A sign at the corner of Flossmoor and Sterling roads reminds visitors that downtown shops will remain open during the streetscape construction work this summer. The village built requirements in the contract to ensure business disruption would be kept to a minimum. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
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Flossmoor downtown streetscape rejuvenation begins

Most of downtown Flossmoor’s trees were removed in recent weeks, causing some alarm from visitors who weren’t aware of the details in the village’s streetscape project

The lack of shade is temporary. 

The streetscape plan includes new trees in a new configuration, so downtown Flossmoor will begin to green up again this fall after street and sidewalk work is done. Construction work is expected to start any day.

The project involves an extensive streetscape…

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