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02.10.2025 | What You Need To Know Today

Snow on Wednesday. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Watch from 9 a.m. Wednesday until 3 a.m. Thursday. Snow could be heavy at times. Accumulation of 3 to 5 inches is expected.

Make It Take It Tuesday. Do you like to make things? Teens are invited to the FORT on the second floor of the Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, from 6 to 7 p.m. to grab supplies and make a cool new craft. Instructions and supplies will be included, but certain tools will not be provided. Registration is not required.

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Lego Club. Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave., will provide the bricks. Participants provide the imagination. Lego Club will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. All LEGOs stay at the library, so bring a camera to capture your creations. Please leave your LEGOs at home so you don’t lose your favorite pieces. Registration is appreciated, but not required.

Homewood Stories. Award-winning storyteller Megan Wells will host Homewood Stories at 7:30 p.m. in The Community House at Flossmoor Community Church, 847 Hutchison Road in Flossmoor. Tellers will be Tony Labriola, Maria Kostas, Louis Greenwald and Shawn Cobb. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. Guests are welcome to bring their own beverages, dinner, snacks to share. Tickets are $15 payable in cash or check.

Valentine’s Day Trivia on Tap. Lassen’s Tap, 2131 W. 183rd St., will host a Valentine-themed trivia contest starting at 8 p.m. downstairs.

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Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, at Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. The agenda is available here. The livestream of the meeting can be viewed here.

Thornton Township Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, in township hall, 333 E. 162nd St., South Holland. The agenda is available here.

Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The meeting will start with a public hearing on the proposed North Halsted TIF District. The hearing agenda is available here. The regular meeting will follow the hearing. The regular agenda is available here. The livestream of the hearing and regular meeting can be viewed here. Use meeting ID 980 4907 6232, passcode 830183. Highlights: A special use permit to allow a 15-unit multiple family dwelling at 18240 Harwood Ave., formerly home to Spornette International. Also, Village Manager Napoleon Haney will provide an update on recently revised administrative orders.

Flossmoor Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, in the library, 1000 Sterling Ave. The agenda is available here.

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