Along a wall outside the classroom in the Brian Carey Training Center there are framed reminders of the loss Homewood Fire Department experienced on March 30, 2010, when young firefighter/paramedic Brian Carey was killed in a fire. There is a letter of condolence from the Chicago Fire Department, one from[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Kelly holds news conference, town hall to push back against Trump moves
The Trump administration lost little time embarking on its stated mission of reducing the size of the federal government, and one of its first moves, a week after Donald Trump was inaugurated, had an immediate impact locally. On Jan. 27, the administration announced that the next day federal grants and loans[Read More…]
Flossmoor downtown streetscape makeover to start this spring
By the end of summer 2025, downtown Flossmoor will have a new look. The delineators that have narrowed portions of the streets that converge in downtown Flossmoor for several years will soon be gone. There will be more benches. Curbs will be reconfigured in places. There will be fewer trees[Read More…]
Old Homewood library not being demolished — yet
Early in February it appeared workers were beginning to demolish the old Homewood library at 17900 Dixie Highway. It was really a misunderstanding, according to Village Manager Napoleon Haney. The building is slated to be torn down to make way for a new village water tower, but the date for[Read More…]
Assessor touts bill that could help property owners hit by tax spikes
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi announced on Thursday, Feb. 13, that a bill has been introduced in the Illinois legislature that could provide some relief for property owners who are struggling to pay sharply higher tax bills. The Circuit Breaker Property Tax Relief Act was filed in the Illinois Senate[Read More…]
Election 2025: Introducing Carolyn Rodgers
Note: This is the 10th in a 10-part series introducing candidates who are on the ballot for the first time in village board races in Homewood and Flossmoor. Flossmoor has a surge in trustee candidates this year. In 2023, four candidates ran for three four-year terms. This year, two incumbents[Read More…]
Flossmoor Art Council to screen film on Black icons Hunt, Wells
The new Flossmoor Art Council will hold its first public event from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, in FCC Community House, 847 Hutchison Road. The event will include a showing of “The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt’s Monument to Ida B. Wells.” The film’s title refers to “The[Read More…]
Election 2025: Introducing Liz Varmecky
Note: This is the ninth in a 10-part series of stories introducing candidates who are on the ballot for the first time in Homewood and Flossmoor village board races. There is more competition for trustee seats than usual in Homewood. In 2023, five candidates ran for four seats. This year,[Read More…]
Election 2025: Introducing Phil Lee
Note: This is the eighth in a 10-part series introducing candidates who are on the ballot for the first time in village board races in Homewood and Flossmoor. Flossmoor has a surge in trustee candidates this year. In 2023, four candidates ran for three four-year terms. This year, two incumbents[Read More…]
Election 2025: Introducing Patrick McAneney
Note: This is the seventh in a 10-part series of stories introducing candidates who are on the ballot for the first time in Homewood and Flossmoor village board races. There is more competition for trustee seats than usual in Homewood. In 2023, five candidates ran for four seats. This year,[Read More…]
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