THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor Public Art Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, July 8, in the village hall committee room, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Find the agenda here. Bloom Township Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at 425 S. Halsted St. Chicago Heights. No agenda had[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Ridge Road building sale back on Homewood board agenda
Homewood trustees will consider a staff recommendation to sell the village-owned building at 2018-2020 Ridge Road to Grace Cui of Chicago Investment Group. Cui plans to convert the former karate studio into a Mongolian barbecue restaurant. Cui approached the village in April with a proposal to purchase the building. The previous owner[Read More…]
Homewood trustees to consider new TIF district including former Walmart store
Walmart closed its store at 17550 S. Halsted St. in March 2023, and now Homewood officials are considering establishing a new tax increment financing district on the west side of Halsted to help attract a developer to the site. The Board of Trustees will consider a contract Tuesday, July 9,[Read More…]
Flossmoor trustees create new police leadership position
Flossmoor trustees approved the creation of a new position, director of police services, at the board meeting Monday, July 1. The move is designed to enable Carl Estelle to take the helm of the police department. The vote was 4 to 2, with Trustees Joni Bradley-Scott and Rosalind Mustafa voting[Read More…]
Scenes from the Homewood 4th of July parade
Homewood and area residents gathered along Dixie Highway and Ridge Road on Thursday, July 4, to celebrate the nation’s independence with the village’s traditional parade. Overcast skies kept the morning from becoming very hot, but the clouds drizzled a bit on the parade before it ended at Izaak Walton Nature[Read More…]
7.4.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood parade. Homewood’s annual 4th of July parade kicks off at 10 a.m. from St. John Neumann Church lot, 17951 Dixie Highway, and proceeds to Ridge Road then east to the Izaak Walton Preserve. The best way to watch the parade is at the curb, but if you can’t make it,[Read More…]
Half Week | July 3: Southland Garden walk/ride, park district holiday schedule, 2 history books for the holidays, remembering Alexis Wilson
Garden walk on wheels There is no better way to go on the Southland Community Garden Walk than by bike, according to me. The annual fundraiser sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women South Cook is compact this year, with six of the seven gardens located in Flossmoor. And[Read More…]
Residents ask Homewood board for help with noise from fireworks, lawn care
Two Homewood residents brought concerns to the board Tuesday, June 25, with concerns about noise from fireworks and lawn care services that they said are disturbing the peace in their neighbhoods. Glenda Townsend said she has lived in Homewood for nearly 40 years and the noise from fireworks last year[Read More…]
The Weeks | June 30: Firework shows, Independence Day events, new Flossmoor police leader, Rainbow Cone opens
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 1, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Find the agenda here. Attend remotely here or call 312-626-6799. Use ID 827 7988 9397, passcode 60422. Highlights: The board will consider approving Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at[Read More…]
La Voute to close after Saturday; New restaurant in La Banque seeks liquor license
On Saturday, June 29, La Voute Bar + Bistro will end its nine-year run as the restaurant in La Banque Hotel at 2034 Ridge Road in downtown Homewood. On the restaurant’s Facebook page, owner Claude Gendreau announced Wednesday, June 26, that Saturday, June 29, would be the last day for[Read More…]
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