Homewood-Flossmoor High School will be reimbursing seven students the $600 fee they paid to participate in the Illinois High School Theater Festival’s All-State Production. The school board instructed administrators to review past policy after parent Meghan Hoyt asked at the Sept. 17 board meeting why the school was covering fees[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
Organizations focus on the environment for Oaktoberfest: Part 1
Oaktoberfest: Part 1 brought families to Flossmoor Park on Saturday, Sept. 28, for a celebration of the mighty oak and its beauty throughout Flossmoor’s neighborhoods. Organizations found different ways to help mark Oaktoberfest, whether it was sharing information about composting or animal habitat or helping kids learn about the environment. [Read More…]
With 44 years of experience, Anew continues to support domestic violence victims and education the community
When you’re in crisis, you need a helping hand. That is especially true for someone affected by domestic violence. In October, the country will mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In the Homewood-Flossmoor area, Anew: Building Beyond Violence and Abuse is the agency that works to end the cycle of domestic[Read More…]
League of Women Voters shares how to get beyond disinformation this election season
This election season, the airwaves, print publications and social media are full of information, but beware – not all of it is true. Barbara Laimins, co-chair of the League of Women Voters of Illinois task force on the proliferation of misinformation and disinformation, said there is a way to sort[Read More…]
H-F senior awarded $25,000 scholarship
Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior Elliot Simpson was named a Horatio Alger National Scholar and will receive a $25,000 scholarship. Simpson is still in his college search, but he’s impressed with Purdue University-Indianapolis and Clark College, an HBCU in Atlanta. He’s been consulting with his counselor, Karen Olson, since his sophomore[Read More…]
Recyclepalooza gives residents a chance to declutter
Recyclepalooza 2024 gave residents the chance to declutter their spaces in an environmentally friendly way. Many were repeat customers, like Marilyn Abramczyk of Homewood who brought old electrical cables. “I try to find a home for everything I have that I don’t want anymore,” she said. “I don’t want it[Read More…]
Pair honored for assisting climber during medical emergency
A Chicago school principal was in luck Aug. 19 when he became ill on the high ropes at the Irons Oaks Adventure Center and facilitators Susan Walski and Nathan Mainor came to his rescue. They were honored by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners at the Sept. 17 meeting[Read More…]
Otto Veterans Square readied for 82 veterans
Apartments for 82 veterans will open soon in Chicago Heights on the site of the former St. James Hospital. The new Otto Veterans Square building, 1440 Otto Boulevard, is on the southeast corner of the block where the hospital once stood. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Sept. 13. Move-in at[Read More…]
District 233 board approves two employee contracts
The District 233 school board unanimously approved three-year contracts with the Homewood-Flossmoor Education Organization, the teachers union, and HFCSO representing clerical staff, at its Sept. 17 meeting. The teachers’ contract doesn’t provide a flat amount increase to all Homewood-Flossmoor High School staff covered by the contract. Increases were based on[Read More…]
Referendum funds are helping wipe out District 153’s deficit
The District 153 school board adopted a $37.85 million budget at its Monday, Sept. 16, meeting. Superintendent Scott McAlister said the community’s approval of the 2022 referendum that increased the education fund means the district has been able to start eliminating the deficit, improve its aging facilities and replenish a[Read More…]
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