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02.05.2025 | What You Need To Know Today

History of Chocolate. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host an opportunity to learn about and taste chocolates from around the world from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Zen Doodling. Spend time in the serenity of nature and reset after the holiday stress from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Irons Oaks, 20000 Western Ave.[Read More…]

02.04.2025 | What You Need To Know Today

Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners committee meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, in Irwin Community Center, 18120 Highland Ave. in Homewood. The agenda is available here. KinderCamp. KinderCamp aims to ease the transition to school for little learners. Each week’s session at noon hosted by Homewood Public Library, 17917[Read More…]

02.02.2025 | What You Need To Know Today

Speech Regional Showcase. Homewood-Flossmoor High School, 999 Kedzie Ave., will host performances by members of the speech team from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. tonight in the Mall Auditorium. 

02.01.2025 | What You Need To Know Today

Christian Miss Illinois & Midwest State Pageant. Pageant registration is open at noon today at The Ministry Center (Calvary Assembly of God), 18620 Governors Highway in Flossmoor. Girls and young women ages 4 to 26 are eligible to participate in the state pageant. Entry fee is $250. Click here to register. Grandparents’[Read More…]

01.31.2025 | What You Need To Know This Weekend

Friday, Jan. 31 Hot Chocolate Day. Tweens and teens aged 11 to 14 are invited to enjoy hot chocolate at Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave. There will be kits to make a hot cocoa bomb. Register here. Kundalini + Crystal Singing Bowls. Serendipity Yoga and Wellness, 18300 Dixie Highway in Homewood, will host[Read More…]

Members of the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District DEI Committee pose with their 2025 Champions for Change award. (Provided photo)

Park district wins Champions of Change Award for diversity, inclusion efforts

The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District received the Champions for Change Award for its unique and exemplary practices of increasing access and fostering diversity and inclusion within the park district and the H-F community. The award was presented at the association’s annual Illinois Park and Recreation Association/Illinois Association of Park Districts conference[Read More…]

01.30.2025 | What You Need To Know Today

Xtreme Hip Hop Fitness. Studio 907, 738 Ridge Road, Homewood, will host fitness session at 5 p.m. More info here. Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. & Celebrating the Beloved Community. South Suburban Diversity Dinners will host a Zoom session from 6 to 7:30 p.m. for a serious discussion of Martin Luther King[Read More…]

01.29.2025 | What You Need To Know Today

Kedzie Avenue Corridor Study. The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways will hold an open house from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Irwin Community Center, 18120 Highland Ave. in Homewood. The meeting will be an opportunity for residents to learn about and provide input on upcoming improvements to Kedzie Avenue[Read More…]

01.28.2024 | What You Need To Know Today

Thornton Township Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, in township hall, 3301 162nd St., South Holland. The agenda is available here. Highlights: The first board meeting since the filling of a vacant trustee seat will include agenda items that have languished during a board stalemate, including restoring insurance coverage,[Read More…]

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