Homewood Mayor Rich Hofeld said he was surprised by Walmart’s announcement that it would close its store at 17750 Halsted St. on March 10 because he thought the store was doing very well. “I wish they had consulted with us ahead of time,” he said. “Were they really aware that[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Walmart says Homewood store will close, failed to meet financial expectations
Walmart officials announced on Wednesday that the Homewood store at 17550 Halsted St. will close on March 10 because its financial performance has not met company expectations. “This decision was not made lightly and was reached only after a thorough review process,” said Felicia McCranie, communications director for Walmart in[Read More…]
The Weeks | Feb. 5: A cheerful yellow magnetic vote for sane driving
THE WEEK > Getting involved in local government will be easy this week. There are five meetings to choose from (a sixth will mainly be in closed session.) Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, in the board room at village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. [Read More…]
The Weeks | Jan. 29
No government board meetings this week, but South Suburbs for Greenspace is holding a meeting Sunday about the Calumet Country Club redevelopment proposal.
Trustees OK revised zoning code for Homewood, laud ‘unprecedented’ community input
Two-flats can be rebuilt. Tattoo studios and accessory dwellings are OK. Short-term rentals policy is not yet settled. Those are some of the results of an 18-month process to completely revise the Homewood zoning code and map. Trustees approved the new version Tuesday, Jan. 10. The zoning ordinance last underwent[Read More…]
Hazel Crest to consider annexing Calumet Country Club at Feb. 14 board meeting
Hazel Crest trustees will consider annexing the Calumet Country Club property at their Feb. 14 meeting after discussing the issue during the administrative meeting Tuesday, Jan. 24, and hearing from a number of Hazel Crest, Homewood and Flossmoor residents on the issue. The annexation of the property at the request[Read More…]
The Weeks | Jan. 22
THE WEEK > Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23, in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. Flossmoor Community Relations Commission will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23, in the committee room at village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Homewood[Read More…]
Hazel Crest begins process that could lead to annexation, redevelopment of Calumet Country Club
The Hazel Crest Board of Trustees approved a contract on Jan. 10 with a consulting firm that will explore the feasibility of establishing a tax increment financing (TIF) district on Calumet Country Club. The property is currently in unincorporated Cook County after Homewood was forced to disconnect it from the village in[Read More…]
The weeks | Jan. 15
DEMOCRACY WATCH As anti-police-violence protesters at the Flossmoor community meeting last fall shouted out, challenging and interrupting the forum’s moderators, a woman seated next to me confided that she was sympathetic to their cause, “but they are going about it the wrong way.” Tomorrow we celebrate the legacy of Dr.[Read More…]
Benefit fundraiser Jan. 28 supports H-F baseball
The Vikings Baseball Booster Club is hosting its Hot Stove Fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 28, to support the Homewood-Flossmoor High School baseball program. The event, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Balagio Ristorante, 175th and Dixie Highway in Homewood, will feature guest speaker H-F graduate Laurence Holmes, host of Chicago’s[Read More…]
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