Among the many thank-yous delivered at the official opening of the new South Suburban Humane Society facility in Matteson on Thursday, one special shout-out went to the baker for the event, Park Pastries of Homewood. “Today we’ll break a giant dog treat to celebrate the completion of this beautiful space,” Cook County[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
‘The whole scene was just beautiful’: Zip Code Party brings thousands together to celebrate Flossmoor community
Flossmoor Park was filled Saturday, June 4, with the sights and sounds of a community coming together in celebration: music, conversations, food, games, bikes and strollers everywhere, dancing and a whole lot of whiffle ball. The excuse to party was the rare convergence of the date, 6/4/22, with the village’s[Read More…]
Conservation interns learn ‘STEMpathy’ and the network of oak woodland species
Visitors to the Homewood Farmers Market on Saturday, June 4, had the chance to learn about the interconnected system of species that make up oak woodlands from the Homewood Science Center’s spring conservation interns. Lezlie Higgins of Homewood paused from her work putting the finishing touches on a poster to explain[Read More…]
Flossmoor anthem to be introduced during Zip Code Party on Saturday
Flossmoor now has its own anthem. “Flossmoor, Once More” was written by Flossmoor’s Future President Tom Dobrez. The song will be played publicly for the first time at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, during the Zip Code Party in Flossmoor Park. Dobrez said he hopes to have QR codes posted throughout[Read More…]
Summer season kicks off with festival-filled weekend: Flossmoor Zip Code Party, Homewood Artisan Street Fair
The summer event season will get into full swing on Friday and Saturday, June 3 and June 4, with the Homewood Artisan Street Fair, and on Saturday, June 4, with Flossmoor’s once-in-a-lifetime Zip Code Party. The Zip Code Party refers to the convergence of the date and Flossmoor’s zip code, 60422; to[Read More…]
H-F class of 2022 urged to ‘do something’ in response to society’s challenges
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School class of 2022 was showered with congratulations and several episodes of thunderous applause during the graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 29, but they also received some straight talk from student government leaders and from District 233 Board of Education President Gerald Pauling. First, Pauling applauded the[Read More…]
Park board finalizes bond sale for ice arena work
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District finalized the sale of $5.5 million in general obligation bonds to fund the work at the H-F Ice Arena. At a special meeting on Tuesday, May 24, the commissioners authorized the sale of the 25-year bonds to Capitol One Public Funding LLC with an interest rate[Read More…]
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra announces summer concert series at Olympia Fields Country Club
The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra will present four summer concerts of classical, jazz and contemporary works as its IPO Summer @ Olympia Fields Country Club 2022 series. Two performances will be given at 6:15 p.m. and again at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22, July 13, July 27, and Aug. 10.[Read More…]
Free Wheeling offers entry into world of roller skating
Make it free. It’s the obvious thing to do if you love roller skating and want to make it more accessible to everyone. Ash Mateja did just that. She started Free Wheeling, an organization devoted to not just spreading the skating word but helping people get started. Or restarted. Free Wheeling[Read More…]
Homewood board approves first step for possible village hall parking lot development
At the regular meeting Tuesday, May 24, Homewood trustees authorized staff to invite alternate bids and proposals for the sale and development of the village hall parking lot at 2024 Chestnut Road. The call for bids is a required step before the village can enter into an agreement with a[Read More…]
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