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At its May 13 meeting, the Village of Homewood board approved a Class 8 property tax relief measure that was requested by Jeffrey Vierra, owner of the building located at 17627 Halsted St. The 4,392-square-foot property consists of two commercial spaces. One is currently Dave’s Hot Chicken and the other[Read More…]
Homewood Public Works Open House. If you think learning about street resurfacing and water lines sounds boring, you’ve never seen kids delight from a ride in a bucket lift or getting to sit at the controls of an excavator and pretend to dig a trench. Kids love big machines, and public[Read More…]
New Illinois Gaming Board administrative rules now require all casinos statewide to conduct mandatory human trafficking recognition training; develop, document and implement human trafficking training and reporting procedures; and post human trafficking awareness notices. “Human traffickers often target casinos and hospitality venues to conduct their illegal activities,” said IGB Administrator[Read More…]
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined officials from South Suburban College on Friday, May 16, to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Cook County Household Hazardous Waste facility. The facility located at 15800 State St. in South Holland is scheduled to open this fall. The $4.6 million facility is a[Read More…]
Friday, May 16 Hot Topics Survey. Today is the last day to have a say in the Homewood Hot Topics Survey. Village officials are gauging interest residents have in participating in opportunities to connect directly with village staff to discuss local issues in an informal format. Cop on a Rooftop. Flossmoor police officers[Read More…]
Cone with a Cop. Flossmoor police officers will be at Rainbow Cone, 19805 S. Crawford Ave., from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. to meet with members of the community. The first 50 guests who show the flyer (digital or printed) will receive a free junior Rainbow cone. Kinderparent Orientation Night. Homewood School District 153 will[Read More…]
The Flossmoor Board of Trustees gave another 12-month contract extension to The Retail Coach at the May 5 board meeting. The annual cost is $27,500. This will mark the village’s third year working with The Retail Coach. The company has been helping Flossmoor recruit retail businesses to the village including[Read More…]
Homewood School District 153 is urging families with home-schooled students or students that attend private school within the district’s boundaries and need special services to meet with District 153 staff for an annual Timely and Meaningful Consultation (TMC) at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 27. During the meeting with parents, staff[Read More…]
Coach Jamere Dismukes announced via social media Tuesday night that he’s stepping down from his position at Homewood-Flossmoor High School boys basketball coach. He told The Chronicle that he’s pursuing a new opportunity but wasn’t able to give any details, yet. “It’s the right time. I have career goals that[Read More…]
H-F Park District Community Input Meeting. The park district will host a community forum from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Goldberg Administration Center, 3301 Flossmoor Road, to get input from residents about plans to update Scandia, Goldberg and Pheasant Trails parks. Martyr to Radio. Homewood Historical Society will meet at 6[Read More…]
