Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino in East Hazel Crest will open at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, after receiving permission Friday morning from the Illinois Gaming Board. The casino held two test runs, inviting guests to visit while IGB officials monitored operations on Nov. 6 and 7. The casino has been[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Wind Creek Casino officials show off elegance of Southland’s new entertainment center
When guests walk in to the new Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino in East Hazel Crest, the first sight they see is a towering digital sculpture featuring diamond shapes, vertical strings of gem-like light beads and cascading, rotating light patterns. Cathye Amos, executive director of marketing, said the multi-million piece was commissioned[Read More…]
11.8.2024 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
Friday, Nov. 8 Senior Social Hour. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host a social gathering for adults and seniors from 2 to 3 p.m. “Join us for an hour of light refreshments and pleasant conversation. Registration is not required.” Saturday, Nov. 9 Foundation 153 Winter Market. Foundation 153, which supports[Read More…]
Jennifer Norrell named the next superintendent at H-F
The District 233 school board voted on Thursday, Nov. 7, to appoint Dr. Jennifer Norrell its next superintendent. She will replace Scott Wakeley who is retiring. The board awarded her a three-year contract at a salary of $282,000. She starts July 1, 2025. Norrell is currently superintendent at East Aurora[Read More…]
Local kids express their presidential preference in Flossmoor family’s mock election
The country voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election on Nov. 5, but in a mock election Sunday, Nov 3, in Flossmoor, local young people expressed a diametrically opposite preference. All the approximately 25 votes cast at the Hoereth family’s presidential election for kids were for Vice President Kamala[Read More…]
Trick or treaters defy wind
On Halloween 2023, it snowed, briefly but pretty hard, on kids and parents participating in the Village of Homewood’s trick or treat event. This year, a blustery wind gusting to 25 miles per hour greeted participants who visited four village locations: village hall, the police and fire departments and the[Read More…]
Pets get their own Halloween celebration in Flossmoor
While most Halloween events are for human children, Flossmoor made a day for local pets to dress in costume and do some trick or treating in the Pet Parade and third annual Bark or Treat celebration on Oct. 26. Nearly 40 dogs, and one cat, gathered downtown and started with[Read More…]
11.1.2024 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
Friday, Nov. 1 Everybody. The Homewood-Flossmoor High School Theatre Program will present “Everybody,” its fall production, at 4 and 8 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. “Everybody” by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins “is a modern riff on the 15th century morality play ‘Everyman.’ This play is most appropriate for audiences ages 13 and[Read More…]
Families follow the trail to reap treats at annual H-F Park District event
The weather can be iffy in late October, but this year’s Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Trick or Treat Trail at Millennium Park on Oct. 26 was conducted under idyllic conditions. Families took advantage of the brilliant blue sky and mild temperatures to make the trek around the park trail, where local[Read More…]
Former Flossmoor police chief agrees to settlement with village
Former Flossmoor Police Chief Jerel Jones agreed to a settlement Thursday, Oct. 24, in a lawsuit he filed in March against the Village of Flossmoor, Mayor Michelle Nelson and Village Manager Bridget Wachtel, according to U.S. District Court records. Jones filed the suit on March 11. Sotos Law Firm, which[Read More…]
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