The Homewood Arts Council will lease the village auditorium for art events and activities starting in the fall. A lease between the village and the HAC was approved at the Aug. 10 board meeting. It will allow the HAC to use the auditorium for one year, furthering its mission in[Read More…]
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District 153 board approves return-to-school plan
The Homewood School District 153 board on Monday unanimously approved the plan for returning to in-person classes following a year of remote and hybrid schooling. Classes will resume on Aug. 18. The COVID-19 pandemic that disrupted schooling in 2020-21 continues, and the situation has changed in recent months, with vaccines[Read More…]
Homewood girl leads team to baseball national championship
Homewood police investigate shots fired early Tuesday (free content)
Just after midnight Tuesday morning Homewood police officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 1300 block of Jill Terrace. Responding officers discovered one residence had been damaged. Investigators located shell casings in the area. Two subjects were seen running from the area after the incident, however no[Read More…]
County offers tips to handle heat; cooling centers open
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Cook County from noon to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 10, predicting heat indices from 102 to 108 degrees. The County’s Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security (EMRS) offers the following tips to help residents stay safe: Stay hydrated[Read More…]
H-F High enrollment heading down? Maybe not
An enrollment study shows Homewood-Flossmoor High School is likely to record a student decrease from its current 2,964 students, but several school board members questioned that finding. While enrollment is nowhere near the 4,300 students of the early 1970s, the District 233 Planning Committee didn’t want to believe enrollments would[Read More…]
HF Soccer Club will open its recreational season the weekend of Sept. 11
Drama Group reopens for performances marking 90 years of theater
The Drama Group survived through a year of COVID and is ready to celebrate its 90th season of theater in the South Suburbs with a line-up of plays and musicals starting Oct. 1. Founded in 1931 by the Chicago Heights Women’s Club, the Drama Group has evolved into one of[Read More…]
Illinois expands free COVID-19 testing to all K-12 public schools in state
To help ensure schools can more safely resume in-person learning, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Wednesday that it is expanding access to free COVID-19 testing to all K-12 public schools across Illinois outside of Chicago, which received its own federal funding. Schools can choose to utilize the[Read More…]
Committee resumes work on Flossmoor veterans ‘wall of honor’ following pandemic hiatus
Members of Flossmoor Veterans Memorial Inc. and local veterans pose for a photo Monday, Aug. 2, at village hall following a presentation of plans for a wall of honor. (Bill Jones/H-F Chronicle) Plans for a Flossmoor veterans memorial were put on hold in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic, but a[Read More…]
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