Homewood-Flossmoor High School officials trying to improve traffic flow on the Flossmoor campus are prepared to send the latest plans on for a full traffic study. DLA Architects representative Ryan Kelley presented the fifth iteration of a new traffic plan that would move buses away from the main entrance on[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
Flossmoor brewer’s chocolate and cherries stout creation wins top prizes
Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery brewmaster Jake LaDuke’s stout infused with chocolate and cherries won the Best Overall and People’s Choice Awards at the Journeyman Distillery’s Barrel-Aged Brewfest in October. His efforts are continuing the brewery’s winning streak, according to Sandi Nelson, manager at Flossmoor Station who said the business[Read More…]
District 153 board approves preliminary $21.8-million budget
The District 153 school board gave preliminary approval to its 2024 tax levy showing a $21,840,000 budget to fund schools in the 2025-26 school year. The levy shows a $1.03-million increase over last year’s levy. The school board will give final approval to the levy in December. A tax levy[Read More…]
Art Culture Studios is a place for young and old to enjoy art
Sydney Doss is excited to be opening Art Culture Studios in downtown Flossmoor. A ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Nov. 8, officially opened the space. Doss, the studios’ 23-year-old owner, is a graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School. For her, opening the studio is like a dream coming true. She opened the business[Read More…]
H-F grad receives national award honoring her research initiatives
Katherine Michelmore, a 2003 graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School, has won the 2024 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management David N. Kershaw Award for her research, including how the American Rescue Plan Act increase in the child income tax credit benefited families. Michelmore, an associate professor in public policy[Read More…]
H-F’s 2024 school Report Card shows slight improvements in English, math
Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s state Report Card for 2024 shows slight improvements in English and math scores. Overall, H-F received a commendable rating with an overall index score of 78.61. Commendable is the second highest rating given by the Illinois State Board of Education which released the numbers Oct. 30. “We[Read More…]
School report cards show D153 gains in English, dip in math
The Illinois School Report Card shows students in Homewood District 153 improved by 10 points in English/Language Arts, 6 points in science, and had a slight dip in math scores in the 2023-24 school year testing. Data on the Illinois School Report Card was made available by the Illinois State[Read More…]
District 233 gives approval to four new courses
The District 233 school board approved four new courses for students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School at the Oct. 15 meeting, but two — an LGBTQ+ English course and consumer economics — failed to get unanimous votes. The LGBTQ+ Lives and Literature course for English 3 drew considerable discussion about equity,[Read More…]
Community offers comments as park district develops its strategic plan
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District will have a variety of residents’ comments to sift through as it works on its next strategic plan. The plan was last updated 10 years ago. About 50 people gathered at The Clubhouse Wednesday, Oct. 16, to offer their opinions and to learn what the park[Read More…]
Court changes aren’t working for pickleball enthusiasts
Pickleball supporters came, armed with facts and figures and feedback, to the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District board meeting Oct. 15 hoping the commissioners would recognize that attempts at improving the pickleball experience have left much to be desired. They also told commissioners that pickleball is the most popular sport today, and[Read More…]
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