The astronaut came to the Trick or Treat Trail on Saturday. So did several princesses, along with cartoon and movie characters, including Bingo and Bluey, Pooh and his friends and the Little Mermaid. It wasn’t just a showing of kids. The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s Halloween celebration included parents in costume,[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
Reduced state revenue sullies H-F financial picture
District 233 school board members got a financial projection Tuesday, Oct. 21, that will help them make tough decisions for Homewood-Flossmoor High School as state support declines and the district’s reserve fund drops. In presenting his report, financial consultant Bob Grossi told the board, “The next 10 years are going[Read More…]
Park board reopens its investigation on benefits of solar
Is solar still the way to go for reducing utility costs at Homewood-Flossmoor Park District sites? The federal government has reduced projects or eliminated tax benefits for solar projects, so investing could be risky, but Illinois is supporting solar through its Illinois Shines legislation. There is a bit of caution,[Read More…]
H-F park board OKs new play equipment for Irwin Park
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park Board, in another step to improve the play area at Irwin Park, agreed to a $252,032 contract for new play equipment. The board took the advice of parks Executive Director Doug Boehm to approve the contract now. He said if the board chose to wait, the cost[Read More…]
Ideas would lead to space updates, new additions at H-F High
Teachers and staff at Homewood-Flossmoor High School took time recently to give their ideas on how best to redesign spaces and convert vacant classrooms for new uses. At a District 233 Finance Committee meeting Oct. 7, architects from DLA Architects reviewed input teachers in the Math Department and the Career[Read More…]
Boxers making the right moves at H-F Racquet & Fitness Club
Have you ever thought about boxing for a physical workout? The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District now has a boxing studio at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club where for the past 10 months Luis Unzueta has been leading the sessions. He says boxing provides “a good physical workout and also a[Read More…]
Eco-conscious ‘one-stop shop’ at annual Recyclepalooza
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Recyclepalooza enables the reuse of items through recycling. And it reduces what goes into landfills. Residents say Recyclepalooza in Flossmoor is a much appreciated event. Jerry Kenny came to the 2025 Recyclepalooza with clothes and toys. He sets his personal items aside in the garage knowing he can[Read More…]
Hart students get to run the field at Bears flag football program
There’s a new twist to football, and kids are gravitating to it. Students at James Hart School got to run with the Chicago Bears Monsters Flag Football program on Friday, Sept. 19. It was a bright, sunny day with temperatures in the low 80s on Sept. 19, a perfect day[Read More…]
District 153 selling bonds to cover new roof at Hart
The District 153 school board expects to sell $11 million in life safety bonds in the next year to cover expenses for building repairs. A new roof and HVAC components at James Hart School are expected to cost $9.45 million. The work will be done in summer 2026. The board[Read More…]
H-F alumni bring their sounds to the homecoming field
Corey O’Donnell brought his trumpet. Jeremy Wesley had his alto sax, and Jen Bilinski her clarinet. They and about a dozen other former Viking band members walked out onto the field Friday, Sept. 19, to perform with the marching band during half-time at the Homewood-Flossmoor High School homecoming football game[Read More…]
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