A downtown Tax Increment Financing district may soon be established in Flossmoor in an effort to attract a prospective developer and assist existing ones. The village board voted unanimously Monday, Nov. 15, to authorize a study of a proposed redevelopment project area for a TIF district that could be finalized[Read More…]
Author: Bill Jones
D161 school board facing complex grant and abatement choices related to 2021 tax levy
Flossmoor School District 161’s board of education and administrators are facing some complicated choices when it comes to its 2021 tax levy. Associate Superintendent Fran LaBella on Monday, Nov. 8, gave the board of education the first in what she said will be a series of presentations regarding this year’s[Read More…]
Flossmoor’s 2021 tax levy expected to be up 1.06% over last year’s extension
A Flossmoor taxpayer with a home valued at $200,000 may see an increase to the village portion of their taxes of around $11 if the municipality moves forward with a 2021 tax levy estimate approved this week.
Engineers give Flossmoor village board recap, update on downtown revitalization plans
Plans for roadway, pedestrian and streetscape improvements a few years in the works for Flossmoor’s Central Business District remain on track despite the COVID-19 pandemic and some newer faces on the village board. Dan Schug, of Baxter & Woodman Consulting Engineers, provided the village board with a recap of the[Read More…]
D161 reviewing traffic flow issues, particularly with Western Avenue backups
A compliment about one traffic-related issue led to questions about others for Flossmoor School District 161. Board Member David Linnear commended administrators during a school board meeting held Monday, Oct. 25, on their handling of a crosswalk situation at Heather Hill Elementary School. But he asked what was being done[Read More…]
You Matter 2 offers frights, continues the fight against famine with fifth We Scare Hunger Trail
You Matter 2 gave Flossmoor-area residents a few good scares this past weekend, and the price of admission was support for a good cause. The organization’s We Scare Hunger Trail was held the evening of Saturday, Oct. 16, at Flossmoor Community Church. Admission for the haunted attraction was four or[Read More…]
Flossmoor Community Church pivots from its usual events to Good Gourd fall party
“It’s awesome.” That is how Peter Matushek of Homewood described the Good Gourd fall party while dancing with his daughter Romy to the honky-tonk sounds of The New Heartaches on Saturday, Oct. 16, outside of the Flossmoor Community House. The party was a first for Flossmoor Community Church, which pivoted[Read More…]
Rosalind Henderson Mustafa appointed to vacant Flossmoor trustee seat
Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson, left, and new village trustee Rosalind Henderson Mustafa. (Bill Jones/H-F Chronicle)
D161 enrollment up this school year despite expectation of a drop after graduation of large class
Enrollment is up slightly in Flossmoor School District 161 this school year. Superintendent Dana Smith updated the board of education on enrollment figures during a meeting held Tuesday, Oct. 12. Total enrollment in the district is 2,310 students for the 2021-2022 school year, compared with 2,245 students last year, he[Read More…]
Flossmoor resident and former Chronicle editor Tom Houlihan gives village $1,000 for pawpaws
For the first time, pawpaw trees can be found in public spaces around Flossmoor. That is thanks to a $1,000 donation from Tom Houlihan to the village, which has purchased 17 of the native trees and is in the process of planting them in five different locations. Village arborist Dave[Read More…]
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