Homewood is a village in
Cook County
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,
Illinois
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,
United States
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. The population was 19,463 at the 2020 census.
The village sits just a few miles south of
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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proper. It is bordered by
Chicago Heights
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Geograp ...
and
Flossmoor
Flossmoor () is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,704 at the 2020 census. Flossmoor is approximately 25 miles south of the Chicago Loop.
Geography
Flossmoor is located at (41.541684, -87.684970).
According ...
to the south,
Hazel Crest
Hazel Crest is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 13,382 at the 2020 census.
History
Hazel Crest was first settled in 1870 in a farming community known as South Harvey. An enterprising newspaper editor named ...
to the west,
East Hazel Crest and
Harvey
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Arts, entertainment, and media
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* Harvey Awards ("Harveys"), one of the most important awards ...
to the north,
Glenwood to the east, and
South Holland
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to the northeast.
Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Homewood has a total area of , of which (or 99.11%) is land and (or 0.89%) is water.
A south suburban village, Homewood is due south of
The Loop/downtown
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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at 800 west and 18300 south on the Chicago grid system.
Homewood lies on the
Calumet Shoreline The Calumet Shoreline is an ancient shoreline of Lake Michigan located in the Lake Michigan Basin. It can be clearly seen as a sand ridge along Ridge Road south of Chicago. Closer to the lake from the Calumet Shoreline, there are the Tolleston sho ...
. The ancient shoreline can be seen clearly as the sand ridge along Ridge Road.
Economy
Its historic downtown centered at the intersections of Dixie Highway and Ridge road has a number of small businesses including coffee shops and restaurants, salons, a music shop, bookstore, La Banque boutique hotel, and the Homewood Science Center. Homewood's other main commercial corridor is located along Halsted street between 183rd and 175th street and is home to a number of large national chain retailers.
Large Employers
American headquarters for
Canadian National Railways
The Canadian National Railway Company (french: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I railroad, Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern United States, M ...
. Homewood's CN campus has hosted over 15,000 CN employees and has a training facility.
Global Headquarters for Tempo Global Resources (formerly Hunter Douglas Metals).
Corporate offices for Carl Buddig & Company.
Headquarters for Homewood Disposal Residential, Commercial, and Industrial waste service.
Parks and Greenspaces
H-F Parks
Homewood's "H-F Park District" spans over 365 acres with 32 parks and recreation spaces.
Homewood's unique parks include Lion's Club Park and Pool, H-F Ice Arena, Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center, H-F Racquet Club, Rover's Run Dog Park, Extreme Scene Skate park, Millennium Park Splash Pad, Patriots Park Frisbee Golf Course, and Dolphin Lake Park and Clubhouse.
Izaak Walton Preserve
Homewood's Izaak Walton Preserve is a 193 acre open space filled with woodland, lakes, and diverse wildlife carved out from an ancient glacial lake and sandy shoreline. Roughly 4 miles of gravel walking path wind through the scenic and rolling prairie throughout the preserve. Fishing, biking, running, and dog-walking are common activities along the preserve's trail system.
Media
Newspapers
The HF Chronicle is a local newspaper serving the Homewood and Floosmoor communities started in June 2014.
Radio
WHFH (88.5FM) - Viking Radio is Homewood-Floosmoor Highschool's radio station based on campus.
Government
Homewood Village Board
Village President - Rich Hofeld
Village Clerk - Marilyn Thomas
Trustee CeCe Belue
Trustee Vivian Harris-Jones
Trustee Jay Heiferman
Trustee Lisa Purcell
Trustee Lauren Roman
Trustee Karen Washington
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Village Manager, Napoleon Haney
State legislature
Illinois State Senate
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* State Senator
Napoleon Harris
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D-
Flossmoor, Illinois
Flossmoor () is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,704 at the 2020 census. Flossmoor is approximately 25 miles south of the Chicago Loop.
Geography
Flossmoor is located at (41.541684, -87.684970).
According ...
, 15th Legislative District
Illinois State House of Representatives
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*State Representative
Will Davis D-
East Hazel Crest, 30th Representative District
Federal
United States House of Representatives
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*Congresswoman
Robin Kelly
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D-Chicago,
Illinois's 2nd congressional district
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United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
*Senator
Dick Durbin
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D-Illinois (elected 1997)
*Senator
Tammy Duckworth
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D-Illinois (elected 2017)
Education
Children in grades K-8 attend schools under the jurisdiction of Homewood public school district 153, although some may attend Flossmoor School District 161 if they live west of Western Avenue and south of 183rd street. School District 153 has three schools: Winston Churchill Elementary, Willow Elementary, and James Hart Junior High School. Children in grades K-2 attend Willow, then move on to Churchill for grades 3-5, then move on to finish grades 6-8 at James Hart
Homewood School District 153
The majority of students in the area then go on to attend the local public high school,
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Homewood-Flossmoor High School (H-F) is a comprehensive public high school in Flossmoor, Illinois. The district encompasses nearly 11.5 square miles drawing students from Homewood, Flossmoor, Chicago Heights, Glenwood, Hazel Crest, and Olympia ...
