When floodwaters filled the basement at Suburban Access Outreach after the July 3 storms, they didn’t just damage a building. They washed away months of donated clothing, winter coats and other essentials collected for the people the nonprofit serves. “We don’t have a single winter coat anymore,” Development and Community[Read More…]
Author: Nuha Abdessalam
100+ Women Who Care choose Suburban Access Outreach for July donation
At the group’s last meeting of the year on Friday, July 10, members of 100+ Women Who Care South Suburbs came together at Flossmoor Community Church Community House to hear from three local nonprofits before voting on which group would receive their collection of $100 donations totaling more than $9,000.[Read More…]
Triple R Pets brings feral cat workshop to Homewood
Triple R Pets volunteer Pamela Caddick says more people are coming out to learn how to care for neighborhood feral cats. “I know that in just the two years that I’ve been doing this, the number of people attending the workshops has definitely increased,” Caddick said. “That means more caretakers are[Read More…]
H-F students hope strangers will discover kindness on a rock
The H-F Pebbles & Pins Project is spreading encouragement throughout the community, one painted rock at a time.On May 8, seniors from Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s Design Thinking and Collaborative Arts class invited the community to Flossmoor Community Church to paint rocks and clothespins with uplifting messages. Their project aims to[Read More…]
Two H-F students receive HSC’s Aesha Jackson Award
An award honoring the memory of Aesha Jackson, an engineer who was passionate about opening the world of STEAM to young people, has been awarded to two Homewood-Flossmoor High School students. The Aesha Jackson STEM Leader Award was presented by the Homewood Science Center to Annie Ford and Janell Robertson[Read More…]
Girls learn about science careers during STEAM event at Net Zero building
Students gathered around tables, working to build the longest bridge they could using popsicle sticks and wooden blocks as part of an engineering challenge. The activity was one of several hands-on sessions during the Girls STEAM Celebration at Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s Net Zero Science Building. Nearly 100 students from James[Read More…]
‘We want people to be treated humanely’: No Kings rally draws crowd to Homewood Veterans Memorial
“I’m so tired.” Katherine Herrman said it without hesitation. “My daughter is 12. She borrows my old clothes from the ’90s. She listens to my music from the ’90s,” she said. “I could have saved my ‘No Blood for Oil’ signs from the ’90s. I’m so sick of this.” She[Read More…]
Keya Trammell comes home to honor Black women of music
Keya Trammell has been singing for so long, it’s hard for her to talk about the beginning without sounding like she was always headed here. In between studio sessions, Trammell recently took a few minutes to talk about the path that led her here. “I was like 6 years old,[Read More…]
District 161 board expects to hire search firm to find next superintendent
Shortly after Superintendent Dana Smith announced he will step down at the end of the 2025–2026 school year, the Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education began laying out its plan to find his replacement. Smith made the announcement during the Feb. 10 board meeting and confirmed it in a Feb. 13[Read More…]
The Year of the Horse rides into Flossmoor library
“Lotus roots for abundance year after year, and candies for sweet love.” Molly Deugaw lifted a piece of fruit from the tray as she spoke, holding it up so the children gathered in front of her could see. “Peanuts are for a long life.” Hands hovered over the table. A[Read More…]
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