Woori Taekwondo & Hapkido Academy has kicked open its doors to Homewood residents for its newest establishment and most recent location on 18029 Dixie Highway. Kwan Pil Kim, founder and grandmaster of the academy, and community members, including Mayor Richard Hofeld, celebrated the new business’s ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, April[Read More…]
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Hands Of Gold MedSpa & BodySculpting opens in Homewood
The spa celebrated with a new business’s ribbon cutting “soft-opening” Thursday, March 14. Tania Jones, a Hazel Crest resident and founder of Hands of Gold MedSpa & BodySculpting, was overjoyed with Homewood’s business representatives and village members being so supportive. “Having Mayor Rich Hofeld and the Homewood Fire Department coming[Read More…]
Skate to the Polls event draws a young voters crowd
Tinley Park Roller Rink provided music, skates, and energy for community teens to enjoy while voicing and exercising their power to vote at a Skate to the Polls young voters registration drive. As of Jan. 1, Illinois allows 16-year-olds to pre-register to vote in future elections. When they are 18,[Read More…]
Homewood Arts Council’s March 23 event opens 2024 season
Homewood Arts Council (HAC) invites the community to its 2024 season with the first program featuring Miles Nielsen and former Flossmoor resident Mark Watson on Saturday, March 23. The program will be from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Senior Hall at Izaak Walton Preserve, 1100 W. Ridge Road in[Read More…]
Brumley Drive reconstruction offers relief to residents
Excitement was heard, along with sighs of relief, when residents met with Flossmoor village staff and project engineers to learn about developments for the Brumley Drive Project. The project could start in March or April and will include resurfacing the street from Sterling Avenue to Perth Avenue. From Perth to[Read More…]
Flossmoor library hosts village’s celebration of Lunar New Year
The Village of Flossmoor and community members welcomed the Year of the Dragon as the Lunar New Year began on Saturday, Feb. 10. Flossmoor Public Library opened its doors Saturday morning so community members could learn, experience and culturally explore facets of the Lunar Calendar. Molly Deugaw, Flossmoor Community Relations[Read More…]
Sweet and Thrifty 2 holds sale to help further mission of assisting troubled youth
Sweet and Thrifty2 nonprofit’s end-of-the-year fundraising event invited community members to participate in a two-day shopping extravaganza. In keeping with the event’s theme of going out with the old and in with the new, shoppers joined by paying a $5 admission fee if they were able, and if not, founder[Read More…]
Seniors of all ages help Santa answer his mail
The United States Postal Services is doing it’s best to keep up during the holiday season. Some letters were still here and weren’t expected to make it to Santa in the North Pole in time. Fortunately for Santa, neighborhood elves who are members of the Homewood-Flossmoor High Class of 2024[Read More…]
Flossmoor fire captain leads effort to light up houses of kids dealing with cancer
Volunteers with the Lights & Ladders Brigade are back in action for the third annual Christmas season decorating homes with holiday joy for families dealing with a sick child with cancer. Flossmoor Fire Department Captain Dan Bracken and his friends are bringing joy to others. The group has decorated 13[Read More…]
Karaoke party has Swifties celebrating all things Taylor Swift
Homewood Public Library’s Taylor Swift Karaoke event had the crowd ready to share all the music and fun that makes them Swifties. The event Dec. 2 was open to all Swifties, devoted fans of Taylor Swift, for an enchanted evening of making friendship bracelets, deciding which favorite T-Swift song to[Read More…]