Flossmoor trustees voted Monday, Dec. 4, to reappoint artist Michael Cheney to the Public Art Commission. Cheney is currently on the commission and was an original member in 2001, according to Mayor Michelle Nelson. “He is vital to the permanent collection that was started back then. Those sculptures continue to benefit the[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Bordui leaves a generation of financial leadership behind as he retires from Flossmoor
Thursday, Nov. 30, was Scott Bordui’s last day as director of finance for the Village of Flossmoor after serving the village for more than 27 years. His legacy includes a number of accomplishments he’s proud of, including two bond rating upgrades. The most recent came in 2009 when Standard &[Read More…]
12.5.2023 | What You Need To Know Today
HOMEWOOD GIVING TREE — Homewood Public Works Department is partnering with District 153 for the annual Giving Tree initiative, which aims to assist local families in need. To participate, visit village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The tree is inside the west entrance. Pick up an ornament from the Giving Tree to[Read More…]
Performing arts: 23 Miles South: Community theater with open arms
Both kids and adults can find a home with 23 Miles South, a community theater group. Founder Dawn Peloso said there are people who don’t easily find a place to fit in at school or in the community. She makes 23 Miles South a place they can thrive. “We have[Read More…]
Lessons from five decades teaching preschool
Preschool might look simple. In some ways, it is. Nan Wexler of Homewood has more than five decades of experience teaching the littlest students. She currently teaches at FCC Weekday Preschool in Flossmoor, where she has been for more than 10 years. Before that, she taught for four decades at[Read More…]
Performing arts: Spotlight Performance Academy answers community need to perform
If Spotlight Performance Academy were a flower, it would be bursting into bloom. And sending out rhizomes. The community performing arts organization is growing in every direction, adding members, adding programs and adding connections to other arts organizations. Spotlight is a non-profit organization that grew out of Bel Canto Children’s[Read More…]
The Weeks | Dec. 3: Holiday events, Vision Zero approach to traffic safety, bad drivers in local history, a newspaper saved, 20th anniversary hot chocolate stand
THE WEEK > Meetings Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners will[Read More…]
Army reservists recycle boots for those in need
Good boots should not go to waste. That notion led to a community service project for soldiers in the 317th Engineer Construction Company based in Homewood. Executive Officer 1st Lt. Alberto Azarias was finishing a training program at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri before heading to Homewood when he noticed[Read More…]
Flossmoor celebrates the season
Hands from the Heart project gives warmth
The board room in Homewood Village Hall was filled with two kinds of warmth on Oct. 28, the kind offered by knitted hats and scarves to those who are unhoused, and the kind created by generous volunteers who do the knitting (and crocheting). More than 20 volunteers with Hands from[Read More…]
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