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Moore-Edison named Track and Field Coach of the Year
Hillcrest High School girls track and field coach Artkeyta Moore-Edison was named the South Suburban Blue Girls Track and Field Coach of the Year. Moore-Edison has led Hillcrest to five conference championships and two sectional championships, and has had multiple state-qualifying athletes. Staff reports …
Country Club Hills, Homewood police blotter
COUNTRY CLUB HILLS
MARIJUANA CHARGE: Christian Cobb-Hunn, 18, 3940 178th Place, was charged with possession of marijuana, resisting police, no insurance and not wearing a seat belt after running from police and physically struggling with them after a June 4 stop in the 4000 block …
Homewood police blotter
HOMEWOOD
RETAIL THEFT: Antonio Harvest, 19, of the 1300 block of Mason Court in Chicago Heights, was charged with retail theft after he stole goods May 31 from Best Buy, 17800 Halsted St., police said.
DUI ARREST: Jess O’Hern, 34, of the 18500 block of …
Community Sports Calendar (East) for June 16, 2013
Here is a look at sporting events in the SouthtownStar’s East region, which includes Beecher, Chicago Heights, Country Club Hills, Crete, Flossmoor, Glenwood, Homewood, Matteson, Monee, Olympia Fields, Park Forest, Richton Park, Steger, and University Park.
Hillcrest High School wins track and field medals
Hillcrest High School seniors Zaire Sherrill (and Destini Artis medaled at the Illinois High School Association state track and field meet.
Sherrill, who’s headed to Tennessee State University in fall, finished ninth in the triple jump.
Artis, who’s going to Northern Illinois Unversity in fall, …
Lineup set for H-F summer concert series
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District will bring a summer of free musical entertainment to the band shell at Irwin Park, at Ridge Road and Highland Avenue in Homewood. The “Starry Nights” concert series, now in its 27th year, will feature three shows: Final Say on June …
Country Club Hills, Homewood police blotter
COUNTRY CLUB HILLS
THEFT: An air conditioning unit was stolen between May 25 and 29 from a house in the 4100 block of 194th Place.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Veronica McMullan, 25, 17780 Winston Drive, Country Club Hills, was charged with disorderly conduct after repeatedly calling 911 …
When Michael and Kassie Wallace began caddying at Flossmoor Country Club, they were young teens looking for summer jobs. Their motivation was simple — work hard and earn good money. An opportunity for a full college scholarship was not on their radar. Today, the siblings …
Country Club Hills, Homewood police blotter
COUNTRY CLUB HILLS
THEFT: Someone broke into a vacant house in the 4600 block of 176th Place between May 1 and 13 and stole copper pipe.
DUI CHARGE: Andres Escalona-Rojas, 35, 7121 W. 166th St., #3A, Tinley Park, was charged with drunken driving, driving without …
Campus (East) for May 26, 2013
Here is a look at what Southlanders from SouthtownStar’s East region are accomplishing in college. News includes Beecher, Calumet City, Chicago Heights, Crete, Homewood, Flossmoor, Lansing, Richton Park, Park Forest and South Holland.
Local sorority plans 100 acts of kindness
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Joliet Area/South Suburban Alumnae Chapter, will celebrate the sorority’s 100 years of service on June 1 by performing 100 acts of Kindness In Service through Sisterhood. Instead of communities focusing on the weekly murder count, the Deltas want to focus on …
More Campus (East) for May 26, 2013
Here’s a look at what Southlanders from the SouthtownStar’s East region are accomplishing in college. News includes Lansing, Beecher, Calumet City, Chicago Heights, Country Club Hills, Crete, Dolton, Flossmoor, Glenwood, Harvey, Hazel Crest, Homewood, Lansing, Markham, Matteson, Monee, Park Forest, Posen, Richton Park, Sauk Village, South Holland, Steger and Thornton.
Homewood police blotter
HOMEWOOD
THEFT: Someone stole a rear registration sticker May 8 or 9 from a vehicle in the 18600 block of Lexington Avenue.
RETAIL THEFT: Timothy Horton, 43, of Harvey, was charged with retail theft after stealing items May 9 from Kohl’s, 17620 Halsted St., police …
Vickroy: Guiding knight: Lab gets woman where she needs to go
Up concrete stairs, around giant flowerpots and through throngs of bustling commuters, Kathy Austin makes her way to work each morning. Though she is virtually blind, only able to distinguish contrasts of light and dark, she makes getting from her home in the leafy suburb …
Country Club Hills, Homewood police blotter
COUNTRY CLUB HILLS
THEFT: An air conditioning unit was stolen sometime before May 7 from a home in the 19000 block of Loretto Lane.
DUI ARREST: Jeffery Denard, 47, 19019 Farmcrest Terrace, Country Club Hills, was charged with drunken driving after a May 9 stop …
Hofmann: ‘Evening for Josie’ helps Homewood teen
To paraphrase lines from Shakespeare, “All the world’s a stage … where every man (and woman) must play a part.” So was the case last weekend when members of The Drama Group banded together to stage an “Evening for Josie,” a benefit performance to defray …
