On Friday, Aug. 19, a motorcyclist was injured in a traffic accident near 183rd Street and Gottschalk Avenue. It was the most recent accident at or near the intersection that has been the scene of a number of injury accidents in recent years, and it prompted a Homewood woman to[Read More…]
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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…]
MWRD to provide free rain barrels to Homewood residents
The Village of Homewood Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday, Aug. 9, to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) for free rain barrels for the community.
Pooch Parade will return, liar’s contest to debut at Homewood Block Party
With schools about to start, it’s time to punctuate summer with one more big festival. The Village of Homewood is hosting the 11th annual Giant Block Party from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20, on Martin Avenue between Ridge and Hickory roads.
Homewood police reach out to the community
Homewood police offers greeted residents Saturday in front of Village Hall to provided information about best practices for traffic stops. The police department will also host National Night Out from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Irwin Park, an opportunity for residents to get to know police officers.
It’s official: Tax sharing, easement agreement will help Glenwood deal with loss of Walmart
When Walmart announced late in 2013 that it planned to abandon its Glenwood store and set up shop two miles north on Halsted Street, Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld pledged to share sales tax revenues with Glenwood to help ease the neighboring village’s financial pain. Now the pledge has been formalized and approved[Read More…]
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