Dixie Highway Viaduct Project. The project to repair the viaduct drainage system and resurface Dixie Highway north of the viaduct is now expected to begin Thursday, June 11. The 90-day closure of the viaduct to traffic will require motorists to take detour routes, one of which will follow 175th Street, Governors Highway and 183rd Street and another will follow Ridge Road to Ashland Avenue and 171st Street.
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.
It’s a Taste-Off. This week is an Oreo taste-off from 4 to 4:30 p.m. in The FORT at Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway. Vote for your favorite. Enjoy the winning food from each category at the last event on July 29.
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 “Growing Home” by Beth Ferry. 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 “Isabel in Bloom” by Mae Respicio. Register here.
Community Band. A summer tradition returns to Irwin Park, 18120 Highland Ave. in Homewood. Pack a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the opening concert of the 61st season of the Homewood-Flossmoor Community Band from 7 to 8 p.m.
Flossmoor Legend & Lore: Stories to Preserve for the Next Generation. Kristine Condon will present stories from Flossmoor’s history from 7 to 8 p.m. at Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave. Have you heard the story of the Indianapolis 500 driver who lived in Flossmoor? Or the soap opera star with roots in Flossmoor? Copies of her first book, “Fragments of Flossmoor,” will be available for purchase, with all proceeds benefiting the Veterans’ Wall of Honor project.
