Debbie Kopas, executive director of the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District, got to join others for the official tree lighting ceremony in Irwin Park to open the Holiday Lights celebration in Homewood on Dec. 2.
It was a bittersweet moment because it would be her last time surrounded by park district staff that hosts the tree-lighting ceremony. Kopas is stepping down from her position June 30 after nearly 32 years with the park district. Santa flipping the…
