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Two local school districts will shift to e-learning classes on Tuesday, Jan. 21, and Homewood-Flossmoor Park District recreation activities have been canceled because of extreme cold weather. The National Weather Service forecasters expect the overnight low Monday to be 5 degrees below zero, and the high temperature Tuesday to be[Read More…]
Classical Music Concert. Talented pre-conservatory student-musicians will give a free concert at 4 p.m. in Flossmoor Community Church, 2218 Hutchison Road, as part of Flossmoor’s MLK Day of Service project. Students will perform works by Bach, Kreisler, Paganini and Tchaikovsky at this fifth annual Classical Music Concert in Flossmoor. While the[Read More…]
Prairie State College alumnus Allan DiCastro has presented the PSC Foundation with a $100,000 gift to cover out-of-pocket tuition and books for graduates of Serena Hills School in Chicago Heights. The first awards were presented this spring semester to 20 Serena Hills graduates currently enrolled at PSC. The gift is[Read More…]
The Homewood Business Association will host a PJ Progressive Shopping Event from 7 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 25. The best bargains will be available early, but shoppers need not bother to change out of their pajamas before visiting Homewood stores. Promotions might vary at participating stores, but generally[Read More…]
Metra delays. Trains could experience delays today and Sunday, Jan. 19, because of planned track construction. Delays could be up to 30 minutes when passing through the work zone. Listen to announcements for any platform changes. For additional information visit metra.com/constructionnotices. Yoga Storytime. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host a story[Read More…]
Primo’s Café & Deli, a café and diner serving Italian food and freshly roasted coffee, is set to open at 2057 Ridge Road in downtown Homewood, the former location of Redbird Cafe. Scott Donkel owns Primo’s and The Ridgewood, the bar in the adjacent storefront. He and his daughter, Amy Donkel-Rohne,[Read More…]
Friday, Jan. 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave., will host an MLK Day of Service event starting at noon. “Drop in any time of the day and help complete projects for our community. Donations of non-perishable food items will be accepted to be[Read More…]
Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller will be joined by two speakers for the discussion “Intersection of Hate” from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway. The free program will address the rising tide of hate and extremism, offering insights on combating antisemitism[Read More…]
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday, Jan. 16, that the state has a new partnership with Recycle Coach to provide all Illinois residents in 6,835 units of local government a holistic, locally tailored, easy to access recycling education platform. In the coming months, Recycle Coach will be engaging counties[Read More…]
The Village of Flossmoor Green Commission and the Southland Green Committee are hosting a workshop on Monday, Jan. 20, to work on a craft project that will be part of an art installation in Chicago. It is one of the village’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service projects. The[Read More…]
