Village of Flossmoor officials made an appeal to purchase Homewood-Flossmoor Park District land on Lawrence Crescent that has two tennis courts. The site could be converted to a detention basin that ultimately would relieve flooding at the Flossmoor Road viaduct downtown.
Flossmoor Village Manager Bridget Wachtel said making the request “was not a light decision” but one the village sees as a need to bring about a viable plan to help alleviate the ongoing flooding.…
