After decades in Homewood, Dunning’s Market announces move to Flossmoor

By Carole Sharwarko on August 7, 2018 - 11:49am
A 60-year fixture of Homewood, Dunning's Gourmet Market is moving to downtown Flossmoor. The deli and restaurant is relocating from Cherry Creek Plaza to the storefront recently vacated by Bakewell Bakery at 1048-1050 Sterling Ave.

Beards, games and ice cream help local residents celebrate village's history

By Eric Crump on August 7, 2018 - 10:40am
  • State Rep. Will Davis, right, examines the whiskers of competitors in the beard contest at the Homewood Ice Cream Social on July 22.
  • Community Relations Committee member Troy O'Quinn, left, explains the rules of the egg and spoon race to competitors.
  • Jack Van Etten crosses the finish line for a victory in an egg and spoon race.
  • Three Homewood generations: From left, back row, Terry Elashik; his daughter, Karen Jolivette; her husband, Jim Jolivette; and, front row, Justin and Callan Jolivette.
  • Beard contest winner Raymond Ondrejka, right, with other competitors, from left, Paul Eisenberg, Leschuck and Jamie Turlay.
  • The Kings of Dixieland perform during the ice cream social with an historical photo in the foreground.
  • Xavier Branch, a member of the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Viking Choir, scoops ice cream.
  • One of the prizes for winners of the egg and spoon races was sidewalk chalk, so of course, Martin Avenue was soon artistically decorated.

Raymond Ondrejka of Homewood, with his long, well-tended whiskers, topped a field of five contestants in the beard contest on Sunday, July 22, at the ice cream social on Martin Avenue. The event was a celebration of the village's 125th anniversary of incorporation, and the beard contest was one of several old-fashioned activities designed to harken back to the late 19th century.

Park district employee salaries increase in 2018-19 budget year

By Marilyn Thomas on August 6, 2018 - 2:02pm
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District gave its employees an average 3.7 percent salary increase this year. All raises are merit based.
 
The last to receive a raise was Executive Director Debbie Kopas. The board unanimously approved a 4 percent raise for her at its July 17 meeting. She is the only employee the board actually hires. Kopas supervises all other employees.
 

Marian Catholic supporters get a chance to walk Sox field

By Chronicle staff on August 5, 2018 - 8:42pm
The Chicago White Sox will host the Marian Catholic High School Marching Band for a performance before the 6:10 p.m. game Aug. 18 against the Kansas City Royals. The Marian band, a seven-time Bands of America Grand National Champion and Class 3A state champion, will march into Guaranteed Rate Field with a parade of supporters marching behind them. 

New murals adorning Churchill School walls

By Marilyn Thomas on August 5, 2018 - 8:03pm

When District 153 students in Homewood start the new school year Aug. 22, they’ll find two new murals decorating the walls of the fifth grade and third grade wings of Churchill. Principal Nikki Kerr said one message will be: “One kind word can change someone’s entire day” and the other is: “If you have to choose between being right and being kind, choose kind and you’ll always be right.”

Celebrating a summer of books

By Marilyn Thomas on August 4, 2018 - 9:11pm
  • Eleanor Greep was ready to steer her car through an obstacle course at Irwin Park. The car race was one of several games children enjoyed at the end of the summer reading program at the Homewood Library.
  • Oh, it's so good! Micah Bolton, 3, of Homewood got a special treat after he ran in the sack race at Irwin Park.
  • Sisters Mia, 6, and Ginger Willford-Holley, 8, of Homewood are at the starting line for the sack race. Various games were part of the fun as the Homewood Library celebrated a successful summer reading program.
  • There isn't much that better than a cold treat on a hot day for, from left, Naomi Zurek, Nelson Mahwikizi and Charlie Zurek.
  • Takaylah Chillis, 3, of East Hazel Crest, gets ready for the sack race that was part of the Homewood Library's party ending the summer reading program.
  • Kids are all set for countdown for one of the sack races in Irwin Park on Saturday, July 28.
After you’ve had a summer of interesting reading, it’s time to celebrate with your new friends.
 
The reading program began June 1 with a Library Block Party. The program was for all readers – youth, teens and adults.
 
The staff at the Homewood Public Library gave kids the chance to meet up at Irwin Park on Saturday, July 28, to enjoy music for dancing, get a few summer treats and play games.
 
The summer reading program was funded by Friends of the Library, a volunteer group that sponsors book sales to raise money for the library. 

Two classrooms designed for special uses at Churchill School

By Marilyn Thomas on August 4, 2018 - 5:37pm

The fourth grade wing of Churchill School in Homewood will look different because of the addition of two classrooms, and it will feel different for teachers and students who will use the space.
 

Homewood police offering unpaid ticket amnesty program

By David P. Funk on August 3, 2018 - 3:08pm

A one-time amnesty program for unpaid and overdue parking, red light and local ordinance citations will be offered in Homewood, the police department announced this week.

As our world changes, it’s time for Flossmoor’s Truck Fest

By Tom Houlihan on August 3, 2018 - 2:01pm

Viewpoint: 

The commentary below represents the ideas, observations and opinions of the author.
I have no idea if the citizens of Flossmoor, in an advisory referendum later this year, will vote to overturn the village’s longtime ban on parking pickup trucks in residential neighborhoods. But I do have a few suggestions ...

H-F grad heading up prosecution in Manafort’s bank fraud, tax evasion trial

By Tom Houlihan on August 2, 2018 - 6:16pm

A Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduate is leading the prosecution against Paul Manafort, a former high-ranking member of President Trump’s 2016 election campaign. Manafort’s federal court trial for bank fraud and tax evasion started this week.

Uzo Asonye, an assistant United States attorney, is a 1998 H-F graduate, said Ann Cherry, the high school’s director of development and alumni relations.

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