A familiar audit firm will perform its services for Flossmoor in fiscal year 2023, but with new names at the helm. The Flossmoor Village Board voted unanimously the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 17, to retain Sikich as its audit firm, while switching to a new audit partner, Brian LeFevre, and[Read More…]
Author: Bill Jones
Village officials, residents, public works all excited about Flossmoor’s Berry Lane work
The much-anticipated drainage improvements for Flossmoor’s Berry Lane have been completed. Now, all that remains is the parkway restoration scheduled for this spring and a true test of the neighborhood’s increased stormwater capacity. “Not that we want a big storm, but we want to see a good gullywasher come through[Read More…]
Volunteers in Flossmoor help Sleep in Heavenly Peace build 38 beds for children in need
The Flossmoor Public Works garage was buzzing — literally and figuratively — last weekend as a hive of volunteers worked together to push well beyond the expected output of the village’s second annual bed build. With sanders humming, saws spinning and drills punching holes into wood, volunteers worked on various[Read More…]
Kwanzaa Night 7: Marianne Powell closes Flossmoor’s weeklong celebration after yearlong journey
Marianne Powell promised herself she would not get emotional, but she paused for just a moment as she started to tell her story. The past year, after all, was a year of change for Powell. And she was about to address a small crowd gathered at Flossmoor Park on the[Read More…]
Kwanzaa Night 6: Leonard Harris honors ancestors with unity cup, lights kinara, talks creativity
Leonard Harris said they were going to improvise a little the evening of Saturday, Dec. 31. Typically, the Kikombe cha Umoja (unity cup) would be filled with libations and passed around the group. But Harris said he was not going to do that during the sixth night of a community[Read More…]
Kwanzaa Night 5: Linah Alsberry lights kinara in Flossmoor Park, shares principle of purpose
Linah Alsberry and her family have only been living in Flossmoor for roughly a year, but she said they have felt incredibly welcomed ever since moving. “We’re so happy to be here in Flossmoor,” Alsberry said. “We couldn’t have picked a better community to move to.” While the family is[Read More…]
Flossmoor’s Mitchell family lights kinara on Night 2 of Kwanzaa, celebrating self-determination
During the second night of Flossmoor’s public celebration of Kwanzaa, the Principle being celebrated was Kujichagulia, or Self-Determination. And Mayor Michelle Nelson said she was happy the village’s Mitchell family was there to lead the festivities on Tuesday, Dec. 27. “I’m so honored that you would pick this night, because[Read More…]
Flossmoor supports Ingalls tax incentive extension, issues honors, makes appointments
The village board voted unanimously Monday, Dec. 19, to advance a Class 8 tax abatement renewal request from Ingalls for the third floor of the Flossmoor Family Care Center at 19550 Governors Highway and then voted unanimously again to support the extension of that real estate tax incentive. A representative[Read More…]
Joint Review Board gives green light to Flossmoor’s plan for a downtown TIF District
Flossmoor’s proposed downtown Tax Increment Financing District got one step closer to becoming a reality this week after getting an OK from the Joint Review Board. The board voted 4-0 on Wednesday, Dec. 21, to recommend the village proceed with its plans for the redevelopment project area. That will be[Read More…]
Flossmoor trustees deny commission’s recommendation to accept sculpture donation
The Village of Flossmoor will not be accepting the donation of Gunnar Theel’s Sculpture #9, citing safety concerns among others for going against the Public Art Commission’s recommendation to bring the work of art to Leavitt Park. The village board voted unanimously the evening of Monday, Dec. 19, to deny a[Read More…]
