STORM CLEANUP — Homewood and Flossmoor have public works crews picking up storm debris from parkways. Homewood officials recommend residents have all debris on the parkway this morning. Crews will be going through neighborhoods but won’t return for a second round. This cleanup is not intended for landscaping debris, old vegetation or whole tree removals. Email questions to [email protected].
HOMEWOOD BOARD — Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. Find the agenda here. Attend remotely here or call 312-626-6799. Use meeting ID 980 4907 6232 and passcode 830183 to login. Public hearing on the proposed 183rd Street West tax increment financing district. Find the agenda here. Public hearing on a proposed bond issue for capital projects. Find the agenda here. Consider authorizing installation of new signage to make public parking areas more visible. Consider authorizing staff to proceed with a colorful lighting installation in the newly created alley between The Hartford at 2033 Ridge Road and the building at 2049 Ridge Road. Consider authorizing a contract for the installation of Tivoli lighting from Chestnut Road to Martin Square. Discuss a liquor license request from for Mitchell and Michaels Plat Du Jour, a soul food and live entertainment establishment proposed for 18031 Dixie Highway, formerly the location of Culture.
ASSESSOR TOWN HALL — If you missed Homewood’s town hall meeting on Saturday, Matteson will host a town hall featuring Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, at Matteson Community Center, 20642 Matteson Ave. The meeting will offer an explanation of how the property assessment system works and what property owners can do to reduce their tax bills.
FLOSSMOOR ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS — The board will meet at 7:30 p.m. in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Find the agenda here.
BLOOM TOWNSHIP BOARD — Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, at 425 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights. Find the agenda here when it is available.
BOOK DISCUSSION — The discussion of Tommy Orange’s book, “Wandering Stars,” will be from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave. The book “traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School through three generations of a family.”
CHOO-CHOO RIDE — The weekly four- to five-mile bike ride through Homewood and Flossmoor neighborhoods returns. Riders will meet at 6 p.m. at GoodSpeed Cycles, 2125 183rd St. The ride starts at 6:30 p.m. It continues Tuesdays weekly at the same place and time through Labor Day.
