Homewood trustees will have an opportunity on Tuesday to take a preliminary step toward redeveloping the village hall parking lot. The move comes two weeks after trustees approved the purchase of another downtown site at 2066 Ridge Road to make it available for redevelopment. At the regular meeting Tuesday, May[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Homewood begins ‘traffic diet’ experiment on 183rd Street
Lines of orange traffic control barrels were placed along a portion of 183rd Street in Homewood from just east of Riegel Road to east of Aberdeen Street to test the effects of reducing the street from four traffic lanes to two. The village plans to monitor traffic patterns and congestion[Read More…]
Flossmoor Service League house walk on Wednesday to raise money for south suburban charities
The House Walk is back. After a pandemic-forced hiatus, the Flossmoor Service League will return this year. FSL is providing an opportunity to visit three homes in Flossmoor, including a 1967 ranch home with views of Flossmoor Golf Course; a 1957 mid-century modern home designed by renowned architect Bertrand Goldberg;[Read More…]
Motorist: Gift cards are better than tickets
Jackie Harding, a registered nurse, was on her way home from work at a local hospital on April 26 when she was pulled over by a Homewood police officer. One of her headlights was out. If she was annoyed, her mood soon changed. “Instead of this officer giving me a[Read More…]
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Flossmoor Baseball & Softball opening day parade.
Finance director: Homewood financial forecast encouraging; public hearing on budget set for April 26
Homewood’s economy has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic better than expected so far, and that’s one factor that contributed to a fairly rosy budget outlook for the coming year. At the village board meeting Tuesday, April 12, Finance Director Dennis Bubenik walked trustees through the plan for the 2022-23 budget year,[Read More…]
Health & Wellness 2022: Primary care physicians help navigate a complex health system
The health care system can be essential to maintaining wellness. It can also be frustratingly complex. When people seek to get value from the system, it helps to have a friend in their corner. Crystal Hines-Mays That’s where primary care physicians come in. Think of them as professional friends in[Read More…]
Homewood trustees to consider incentives to enable Burlington location on Halsted Street
Homewood trustees will consider an incentive package at their regular meeting Tuesday that would enable Burlington to develop a department store at 17825 Halsted Street, formerly occupied by Office Max. The property is not in a tax increment finance district (TIF), so the village would offer a combination of sales[Read More…]
Here First | April 8
The future Here’s what we strongly suspect will happen in coming days … Bloom Township board will hold its annual town meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, at 425 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Check here for the agenda. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m.[Read More…]
60422 party a ‘once-in-a-lifetime event’ to shine light on Flossmoor’s charms
Cyclists embark on Bike the Gem in 2021. The annual 13.1-mile ride will be the first event Flossmoor’s 60422 party on June 4. (Chronicle file photo) The June 4 party will turn the spotlight on all things Flossmoor. The convergence between the date, 06/04/22, and Flossmoor’s zip code, 60422,[Read More…]
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