About 60 people raised $5,000 for Flossmoor’s Wall of Honor project at a raffle and trivia night event at Flossmoor Community House on Friday, March 18, according to Kris Condon, secretary-treasurer of Flossmoor Veterans Memorial. Flossmoor Veterans Memorial, Inc. is raising money for the Wall of Honor that will list the hundreds[Read More…]
Author: Nick Ulanowski
Parade returns to help kick off Flossmoor baseball season April 23
The 2022 season for Flossmoor Baseball and Softball opens Saturday, April 23, with the return of the opening day parade that was forced into two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The opening day parade is set to line up at 8:45 a.m. in the Parker Junior High parking lot and[Read More…]
Athletes swam, ran, cycled in H-F Racquet & Fitness Club annual triathlon
Nine athletes participated in the 13th Annual Indoor Triathlon at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club on the morning of Sunday, Feb. 27. They swam laps in the pool, ran on the treadmills and rode the bicycle machines for an hour of cardio. The winner of the triathlon was Homewood[Read More…]
Homewood native Marcus Head produces comedy film for all ages, cultures
Marcus Head on the set of his movie “Can’t Get Rite.” (Provided photo) Marcus Head, a 49-year-old resident of Florida, says his goal in life is to be the most famous person from Homewood. He’s used his career as a touring stand-up comedian to break into the entertainment industry. His[Read More…]
Kids learn about comets and stars at the Homewood Science Center
University of Chicago representatives helped kids and their parents build model rockets, comets and stars and taught them about outer space at the Homewood Science Center on Saturday, Jan. 22. Juliet Crowell, a public outreach manager at the University of Chicago, and Louise Gagnon and Yue Pan, U of C[Read More…]
Candle store Blue Pearl opens on Dixie Highway
Kim Rowe first started making and selling homemade, scented candles online with her 14-year-old adopted daughter Terriaanna Rowe in March 2020. In December, Rowe opened a brick-and-mortar store called Blue Pearl selling candles and wax melts at 17538 Dixie Highway in Homewood. To make the candles, Rowe and her daughter heat soy[Read More…]
Comic Book 101 classes from Unshaven Comics are set to return in the Spring of 2022
Marc Alan Fishman, Matt Wright and Kyle Gnepper create comics for their publishing imprint Unshaven Comics. Additionally, they teach how to make comics in a class sponsored by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District. Their Comic Book 101 class is set to return in the spring, they said. The program is kid-friendly,[Read More…]
Groundbreaking marks start to construction of Hartford Building
From left, Homewood Mayor Rich Hofeld, restauranteur Jim Burke, developer Bob Hansen and developer Tim Flanagan take the first shovels of dirt to mark the official start of construction of the Hartford Building. The groundbreaking ceremony took place Thursday, Dec. 16, at the building site on the corner of Ridge[Read More…]
UChicago officially opens food assistance sites in Flossmoor, two other South Suburbs
Paul Dickerson, a licensed social worker at UChicago Ingalls Memorial, cut the ribbon to mark the official grand opening of Ingalls’ Complimentary Nutrition Station in Flossmoor on Thursday, Nov. 4. The Nutrition Station is focused on helping Ingalls patients, especially cancer patients, but officials stress that no person will be[Read More…]
Izaak Walton appreciation dinner honored all volunteers and memorialized member Robert Vankus
Izaak Walton Nature Preserve hosted a volunteer appreciation dinner on Sunday, Oct. 3, honoring all who have helped out at the preserve. In a speech, 86-year old Izaak Walton member and financial contributor Jerry Vankus memorialized his brother Robert Vankus who was an Izaak Walton member and died of COVID-19[Read More…]
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