As Flossmoor School District 161 heads toward a Sept. 13 vote on its fiscal year 2022 budget, it is expecting an operating surplus of approximately $64,000 for the fiscal year — which runs from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022 — but an overall deficit of $671,595 with construction,[Read More…]
Author: Bill Jones
D161 rapidly adapting in the face of state mandate, legal counsel and ISBE guidance
(Updated Friday, Sept. 3, at 9 a.m.) A recent order from Gov. J.B. Pritzker that mandates vaccines or regular testing of educators across the state starting next week has Flossmoor School District 161 administrators and elected officials trying to figure out what that will mean for its schools. And plans[Read More…]
Michelle Nelson aiming to bring community together, continue inspiring as Flossmoor’s mayor
Michelle Nelson teaches a student how to solder at the Homewood Science Center, where she serves as treasurer. (Photo provided)
Chamber Night draws more than 200 to downtown Flossmoor for music, shopping and dining
Homewood-Flossmoor area residents were treated to an evening of outdoor music in what local officials hope was the start of an annual tradition. The inaugural Chamber Night, headlined by a performance of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra String Quartet, was held the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 18, in front of the Flossmoor Public[Read More…]
Flossmoor hires M&J Underground for Evans Road, Douglas Avenue drainage improvements
Work on the Evans Road and Douglas Avenue Drainage Improvement Project is expected to be completed by the end of this calendar year. The village board voted unanimously to approve a contract award and budget amendment for the project as well as construction engineering services for the work as part[Read More…]
Parents brings safety concerns about in-person learning to D161 board, request remote option
Several parents this week continued to call for a remote learning option for the 2021-2022 school year, taking their concerns straight to the Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education. The comments came just three days into the new school year, with parents citing concerns about safety measures in schools[Read More…]
‘This feels really good’ — Community celebrates together again during Back to School Night
School is back in session and with it came the return of an annual tradition in Flossmoor: Back to School Night. Flossmoor School District 161 students and teachers returned to their classrooms on Thursday, Aug. 12, and the following evening the schools teamed up with the Village of Flossmoor for[Read More…]
Committee resumes work on Flossmoor veterans ‘wall of honor’ following pandemic hiatus
Members of Flossmoor Veterans Memorial Inc. and local veterans pose for a photo Monday, Aug. 2, at village hall following a presentation of plans for a wall of honor. (Bill Jones/H-F Chronicle) Plans for a Flossmoor veterans memorial were put on hold in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic, but a[Read More…]
Hidden Gem organizers address route, closures, safety ahead of Sept. 11 race in Flossmoor
Tom Dobrez, co-founder of Flossmoor’s Future and one of the organizers of the Hidden Gem Half Marathon, talks to a group of residents who came out to Wiley’s on Thursday, July 29, to learn more about the race. (Bill Jones/H-F Chronicel) If there is one message Sam Cutrara cannot emphasize[Read More…]
D161 approves $60K in playground repairs, COVID-19 screening for upcoming school year
Flossmoor School District 161 is moving forward with emergency playground repairs expected to cost $60,000. The district’s board of education voted 6-0 during a special meeting held Monday July 26, to make essential, safety-focused repairs to the playgrounds outside of its schools. Board President Carolyn Griggs was absent. Flossmoor Hills,[Read More…]