A pet died, and a firefighter suffered a minor injury battling a blaze Monday, Aug. 29, at 2504 Spruce Road in Homewood. Homewood Fire Chief Bob Grabowski said two residents were home at the time the fire broke out, but they reportedly suffered no injuries. He said the call came[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Hartford building suffers damage from storm Monday
The Hartford Building suffered some damage during a brief but strong storm that came through the area early Monday afternoon. The building, under construction at the southwest corner of Ridge Road and Martin Avenue in Homewood, lost third-story wall panels along the east side of the building. Tim Flanagan, co-owner[Read More…]
The weeks | Aug. 28
Week -> No village, school or park board meetings are scheduled this week. The next meetings will be early in September. We’ll have more details in the next issue. Flossmoor Board of Trustees, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6. Homewood-Flossmoor Park District, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6. Flossmoor District 161 Board[Read More…]
Top Advanced Placement awards presented to 107 H-F High students
AP Scholar awards have been presented to 107 students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The awards recognize exceptional achievement on Advanced Placement exams taken during the 2021-22 school year. High scores enable high school students to earn college credit, advanced placement or both. The Advanced Placement Program, under the direction of[Read More…]
Homewood events manager departs for new position with Windy City
Anyone who has attended a Homewood festival in the past decade might have seen a woman wearing a straw-colored, narrow-brimmed fedora. Very likely she was moving fast. That was Allisa Opyd, Homewood’s events manager for the past 11 years, the energetic spirit and lead organizer of the village’s many festivals.[Read More…]
Homewood board honors departing trustee, approves appointment of replacement
The Homewood Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Julie Willis to a seat on the board at the regular meeting Tuesday, Aug. 23. She fills the spot vacated by Karen Washington who resigned Aug. 12. Willis is an attorney in the Cook County Public Defender’s office. She and her[Read More…]
The Weeks | Aug. 21
This week: Two board meetings, a business opening on Halsted and a an acoustic punk concert. Last week: Continued controversy over the police shooting of Madeline Miller. Public works projects are rolling after delays earlier this summer from a quarry strike.
Flossmoor releases incident report from police shooting of Madeline Miller
The Flossmoor Police Department on Monday, Aug. 15, released a redacted incident report describing the encounter between Madeline Miller and two Flossmoor officers. Miller was shot and killed by the officers as she approached them with a knife on July 10. The names of the officers and two other residents in the[Read More…]
The weeks | Aug. 14
Week → The Homewood School District 153 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, in the the James Hart School wood floor gym, 18220 Morgan St. in Homewood. The meeting agenda can be found here. Highlights: The meeting will begin with a presentation on the proposed property tax increase[Read More…]
District 153 officials and parent seek Homewood trustees’ support for tax hike
A delegation supporting the Homewood School District 153 tax increase referendum appeared before the Homewood Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Aug. 9, to ask for the board’s support for the issue on the Nov. 8 ballot. After the group’s presentation, Mayor Rich Hofeld said the board would consider the request.[Read More…]