Voters had their say on April 4, but generally, not as many voters as in the past, according to the Cook County Clerk’s election results. Of the campaigns the Chronicle covered, turnout was down in all but three races, Village of Homewood Board of Trustees (12.69% in 2021, 14.05% n[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Flossmoor fiscal approach means balanced ‘24 budget
Flossmoor trustees unanimously approved the village’s 2023-24 budget during the regular meeting April 17. The total budget includes $28.7 million in revenues and $38.1 million in expenses, but Village Manager Bridget Wachtel explained that the difference will be made up with fund balances, including money that had been set aside[Read More…]
The Weeks | April 23: Homewood Brewing TIF amendment, Brunswick Zone extension, H-F student achievements, 1st tattoo shop open
THE WEEK > Flossmoor Community Relations Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, April 24, in the village hall committee room, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Homewood-Flossmoor District 233 Board of Education Finance Committee will meet at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 25. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, in[Read More…]
Opening day festivities Saturday to launch youth baseball, softball season
Ballplayers will parade through Homewood and Flossmoor on Saturday morning, April 22, before congregating at their respective fields for ceremonial first pitches, prizes and then the first games of the season. Parade lineup in Flossmoor will begin at 8:45 a.m., and the players start marching from the Parker Junior High[Read More…]
More preliminary work needed before 2 traffic safety projects begin
Two local public safety projects got a big boost earlier this month when the state approved grants totaling more than $1.4 million for Homewood and Flossmoor, but residents won’t see work begin immediately. Flossmoor Public Works Director John Brunke said phase 1 engineering has been completed on the downtown streetscape[Read More…]
The Weeks | April 16: Bergstein’s coming to Homewood, casino chef, villages get traffic grants, LNA update
Quote of the week“I guess I’m the only public here today, which is somewhat of disappointing. You put out every Friday afternoon what’s going on in the village (in the email newsletter). There could have been something in there, ‘Hey, we’re presenting our budget. You want to come in and[Read More…]
Volunteers, village staff attack litter on Vollmer Road land
Litterbugs, with help from the wind, managed to deposit quite a lot of trash on property at 3800 Vollmer Road in Flossmoor. Mayor Michelle Nelson said there appeared to be more litter than last year scattered around the property, but more volunteers showed up this year to tackle the problem,[Read More…]
The Weeks | April 9: Election results, Walmart tax break suspended, meetings
THE WEEK > Homewood School District 153 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, April 10, in the James Hart School media center, 18220 Morgan St., for its organizational meeting, followed immediately by the regular meeting. Flossmoor Public Art Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, April 10, in village[Read More…]
State approves funding for Flossmoor streetscape, 183rd Street road diet projects
Homewood and Flossmoor will benefit from $127.9 million being awarded through the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) that is expanding travel options and enhancing quality of life in communities throughout the state. Among the grants awarded was nearly $1.2 million for Flossmoor’s downtown streetscape project and $232,875 for Homewood’s 183rd traffic diet project. Both projects[Read More…]
Taking Care: Tips for parents to balance screen time
Note: This story is the second in a series from our annual Health & Wellness special section, first published in the April 1 print edition and sponsored by Franciscan Health. Carole Sharwarko of the H-F Chronicle talked with Dr. Ira Kumar, board certified pediatrician with Franciscan Health, to learn about[Read More…]
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