On July 15, 2024, a tornado swept through Flossmoor and Homewood causing mass destruction among its trees. Even now, over a year later, recovery for the lost trees is still in progress.
Indian Trails Park in Homewood’s Southgate neighborhood was hit the hardest with numerous trees uprooted. It took the park crew about two weeks to clean up the aftermath. According to Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Executive Director Doug Boehm, about 17 mature trees in the…
