The September Homewood Stories program has been canceled due to founder Karen O’Donnell’s ongoing fight with cancer, but supporters say the storytelling program will continue. “Karen’s all about positivity and love. We want to see this go on because it would be a shame to lose it,” said her friend[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
H-F students design, build Flossmoor’s 100th anniversary sculpture
A 7-foot diamond sculpture, a symbol of the Village of Flossmoor’s 100th anniversary, now stands in front of the Flossmoor Public Library, thanks to students and teachers at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The fine arts students created two other sculptures for the village, so art teacher Greg Petecki said he was[Read More…]
Many suggestions, no solution for H-F Racquet Club sports space
When tennis and pickleball users got together for a meeting at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club, the one common denominator was they all support the facility. Now staff needs to find a way to accommodate them all. The meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 21, was called by staff to give[Read More…]
Young entrepreneurs show their handiwork at Children’s Business Fair
Pre-teen artists, jewelry designers, bakers and other crafters showed off their creativity at The Children’s Business Fair on Saturday, Aug. 17. Organizers Danielle Such and Mirielle Barker of Flossmoor helped bring the fair to life, the first of its kind in the South Suburbs. The fair drew 36 young entrepreneurs[Read More…]
District 233 looking for community members to help assess superintendent candidates
The District 233 school board is inviting residents to join with Homewood-Flossmoor High School students, faculty and staff in selecting the next superintendent. The board is forming a community panel of 12 to 15 people to engage with the top two or three finalists during the selection process. Persons interested[Read More…]
TSMO system on I-80/I-94 will improve traffic flow
The Indiana Department of Transportation is preparing for major traffic flow improvements on a 14-mile stretch from the I-80/I-94 interchange in Illinois east to the I-65 interchange in Merrillville, Indiana. It is estimated that each day 160,000 vehicles travel that stretch, known as the Borman Expressway in honor of astronaut[Read More…]
Park district investigates the benefit of solar
A new roof for the H-F Ice Arena could cost $800,000 or more. But what if it was replaced for free by a solar company? The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District administrators joked at the Aug. 6 board meeting that the offer could be too good to be true, but they agreed[Read More…]
District 153 school board looks at ways to grow its pre-K program
Homewood District 153 has 124 children who could qualify for its pre-kindergarten at-risk program, but space and money limit the class size to 74 kids. School board members started exploring whether there’s a way to remedy that imbalance. “The community may not have said ‘Build a pre-K or early childhood[Read More…]
Harris’s presidential campaign draws enthusiasm from local Black sorority sisters
Black south suburban women who are fellow Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. sisters with Vice President Kamala Harris say their enthusiasm is off the charts for Harris’s presidential run. Words like ecstatic, hopeful, excited, enthusiastic, beyond words, are being uttered by Harris supporters. The women say the Black sororities will[Read More…]
Park board hears pickleball players’ request for designated courts
To accommodate the growth in pickleball, the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is going to add several indoor pickleball courts, but players say the design is too tight and could lead to injuries. Pickleball is gaining in popularity nationally, as well as in the H-F area. Players from neighboring south suburban communities[Read More…]
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