Local News

05.13.2026 | What You Need To Know Today

Herbicide Application. Flossmoor Public Works Department will be applying an organic herbicide to landscape beds, sidewalks and curb lines May 13-15 between 4 and 11 a.m. at  four village-owned parking lots. For more details on the organic herbicide, click here.

  • Central Drive parking lot (2605 Central Drive).
  • North Commuter parking lot (1029 Sterling Ave.).
  • South Commuter parking lot (2616 Sterling Ave.).
  • Village Hall parking lot (2800 Flossmoor Road).

Read, Play, & Grow!: A Storytime for Babies and Toddlers. Meet in the Helen Wilson Meeting Room at Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave., from 10:30 to 11 a.m. for fun activities that help develop early literacy skills for babies and toddlers. Register here.

Read, Rock, n’ Rhyme. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host story time for kids age newborn to 7 years old. Kids will be able to dance, shake and wiggle as we share stories, songs, rhymes, and more from 10:30 to 11 a.m. in the Rauch Reading Room. Register here.

Homeschoolers Study Group. Homeschool teens can meet in The FORT at Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, for a study session from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Register here.

Meet the Author. Beyond the Book, 18063 Dixie Highway, will host an opportunity from 5 to 6 p.m. to meet Tiffany L. Warren, playwright, songwriter and author of “Harlem Wedding.”

Miss Angela’s Book Club (3rd-5th Grade). Meet from 6 to 6:45 p.m. in the Rauch Reading Room at Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Ave. to discuss “Millie of the Manor” by Karina Evans. Register here.

Miss Angela’s Book Club (6th-8th Grade). Meet from 7 to 7:45 p.m. in the Rauch Reading Room at Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Ave. to discuss “Plain Jane and the Mermaid” by Vera Brosgol. Register here.

Advertisement
Popular stories < 7 days

Newsletter

Meet the Candidates: U.S. Senate

Conversations with the Chronicle