THE WEEK > Your government (Meetings are open to the public.) Homewood School District 153 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, in the James Hart School media center, 18220 Morgan St. The agenda is available here and here. Highlights: Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept.[Read More…]
Author: Chronicle staff
Fall Fest, annual Chili Cook-Off, return Sept. 21
Homewood’s annual Fall Fest will return to Martin Avenue from noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21. More than 20 chefs are signed up to compete in one of the biggest Chili Cook-Off competitions Homewood has ever had, according to village officials. For a suggested donation of $5, anyone[Read More…]
9.13.2024 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
FLOSSMOOR LAWN APPLICATIONS — Flossmoor posted a notice Thursday that the village’s landscape contractor will be “applying a combination of fertilizer and herbicide to areas owned by the village from Friday, Sept. 13, to Wednesday, Sept. 18. No fertilizer or herbicide will be applied to private property. Notification flags will be[Read More…]
9.10.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
HOMEWOOD BOARD — Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. To watch the livestream of the meeting, click here. Meeting ID is 980 4907 6232 and the password is 830183. On the agenda: Granting the village permission to issue a $2.6 million general obligation bond for[Read More…]
Services for storyteller and dentist Karen O’Donnell will be Sept. 30
Storyteller extraordinaire and local dentist Karen O’Donnell died Monday, Sept. 2, after a battle with cancer. A memorial mass will be said at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, at St. John Neumann Church, 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood. Dr. O’Donnell recently marked 10 years of Homewood Stories, an open mic[Read More…]
9.6.2024 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
HIDDEN GEM HALF MARATHON — The fifth annual race will start at 7:30 a.m. Saturday on Flossmoor Road near the intersection with Douglas Avenue. About 1,200 runners are signed up to compete, and Flossmoor residents will be outside cheering them on. There will be road closures in neighborhoods throughout the village[Read More…]
9.4.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS PROGRAM REGISTRATION DEADLINE — The League of Women Voters H-F Area will host a presentation from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 20 at Irwin Center in Homewood by Barb Laimins of the League of Women Voters Illinois Mis/Disinformation Task Force. The LWV encourages guests to register by[Read More…]
9.3.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
FLOSSMOOR BOARD — Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The meeting normally occurs on Monday, but was moved because of the Labor Day holiday. Find the agenda here. The board will consider endorsing a Class 8 property tax relief designation for BRC Capital LLC, which[Read More…]
Sickle Cell Month blood drive is Sept. 25
The Divine 9, a group of Black sororities and fraternities, is marking September as Sickle Cell Month by hosting a blood drive from 2:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the Irwin Center, 18120 Highland Ave. in Homewood. Each September, people living with sickle cell disease (SCD), along[Read More…]
8.31.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
HOMEWOOD FARMERS MARKET — Fresh produce, artisan foods, handcrafted personal care item vendors plus live music will all be available on Martin Square between Ridge Road and Chestnut Road from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. BARB AND DAN’S ROAD RIDE — Weekly bike ride start at 8 a.m. Saturday from GoodSpeed Cycle,[Read More…]
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