Homewood-Flossmoor High School will be back in session Friday after being closed Thursday, Jan. 15, due to a power outage. In the early morning hours on Thursday staff found that the North Building had no lights and emergency systems. The school day shifted to an eLearning Day. The more than[Read More…]
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Engineering firm urges emergency power upgrades for key Homewood facilities
On Feb. 25, the Homewood Village Board received recommendations for preventing future loss of power at critical facilities during emergencies. The topic has been in discussion since the low-scale tornado in July 2024 caused loss of power to the Village Hall for three days, Assistant Village Manager Terence Acquah said. [Read More…]
Power restored to many, scattered outages remain
Power was restored to many customers in the Homewood-Flossmoor area on Tuesday following widespread outages after a derecho storm moved through on Monday afternoon. However, there are still scattered outages throughout both villages, including one in Homewood near Ridge Road and Riegel Avenue that is affecting 621 customers, according to[Read More…]
Strong storm on Monday leaves H-F residents without power
A large portion of a tree is down at a home on Balmoral Crescent in Flossmoor, part of an area along and south of Flossmoor Road that appeared to bear the brunt of a derecho storm system that swept through the area about 4 p.m. on Monday. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)[Read More…]
Power out in Halsted area Wednesday
Power was lost to about 660 customers in the Halsted Street area Wednesday afternoon, according John Schoen, a spokesman for ComEd. The outage was caused by a broken utility pole, Schoen said, but he was unsure what caused the damage to the pole.
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