. Homewood-Flossmoor High School is its own school district, school district 233. H-F is a three-time winner of the U.S. Department of Education's Blue Ribbon Award for excellence. HF also owns
WHFH 88.5, the highest powered
high school radio
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station with 1,500 watts.
The
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
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operated a Catholic school, St. Joseph School. It closed in 2017. It had 64 students in 2017.
Demographics
As of the
2020 census there were 19,463 people, 6,964 households, and 4,910 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 8,003 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 44.87%
African American
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, 43.17%
White
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, 0.18%
Native American, 1.29%
Asian
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** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.01%
Pacific Islander
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, 3.23% from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 7.25% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 8.35% of the population.
There were 6,964 households, out of which 64.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.32% were married couples living together, 17.29% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.49% were non-families. 27.28% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.73% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.26 and the average family size was 2.63.
The village's age distribution consisted of 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $77,013, and the median income for a family was $91,704. Males had a median income of $58,214 versus $40,314 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the village was $33,243. About 5.8% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''
Rail transportation
Amtrak
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provides rail service to Homewood. Amtrak Train 59, the southbound
''City of New Orleans'', is scheduled to depart Homewood at 8:54 pm daily with service to
Kankakee and points south through
Tennessee
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and
Mississippi
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to
. Amtrak Train 58, the northbound ''City of New Orleans'', is scheduled to depart Homewood at 7:44 am daily with service to
Chicago Union Station
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. Homewood is also served by Amtrak Train 390/391, the
''Saluki'', daily in the morning, and Amtrak Train 392/393, the
''Illini'', daily in the afternoon/evening. Both the Saluki and Illini operate between Chicago and
Carbondale, Illinois
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.
Metra
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also provides commuter rail service on the
Metra Electric
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line between
Millennium Station
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and
University Park. Homewood is the American headquarters of
Canadian National Railways
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including a large freight classification yard and major shop facilities.
Notable residents
*
Sarah Bloom Raskin, 13th
United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
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*
J Harlen Bretz
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Early life and education
Bretz was born on 2 September 188 ...
, geologist, best known for his research that led to the acceptance of the
Missoula Floods
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.
*
Brian Colin
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, video game designer (''
Rampage'', ''
Arch Rivals
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'', ''
General Chaos
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Plot
Ever since they were babies, brothers Chaos and Havoc enjoyed ...
'')
*
John Doody, member of the
Illinois House of Representatives
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. He served as Mayor of Homewood prior to his tenure in the Illinois House.
*
Peter Doran
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Doran specialize ...
, geologist specializing in Antarctic climate and ecosystems. He is a native of Homewood.
*
Manny Hoffman
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Hoffman was born in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Hirsch High School. He went to Northwestern University, Purdue University and to Mid ...
, member of the
Illinois House of Representatives
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. He served as Mayor of Homewood prior to his tenure in the Illinois House.
*
George Nolfi
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Nolfi's work has been known to blend genres an ...
, scriptwriter and producer (''
Ocean's Twelve
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'', ''
The Bourne Ultimatum'', ''
The Adjustment Bureau
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'')
*
Susan D. Page, 1st
United States Ambassador to South Sudan. She was raised in Homewood.
*
Eugene Parker
Eugene Newman Parker (June 10, 1927 – March 15, 2022) was an American solar and plasma physicist. In the 1950s he proposed the existence of the solar wind and that the magnetic field in the outer Solar System would be in the shape of a Pa ...
, solar
astrophysicist who developed the theory of the supersonic
solar wind
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. He lived in Homewood while a professor at the
University of Chicago
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.
*
Quintin E. Primo III, co-founder of Capri Capital Partners, LLC
*
Steve Sarowitz, founder of
Paylocity Corporation
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History
The company was founded as Ameripay Payroll Ltd. by Steve Sarowitz in ...
. He was born and raised in Homewood.
*
Jermaine Stewart
William Jermaine Stewart (September 7, 1957 – March 17, 1997) was an American R&B singer, best known for his 1986 hit single "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off", which peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also peaked wi ...
, an American R&B singer best known for his 1986 hit single "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off", which peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. Died in Homewood.
*
Juice Wrld
Jarad Anthony Higgins (December 2, 1998 – December 8, 2019), known professionally as Juice Wrld (pronounced "juice world"; stylized as Juice WRLD), was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He was a leading figure in the emo rap and So ...
, rapper, singer, and songwriter. He was raised in Homewood after his family moved there in 1999.
See also
*
Homewood Memorial Gardens
References
External links
*
Think Homewood
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