Homewood-Flossmoor Park District staff came before the park commissioners with lists of projects and purchases they hope will be included in the $15.5 million proposed 2024-2025 budget. Paving work on walking paths and trails, two new mowers, a replacement oven for Wiley’s Grill, repairs on the Lions Club baby pool[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
H-F Steppers gearing up for weekend competition
They jump and twist and clap and get down on the floor. Sometimes they call out. It’s all part of the winning routine for the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Steppers team. After winning first place in two competitions this school year, the 12 members and their coaches are off to St.[Read More…]
Park district addresses concerns, promises improvements at Rover’s Run
After hearing concerns about membership, security and other issues from Rover’s Run dog park users, staff at the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District presented suggested changes at an informational meeting Wednesday, March 13. The proposal that will be before the park board at its meeting Tuesday, March 19, is to make the[Read More…]
New Spaces: H-F gives growing programs needed updates
Creativity got a boost this semester when Homewood-Flossmoor High School opened two newly designed spaces for students in Clothing Construction and Interior Design classes. The nearly $4 million remodeling project in the North Building converted what had been a wrestling room before the Career and Technical Education programs took it[Read More…]
NICOR grant helps Coyote Run replenish oak ecosystem
Within the next two months, 45 oak trees and hundreds of shrubs will be planted at Coyote Run Golf Course in Flossmoor funded with a $10,000 NICOR grant. The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District opened the golf course 20 years ago this June. Since then, invasive species had taken over along the[Read More…]
Entrepreneurs espouse the joys of owning their businesses
A great idea can lead to a successful business. Believe in it. Black entrepreneurs from Homewood and Flossmoor told Homewood-Flossmoor High students that dreams can become reality with hard work and determination during the Black History Month program Roots to Success: Bringing Generations in Black Entrepreneurship on Feb. 19 jointly[Read More…]
2 H-F students part of a juried art exhibition
Art works by two Homewood-Flossmoor High School students are on exhibit in the Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry. Javiyah Israel, a junior from Homewood, and Isaiah Cole, a sophomore from Flossmoor, each submitted two pieces for the show that runs through April 21.[Read More…]
March 19 election forces District 153 to schedule e-learning
Schools are routinely used as polling places. In District 153, James Hart and Churchill Schools will be polling places for the primary election March 19, over the objections of district administrators. The Cook County Board of Elections has, in the past, notified school districts well in advance that schools will[Read More…]
D233 will use its reserves account for capital projects
The District 233 school board agreed to make changes to its reserve fund policy that will allow it to spend down excess cash on-hand to fund capital projects at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The board has been discussing the possibility of a board policy change that stipulated the district retain enough[Read More…]
D153 gets high marks in staff survey
A staff survey of Homewood District 153 staff got positive responses, and nearly 150 additional comments on the workings of Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools and the district office. The district received 183 responses, or approximately two-thirds of the 300 teachers and support staff. The climate and culture in[Read More…]
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