Students from Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Marian Catholic, Bloom and Bloom Trail are among the select group.
The so-called "kill switch" could be flipped if a phone is lost or stolen—helping to curb the resale of the phones on the black market.
Residents, trustees and design consultants will gather to discuss a proposed open space project in downtown Homewood.
Disgraced ex-congressman from Illinois arrested on porn and immigration charges in African nation. Source says he shot thousands of nude photos.
The board signed off on the expenditure at its Feb. 17 meeting.
A new "restaurant tax" in Homewood will place an additional 2 percent charge on places that sell food and provide the space to eat it.
Homewood trustees Tuesday voted to extend contracts of two law firms they're working with, in their pursuit of a casino.
Proposed plans for a downtown plaza in Homewood will have to wait, as trustees Tuesday voted against moving forward with current plans as proposed.
Talks continue for a downtown plaza near upcoming hotel La Banque. Trustees Tuesday will consider which—if any—plan to pursue.
Trustees Tuesday will consider spending $121,000 for additional salt and liquid calcium chloride to keep Homewood streets safer to travel in winter weather.
Village Manager Jim Marino says the remaining supply will go to priority areas.
The three-part project is estimated to last from February through July.
A preview of what’s going to be discussed and voted on during the Jan. 28 Homewood Village Board meeting.
Believe it or not, there is an increasing interest among Homewood residents to raise chickens.
The village plans to update all water meters in town over the next several months.
Homewood's plan to create a downtown public space is becoming more refined.
A preview of what's going to be on the Jan. 14 Homewood village agenda.
The increase is supposed to generate an additional $1.8 billion in revenue to make up for earlier losses.
New state laws on pet stores, Facebook, child visitation, wine and unpaid tolls take effect Jan. 1, 2014.
Sheriff Tom Dart says the monument will help to rectify Homewood Memorial Garden's dark history of "horrific" burial practices.
They'll also consider a request from Civilitea Gardens for up to $25,000 for property improvement.
The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence rank Illinois relatively high compared to other Midwest states.
Find out how your legislators and senators voted on Illinois' historic pension reform.
Both the Illinois House and Senate narrowly passed a measure that addresses Illinois' out of control pension problems, spreading out the pain.
The move may provide some local property owners some much needed support.
A preview of what will be discussed and voted on during Homewood's Tuesday, Nov. 26 village board meeting.
Village employees, their friends and families got together to send money and supplies to the victims of the recent tornado in Washington, Illinois.
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A preview of Flossmoor's Monday, Nov. 18 village meeting agenda.
Would it surprise you to learn you can buy Facebook fans? Reboot Illinois explains.
A preview of what will be discussed and voted on during Homewood's Tuesday, Nov. 12 village board meeting.
A recent report from Washington lays out damage done by last month’s government shutdown.
Illinois will become the 15th state to recognize same-sex marriages.
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