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Participate in Homewood’s 4th of July Parade. Homewood is inviting floats, entertainers, marching groups, performers, businesses, community organizations and creative minds who want to be part of this historic celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary of independence. Please fill out this registration form no later than June 20. Fishing Derby. From 8 to 11[Read More…]
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle released on Thursday, June 18, the county’s FY2027 preliminary budget forecast. The forecast projects a budget gap of $550.7 million across the county’s General and Health Funds in FY2027. For the FY2026 year-end, the county is projecting a surplus of $283 million in the General Fund. Several factors[Read More…]
Flossmoor School District 161 officials plan to transfer millions of dollars between district funds to cover upcoming construction expenses and ensure the transportation fund maintains sufficient cash flow as Cook County property tax revenues continue to lag. During a June 15 board discussion, Associate Superintendent of Business Operations Frances LaBella[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor High School gave special recognition on its May graduation ceremony to 12 outstanding students who represent the Class of 2026 Viking Scholars. These outstanding students represent the top 1% of the class of 730 students based on their grade point average. “Our Viking Scholars are a demonstration and showcase[Read More…]
Friday, June 19 Juneteenth Parade and Block Party. You Matter 2 will present a day of celebration, culture, and community at the fifth annual Juneteenth Parade and Block Party in Flossmoor. The day kicks off with a parade at 10 a.m. featuring local groups, performers, and businesses, followed by a block[Read More…]
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 Board of Education discussed a proposal on June 16 to install cell phone lockers in classrooms as the district prepares for a new Illinois law restricting student cell phone use during instructional time. Superintendent Jennifer Norrell said the district has been discussing ways to[Read More…]
Homewood Public Library Board of Trustees voted on May 20 to change the library’s fine policy, removing fines in most cases and reducing the period before the cost of a missing book is charged to a patron. The new policy eliminates overdue fines on regular materials but does not change[Read More…]
Baby Bloomers. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host story time for children aged birth to 2.5 years old and their caregivers. There will be stories, songs, bubbles and free play in the Rauch Reading Room from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Register here. Computer Class for Adults: Powerpoint Fundamentals. Adults can get hands-on[Read More…]
Dale Bowman, who grew up surrounded by neat farms, has come to appreciate the Midewin Prairie as more than an “overgrown mess.” Bowman, the now retired outdoor columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, will be the guest presenter for the June 25 meeting of Green Drinks. His topic will be “Amish[Read More…]
Flossmoor School District 161 officials presented a tentative 2026-27 budget on Monday, June 16, that projects an operating surplus next year but cautioned that the district’s long-term financial outlook depends heavily on continued state Property Tax Relief Grant funding. Associate Superintendent of Business Operations Frances LaBella told board members the[Read More…]
