Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle

Homewood trustees approved on Tuesday a liquor license request from Berkot’s Super Foods, which is in the process of buying Walt's Food Center stores, including the one in Homewood. https://bit.ly/4oiYYxI

On Saturday, Homewood will join thousands of communities nationwide to protest the Trump administration’s authoritarian policies and practices. A No Kings rally sponsored by Action for a Better Tomorrow will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. at 18161 Morris Ave. https://bit.ly/3Lc518O

Jimmy Marinez’s home leaves no doubt Halloween season is upon us. The Homewood resident has decorated his front yard at 1735 Ridge Road with dozens of life-sized horror movie figures, many of which he built for the Halloween season. https://bit.ly/3LdHEf5

Homewood trustees recently provided guidance to staff for how extensive restoration should be for disruptions to lawns and homes after lead water line replacement work is done. https://bit.ly/3J3m648

Mobility Matters | Oct. 12: Dixie Highway viaduct, Kedzie corridor, Leavitt Park path, new speed beacons https://bit.ly/492sJyj

The Weeks | Oct. 12: 183rd Street project update, Halloween events, Walk Walton, Universal monsters, boxing for teens, lacrosse lesson, Flossmoor tree planting. https://bit.ly/47l5f6a

The Homewood-Flossmoor Park Board, in another step to improve the play area at Irwin Park, agreed to a $252,032 contract for new play equipment. https://bit.ly/4qbNApg

Lincoln-Way East won the game 42-14 Friday but Homewood-Flossmoor coaches and players felt like their effort was improved from the previous weeks.  https://bit.ly/3KMJpjd

Van Sipma Jewelers marked 125 years in business and 55 years in Homewood with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 4 and a weeklong Vintage and Estate Jewelry Event at its Ridge Road store. The celebration drew customers and friends and village officials. https://bit.ly/4hbPF0k

Opinion: Proposed 4 to 3 lane reconfiguration on 183rd Street needs a description that better fits the advantages it could bring to the busy street. https://bit.ly/4gYDQds

Homewood Fire Department (HFD) hosted its annual open house for National Fire Safety Month at the Homewood Fire Station on Saturday, Oct. 4. Community members toured the facility and learned about fire safety from fire department staff and vendors at the event. https://bit.ly/3IN7Nkj

Fifty years after Washington Park race track opened, interest in horse racing was on the decline and the owners decided to pivot to live concerts featuring the top musical artists of the day. Washington Park became a concert venue for two years before it was consumed by fire. https://bit.ly/3WoFQSP

The Weeks | Oct. 5: Walk of Hope, Irwin Park playground equipment, H-F Family Fall Fest, Frank Lloyd Wright home tour, James Madison portrayal, Homewood Fall Fest. https://bit.ly/3IKWUzs

Jerry Goldstein fell in love with horse racing when he was 7, and he was at Washington Park race track in Homewood for is most famous event, “The Great Match Race” on Aug. 31, 1955, between Swaps\ and Nashua. https://bit.ly/4mSJyzd

The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District now has a boxing studio at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club where for the past 10 months Luis Unzueta has been leading the sessions. He says boxing provides “a good physical workout and also a confidence builder.” https://bit.ly/48famWG

Area residents flocked to Recyclepalooza in Flossmoor on Sept. 27. The popular event helps people responsibly dispose of hard-to-recycle items. https://bit.ly/4nrwxxq

The Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education recognized two golfers from Parker Junior High for their outstanding efforts at the IESA state golf tournament. https://bit.ly/4nr4Tka

Seems timely. The Drama Group is presenting “POTUS: Or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive,” a comedy set in the White House, over the next two weekends. https://bit.ly/4nDDUlK

Flossmoor Art Council gathered a panel of five film industry professionals recently to help the community learn how film projects might benefit the village. https://bit.ly/46yboMg

Winning bidder for the former Delanoe's property on Dixie Highway plans to develop a Mediterranean restaurant there. Homewood trustees approve incentive for new book store. Caterer Mitchell & Michaels soon to open restaurant. https://bit.ly/4pPqV1I

The popular Homewood Fire Department open house is back Oct. 4 with a visit from the UCAN medical helicopter and a live fire sprinkler demonstration. https://bit.ly/487DDCD

The Weeks | Sept. 28: OAKtoberfest, sculpture walk, curling, Homewood water rates, architecture presentation, Drama Group show. https://bit.ly/46ENiOw

The Flossmoor Village Board tabled the question of whether security cameras should be placed around the Heather Hill detention basin after trustees couldn't reach a consensus on next steps. https://bit.ly/42iXyKZ

Homewood Police Chief Denise McGrath has been a runner for years (in the photo she's participating in the 2017 Torch Run). But until this year she hasn't had an opportunity to run in Flossmoor's Hidden Gem Half Marathon. https://bit.ly/46Nx6uv

Former Viking band members walked out onto the field Friday, Sept. 19, to perform with the marching band during half-time at the Homewood-Flossmoor High School homecoming football game as part of the second band reunion hosted by H-F. https://bit.ly/3IvBuGo

The Flossmoor library's Youth Department collaborated with School District 161’s Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee to create an Hispanic Heritage event on Saturday. https://bit.ly/42Nnz5f

Homewood-Flossmoor volleyball senior Na’imah and sophomore Cherron Calhoun are playing volleyball on the same team for the first time. https://bit.ly/4nLlX44

Jennifer Gabrenya, chief executive officer of Anew: Building Beyond Violence & Abuse, announced she is stepping down from her position after nine years. https://bit.ly/47Y9MfH

Time to clean out the basement and get those hard-to-recycle items to Recyclepalooza on Saturday. https://bit.ly/46kEUos

Flossmoor trustees approved an engineering contract as part of the process of replacing the old Dartmouth pedestrian bridge in southeast Flossmoor. https://bit.ly/3I9shDD