Flossmoor Village Board meetings made a shift toward greater expediency this week, adopting a consent agenda format that also sees citizens comments moved to the top of the list. The change was made Monday, June 21, during a regular meeting of the village board. The consent agenda allows the board[Read More…]
Author: Bill Jones
Flossmoor Station leadership reflects upon 25 years, gets ready to celebrate milestone
Flossmoor Station often hosts community events. Here, cyclists refresh themselves following the Biking the Gem event in 2019. (Chronicle file photo) When Dean and Carolyn Armstrong in the mid-1990s acquired the building that today houses Flossmoor Station on Sterling Avenue, a brewery was not even on their minds. When they[Read More…]
Flossmoor approves design engineering contract to get moving on street resurfacing
The village of Flossmoor is one step closer to its street rehabilitation program getting underway. The Flossmoor village board voted unanimously Monday, June 21, to approve a contract not to exceed $170,000 with Milhouse Engineering and Construction for Phase 1 Street Rehabilitation Program Design Engineering. “I’m very excited about this,”[Read More…]
Inspiration realized: Barrels of Hope, 23 strong, to be unveiled July 5 in Flossmoor
Amid triennial wellness assessment, some ask if D161 committee can be more effective
A conversation about a recently completed triennial wellness assessment led to a bigger discussion about how Flossmoor School District 161’s Wellness Committee could improve its nutrition education efforts. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act requires that all schools participating in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program complete a[Read More…]
D161 officials mull COVID-19 saliva testing opportunity to curb outbreaks, quarantines
Flossmoor School District 161 is discussing the possibility of adopting an opt-in saliva test program that could help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 within its walls. Superintendent Dana Smith presented the covidSHIELD saliva test Monday, June 14, during a regular meeting of the district’s board of education. The test, developed by the[Read More…]
Flossmoor reexamines herbicide use, organic alternatives or no-spray approach
Flossmoor is discussing how to proceed with turf grass maintenance on village-owned properties after some residents challenged officials to think differently about how crews use herbicides.
Residents share concerns about proposed Dunkin’; Flossmoor moves forward with plans
A Dunkin’/Baskin Robbins is coming to the northwest corner of Vollmer Road and Central Park Avenue in Flossmoor, despite the protests of some residents who live in the Park Place subdivision to the northeast of that corner. The Flossmoor Village Board on Monday, June 7, voted unanimously to approve the[Read More…]
Flossmoor firefighters recognized for calls over past 12 months, highlighting four major incidents
Flossmoor Fire Chief Robert Kopec offered some belated recognition awards to firefighters and paramedics who were involved with emergency calls over the past year. “The pandemic was a challenge the fire and EMS service had to face and tested the commitment our personnel made to protect our residents, neighbors and[Read More…]
D161 facing $1.66 million deficit in tentative FY2022 budget
An early look at Flossmoor School District 161’s tentative 2021-2022 budget indicates a $1.66 million deficit is possible. Total revenues in the tentative budget presented to the board on Tuesday, May 25, are projected to be $35.23 million, compared to $36.89 million in expenditures. Associate Superintendent Frances LaBella noted all[Read More…]