WINTER WONDERLAND – You Matter 2 will host its Winter Wonderland fundraiser from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Flossmoor Community Church, 2218 Hutchison Road. Holiday fun and activities for the whole family to enjoy, including vendors, gift wrapping, ornament decorating, crafts, cookie decorating a hot chocolate bar and a[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Business update: Homewood projects promise new businesses, big and small, in 2023
On Friday, Dec. 2, Homewood Mayor Rich Hofeld and Economic Development Director Angela Mesaros had a long day. It started with the groundbreaking in the morning for Homewood Brewing Company and ended in the evening with the annual Holiday Lights festival, one of the village’s biggest events. Sandwiched between in[Read More…]
12.8.2022 | What You Need to Know Today
DO YOU LIKE TO SING? Join the Bel Canto Community Choir from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Homewood Science Center, 18022 Dixie Highway. Anyone 18 or older who would enjoy making music with a great group of people is invited. No experience necessary. HOLIDAY SPIRITS FUNDRAISER – Holiday[Read More…]
12.7.22 | What You Need to Know Today
FLOSSMOOR COMMONS OPEN HOUSE – Sip, snack and shop with the merchants in Flossmoor Commons, north side of the 3300 block of Vollmer Road, from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Stop by Karyn’s Kitchen, Karyn’s Inner Beauty Spa, Cork Gaming & Wine Bar, The Mommie Experience,Product Freak Beauty Supply, Delorne[Read More…]
WYNTKT | Dec. 6
Park District Board meeting Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Goldberg Administration Center, 3301 Flossmoor Road, Flossmoor. Highlights: The board will consider the district’s property tax levy and discuss pavilion rental fees.
The Weeks | Dec. 4
DEMOCRACY WATCH In April 2021, the Village of Homewood trustees approved “A Resolution in Support of Intergovernmental Cooperation Between the Village of Hazel Crest and Homewood Regarding the Future Development of Calumet Country Club.” In May 2021, the Village of Hazel Crest trustees approved “A Resolution Supporting the Concept of[Read More…]
Santa lights Homewood community Christmas tree
Wind caused bonfire sparks to fly in Irwin Park on Friday, Dec. 2, but the gusts did not stop Santa Claus from throwing the switch to light the community Christmas tree and officially usher in the holiday season in Homewood. A story and more photos and videos from the annual[Read More…]
Flossmoor festival launches holiday event season with Santa, trombones and bike rides
Santa Claus was popular, as usual, at the Flossmoor holiday festival on Saturday, Nov. 26. He had some difficulty starting the trek from the library lawn to Flossmoor Park for the tree-lighting ceremony because so many late-arriving kids needed his attention. But Santa had some competition from two new features[Read More…]
Working the polls is challenging, rewarding
I made it 63 years without ever volunteering to help out at a polling place. On Nov. 8, I finally rectified that omission. I’m glad I did. The view we get of the process as voters suggests the job of election judge might be repetitive, tedious and boring. You check[Read More…]
Business update: Flossmoor prospects gain momentum in 2022
For the first time in several years, shoppers are finding Flossmoor business districts full of buying opportunities, a welcome sight during the holiday shopping season. Both the downtown and Flossmoor Commons business districts have no unoccupied storefronts, indicating a renewed health for the local economy. Village Manager Bridget Wachtel credits[Read More…]
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