Maybe it was the pictures, or the interesting themes. Or maybe it was the stories themselves that got kids at Churchill School excited about the new Imagine Learning books. Unlike the current textbook that gave the third, fourth and fifth graders a paragraph or two on a topic to read[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
Volunteers take time out to beautify H-F parks
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s annual Park Pride event brought dozens of volunteers out on Saturday, May 4, for the annual spring event cleaning and refreshing the parks. Throughout the morning, volunteers of all ages dug out weeds, planted flowers, picked up garbage and prepared baseball fields. Pat Nevins has been[Read More…]
Community marks 100 years of the Homewood Public Library
A grand idea in 1924 to start a library was celebrated 100 years later when supporters gathered at the Homewood Public Library April 27 to mark the special occasion. Guests, seated in the center of the library, enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and listened to entertainer Ava Logan. Long-time supporters shared memories[Read More…]
H-F extends food service contract for five years
Cafeteria food costs will go up next school year at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, but students won’t face the whole bill. The District 233 school board agreed to five-year contract extension at its April 16 meeting with a 10% increase in costs to Quest Food Management Services. Quest will pass along[Read More…]
H-F board approves administrators raises
The District 233 school board approved 2024-25 salary increases for the administrative team at Homewood-Flossmoor High School at the April 16 meeting. The majority of the administrators received a 4% increase, with Steve Richardson receiving an 8% raise and Jennifer Rudan receiving an 8.5% raise. The board has determined that[Read More…]
$500,000 grant helps Prairie State College start a paramedic training program
Prairie State College is using a $500,000 grant from Cook County to establish a paramedic training program that will begin accepting students this fall. The Urban Area Security Initiative Award was given to PSC by the county’s Department of Emergency Management & Regional Security. Andy Binanti, dean of PSC’s Allied[Read More…]
Park board agrees to sell property to Flossmoor for flood control
Homewood-Flossmoor Park District commissioners agreed to sell a Heather Hill site in Flossmoor that has two tennis courts. The land will be used as part of a dry bottom detention basin to relieve flooding in the downtown area. The flood control project has become controversial in the past several months.[Read More…]
H-F board rejects school bus contract renewal
Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 school board rejected a bid from Kickert Bus Co. for the coming year because the company asked for a 6.25% increase which is more than the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase. The board vote was 6-0, with member Nathan Legardy absent, to reject the $2,687,933[Read More…]
District 153 hires collection agency to recoup student fees
The District 153 school board agreed to hire a collection agency hoping it can recoup about $500,000 in outstanding debt. The board will work with Rozlin Financial Group to collect unpaid student fees. Some families have failed to pay fees for years, according to Superintendent Scott McAlister, and now the[Read More…]
H-F superintendent Scott Wakeley is retiring
District 233 Superintendent Scott Wakeley’s upcoming retirement will be made official at the school board meeting on Tuesday, April 16. He will step down in June 2025. The board is expected to approve a contract on Tuesday with The Alma Group to conduct a search for the next superintendent who[Read More…]
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