Congress. “I’m leaving it to the imagination of our talented photographers to highlight what[Read More…]
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