Santa’s workshop was in full swing at Marian Catholic High School on Tuesday, Dec. 13, as the entire student body and many staff members organized and then delivered thousands of Christmas gifts, food items, toiletries and household goods to south suburban Chicago families in need. Through its annual Christmas Drive,[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
District 153 PTA benefit at Chipotle Wednesday
If you’re feeling out of time as the holiday approaches, the District 153 PTA has a solution — get your meal between 4 and 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 21, from Chipotle Restaurant, 17700 Halsted St. in Homewood. Order ahead or present the coupon to apply the sale to the[Read More…]
Village vehicles light up Flossmoor in annual parade
The third annual Flossmoor Holiday Lights Parade got some help with seasonal ambience Thursday, Dec. 15, as some vigorous snow flurries arrived just before the parade was about to start. “It’s like a Flossmoor snow globe,” Mayor Michelle Nelson noted. The parade was launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,[Read More…]
Webergs’ Wonka scene adds whimsy to holidays
‘Tis the season for decorations. Flossmoor neighborhoods are glowing. There are reindeer, sleighs, Santas and elves, big and small, adding brightness and cheer to the village. But there’s only one Wonka. Andy and Lilly Weberg have created an elaborate, animated scene based on the characters and scenes from the 1971[Read More…]
The Weeks | Dec. 11
ENVIRONMENT WATCH There’s a new way for H-F residents to get involved and make a difference for environmental sustainability and justice. The Southland Committee of the Nordson Green Earth Foundation met Saturday, Dec. 10, at Wiley’s Grill in Flossmoor. The foundation is fairly new. It was founded last year[Read More…]
12.9.2022 | What You Need to Know This Weekend
WINTER WONDERLAND – You Matter 2 will host its Winter Wonderland fundraiser from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Flossmoor Community Church, 2218 Hutchison Road. Holiday fun and activities for the whole family to enjoy, including vendors, gift wrapping, ornament decorating, crafts, cookie decorating a hot chocolate bar and a[Read More…]
Business update: Homewood projects promise new businesses, big and small, in 2023
On Friday, Dec. 2, Homewood Mayor Rich Hofeld and Economic Development Director Angela Mesaros had a long day. It started with the groundbreaking in the morning for Homewood Brewing Company and ended in the evening with the annual Holiday Lights festival, one of the village’s biggest events. Sandwiched between in[Read More…]
12.8.2022 | What You Need to Know Today
DO YOU LIKE TO SING? Join the Bel Canto Community Choir from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Homewood Science Center, 18022 Dixie Highway. Anyone 18 or older who would enjoy making music with a great group of people is invited. No experience necessary. HOLIDAY SPIRITS FUNDRAISER – Holiday[Read More…]
12.7.22 | What You Need to Know Today
FLOSSMOOR COMMONS OPEN HOUSE – Sip, snack and shop with the merchants in Flossmoor Commons, north side of the 3300 block of Vollmer Road, from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Stop by Karyn’s Kitchen, Karyn’s Inner Beauty Spa, Cork Gaming & Wine Bar, The Mommie Experience,Product Freak Beauty Supply, Delorne[Read More…]
WYNTKT | Dec. 6
Park District Board meeting Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Goldberg Administration Center, 3301 Flossmoor Road, Flossmoor. Highlights: The board will consider the district’s property tax levy and discuss pavilion rental fees.