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Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream will be available here, ID 991 8481 1606, passcode 573812. Baby Bloomers. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host story time for children aged birth to 2.5[Read More…]
Editor’s note: Long-time south suburban community leader Spencer Leak Jr. died unexpectedly on May 31. Donna Smith-Brumfield, a leader of South Suburban Diversity Dinners and president of the Homewood Rotary Club, offered the note and article below as a tribute to Mr. Leak. Author’s note: I wanted to share an[Read More…]
Dixie Highway Viaduct Project. The project to repair the viaduct drainage system and resurface Dixie Highway north of the viaduct is now expected to begin Thursday, June 11. The 90-day closure of the viaduct to traffic will require motorists to take detour routes, one of which will follow 175th Street, Governors Highway and[Read More…]
The Flossmoor Police Department announced the results of its Memorial Day 2026 “Click It or Ticket” enforcement campaign, aimed at increasing seat belt use and keeping roads safe during one of the busiest travel periods of the year. During the campaign, which ran May 15-26, Flossmoor issued 10 seat belt[Read More…]
For 20 years, Shelley Peck has been sharing news of Homewood School District 153 and Willow, Churchill and James Hart schools. Now she’s retiring from her job as director of communications. The simple definition of Peck’s job is she writes press releases, prepares videos and handles social media accounts. But[Read More…]
As the Chicago Bears continue to evaluate an Indiana stadium location, Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon is urging the organization to take a closer look at Country Club Hills, contending that the team may be overlooking one of the most promising development opportunities in Illinois while publicly entertaining the possibility[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Education Finance Committee will meet at 7:45 a.m. in the Viking Room, South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. The agenda is available here. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream of the meeting[Read More…]
This year, the Fourth of July celebration marks the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. There is much to celebrate, but for me, it’s time to reconsider what to celebrate. Tradition calls for celebrating independence and freedom from tyranny. For those who follow the news, or who study U.S. history,[Read More…]
Teaching young learners, Lisa Rost understood her job was to make learning fun. She’s done that in Homewood District 153 for 25 years. She will retire in June. Rost has created hundreds of ways to get her young charges to remember facts and figures. “I need them to be active[Read More…]
Homewood police and a South Suburban Emergency Response Team unit discovered a deceased person in a home in the 17600 block of Dixie Highway on Monday evening, June 8, while serving a search warrant. HPD officers and members of the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force obtained the warrant as[Read More…]
