Marilyn Thomas

The District 233 school board unanimously approved three-year contracts with the Homewood-Flossmoor Education Organization, the teachers union, and HFCSO representing clerical staff, at its Sept. 17 meeting. The teachers’ contract doesn’t provide a flat amount increase to all Homewood-Flossmoor High School staff covered by the contract. Increases were based on[Read More...]

Apartments for 82 veterans will open soon in Chicago Heights on the site of the former St. James Hospital. The new Otto Veterans Square building, 1440 Otto Boulevard, is on the southeast corner of the block where the hospital once stood. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Sept. 13. Move-in at[Read More...]

Apartments for 82 veterans will open soon in Chicago Heights on the site of the former St. James Hospital. Richard Monocchio, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development principal deputy assistant secretary for Public and Indian Housing, is j

Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior Elliot Simpson was named a Horatio Alger National Scholar and will receive a $25,000 scholarship.

Oaktoberfest: Part 1 brought families to Flossmoor Park on Saturday, Sept. 28, for a celebration of the mighty oak and its beauty throughout Flossmoor’s neighborhoods.

Would you trust your 13-year-old to operate a power tool? There’s no worries at James Hart School in Homewood in teacher Tom Jaminski’s Industrial Arts class.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme at Homewood-Flossmoor High School needs to be revamped, staff told members of the District 233 Planning Committee at its Oct. 11 meeting. The goal is to change from a restrictive program to one that offers a greater number of students a chance to be challenged by the rigorous IB curriculum.

The Rodriguez family walked in honor of their grandmother who died of cancer, and Kelly Rodriguez, in blue, who is undergoing cancer treatments. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)

The District 233 school board approved four new courses for students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School at the Oct. 15 meeting, but two — an LGBTQ+ English course and consumer economics — failed to get unanimous votes. The LGBTQ+ Lives and Literature course for English 3 drew considerable discussion about equity,[Read More...]

The Illinois School Report Card shows students in Homewood District 153 improved by 10 points in English/Language Arts, 6 points in science, and had a slight dip in math scores in the 2023-24 school year testing. Data on the Illinois School ReportAlready a subscriber? Log in here. This story is[Read More...]