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09.25.2025 | What You Need To Know Today

Flossmoor Streetscape Update. Asphalt paving on downtown streets has been rescheduled for this morning. Roads will be closed starting at 5 a.m. for tack coating, then paving will follow. Weather permitting, work should be completed by noon, then the roads will be reopened. Village officials urge everyone to take extra time traveling through the area and to follow the directions of flaggers and the detour signs.

Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The meeting livestream will be available here. Meeting ID 991 8481 1606, passcode 573812.

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  • Consider a request to re-subdivide Washington Park Plaza at 17748-17956 Halsted St. 

Legislative Write-In. The League of Women Voters Homewood Flossmoor Area will host an opportunity from 5:30 to 8 p.m. for food, fellowship, fun, reuniting, recruiting and writing letters to legislators about important issues. The meeting will be at Irwin Park Community Center, 18120 Highland Ave. in Homewood. Tickets are $40 per person. RSVP here or email [email protected].

Community Bonfire. The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District will host a community bonfire from 6 to 8 p.m. at Pinewood Park, Hedgerow Lane and Fresno Avenue in Homewood. Make s’mores and friends and roast marshmallows. Standard s’more materials will be provided, but  feel welcome to bring any other ingredients you’d like to add.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical. The Homewood-Flossmoor High School Theater Department will present “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical” at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, 999 Kedzie Ave. This hour-long children’s play will bring the chaos of middle school to the stage. It’s a heartfelt story that sneaks in a radical idea: popularity fades but belonging sticks. Tickets are $6 for students and senior citizens and $11 for adults and are available through gofan.co.

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