GRANDPARENTS’ DAY — Homewood Science Center, 18022 Dixie Highway, will host a special event for grandparents and other caregiving adults from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. LET’S GO TO THE MOVIES — A trip sponsored by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District from noon to 2 p.m. today to the Country Club Hills[Read More…]
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3.27.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
HIDDEN GEM REGISTRATION OPENS — Early bird rates for the Sept. 7 race in Flossmoor will be in effect from March 15 to May 15. Contact Tom Dobrez at [email protected] for more information. POOL PASSES ON SALE — Lions Club Pool passes are on sale. Early-bird rates are in effect until Tuesday, April 30. Click here to purchase.[Read More…]
PSC Economic Forecast Breakfast to feature investment strategist
The Prairie State College Foundation is hosting its Economic Forecast Breakfast 2024 on Friday, April 12. The 7:30 a.m. program at Olympia Fields Country Club will feature Jason Turner, chief investment strategist and head of multi-asset strategy for Great Lakes Advisors, a Wintrust Wealth Management company. Turner is responsible for[Read More…]
3.26.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
HOMEWOOD BOARD — Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. Attend remotely here or dial 312-626-6799. ID 980 4907 6232, passcode 830183. Mayor Rich Hofeld will issue a proclamation naming May 11 as Migratory Bird Day in Homewood. The board will be asked to approve a resolution[Read More…]
The Weeks | March 24: Stuff to do on spring break, bike rides, frisbee, movies
THE WEEK > Meetings Thornton Township Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 25, in township hall, 333 E. 162nd St., South Holland. The regular meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 26, has been canceled. Flossmoor Community Relations Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March[Read More…]
Cold doesn’t stop annual Lucky Egg Hunt
The Easter Bunny came out, as did dozens of children and their families for the annual Lucky Egg Hunt sponsored by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District. As the temperature barely made the freezing mark on Saturday, March 23, snow flurries started. Easter is a sign of spring, but there was no[Read More…]
3.23.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
LUCKY EGG HUNT — The H-F Park District will host its annual egg hunt for kids 10 and younger at 10 a.m. Apollo Park, Morgan Street & Bowling Green Road in Homewood. There will be a few lucky eggs which include an extra prize. The bunny will be available for photos[Read More…]
3.21.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
FLOSSMOOR PLAN COMMISSION— The board will meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. WORKING IN WATER — At the Izaak Walton Preserve general meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the preserve, 1100 Ridge Road in Homewood, Dave Zaber will present “Working in Water, an International View,” discussing[Read More…]
Residents continue to call for transparency, discuss racial implications of police chief firing
Prior to the Flossmoor Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, March 18, there was some confusion about whether and why Jerel Jones was being terminated as the village’s first Black police chief. After the meeting, the question of “whether” had been answered, but some residents were still asking “why.” Mayor[Read More…]
Park board makes dog park free for residents
Rover’s Run dog park, which is operated by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District as a paid amenity, will be free for residents and their pups around May 1. Board president Brent Bachus said he saw the park district’s main objective as “how do we get more people to use the dog[Read More…]
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