A Flossmoor man has been charged after allegedly attacking Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, also a Flossmoor resident, in an incident Friday, June 21. According to court records, William Swetz, 34, was charged with aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a motor vehicle after the incident. The alleged attack[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
No action taken on redevelopment of 2018 Ridge Road as late proposal emerges
An agenda item at the Homewood Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday, June 25, would have directed staff to begin negotiations with a prospective buyer for the village-owned building at 2018-2020 Ridge Road, formerly the home of Karate Kids. None of the trustees made a motion to proceed, however, so the[Read More…]
Half Week | June 26: Chroniclewear for the 10th, Torch Run video, new bike helmet promotion idea, bike laws
Reporter Supporters buy Chroniclewear Whenever I walk down the street and see someone sporting the colors of their local newspaper on their clothing, I think, “There’s somebody who really knows what’s going on in their town.” Instant respect. Moderate admiration. As part of the Chronicle’s 10th anniversary celebration, we wanted[Read More…]
Ballantrae residents welcome new sculpture to park
Ballantrae residents gathered at their neighborhood park with village officials and members of the Flossmoor Public Art Commission to mark the addition of a new sculpture, “Paradise,” a cast bronze sculpture by the late Hubert Phipps. Phillippa Leon-Thompson, chair of the village’s Community Relations Commission, served as master of ceremonies.[Read More…]
6.25.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
HOMEWOOD BOARD — Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. Find the agenda here. Attend remotely here or call 312-626-6799. Use meeting ID 980 4907 6232 and passcode 830183 to login. The board will honor retiring Public Works Director John Schaefer, consider a special use for Obsidian[Read More…]
HBA hires Allisa Opyd as first executive director
When Allysa Opyd worked a booth at the Homewood Art & Garden Street Fair on May 31, helping kids make sand art, she was on familiar ground. She served as the village’s events manager for eleven years. But this time, she was serving in a new capacity, as the Homewood[Read More…]
Flossmoor honors friends, first responders who saved man’s life
Four friends were playing tennis in Flossmoor Park on May 20 when one of them collapsed. Their quick action and the response of village first responders saved the man’s life, according to Flossmoor officials. At the Board of Trustees meeting on June 17, the village recognized the three tennis players[Read More…]
The Weeks | June 23: 2018 Ridge bids, Schaefer retirement, Irwin playground, band concert, laser tag
THE WEEK > Your government Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. Find the agenda here. Attend remotely here or call 312-626-6799. Use meeting ID 980 4907 6232 and passcode 830183 to login. Highlights: The board will: Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at[Read More…]
HF Juneteenth Fest celebrates African American culture, power
Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson, in her greeting to open the fourth annual HF Juneteenth Festival on Saturday, June 20, called the event “one of the biggest and definitely the best Juneteenth celebrations in all of Chicagoland.” The event certainly drew attendees from the region. Sandi Ward of South Bend, Indiana,[Read More…]
Half Week | June 21: Thornton Township turmoil, Cicada Shuffle, support Juneteenth Fest, legal cycling
DEMOCRACY WATCH Thornton Township meeting failAmid a tsunami of scandals and lawsuits in Dolton and Thornton Township, Tiffany Henyard continues to have trouble getting the basics of governance right. Josh Bootsma of the Lansing Journal reports this morning that Henyard kept members of the public and the press waiting for more than an hour[Read More…]
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