The Homewood Fire Department will host its annual open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the station, 17950 Dixie Highway. The event will mix fun activities with fire safety tips. Interactive exhibits will include information on: Children will be able to touch the fire[Read More…]
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Park district looking for community input Oct. 16
As part of its preparation for a new master plan, the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District invites the community to offer its opinions and ideas for future programs and park operations at a special meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, at The Clubhouse at Dolphin Lake, Governors Highway at 183rd Street.[Read More…]
Voter registration drive is Friday
The League of Women Voters is hosting a voter registration event from noon to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, in the lobby of the Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway. Registration is open to any citizen 18 or older. Two forms of identification are required. At least one must show[Read More…]
Deadline to enter Izaak Walton’s 2025 ‘Seasons’ calendar is Sept. 30
Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve has launched its sixth annual photo competition, which will help find photos to include in the annual calendar, “Seasons of Izaak Walton/2025.” Photographers can submit a maximum of five entries each. Entries can include photos of weather, landscape, birds, dogs, other animals and unidentifiable people. All[Read More…]
State’s African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission to host public hearing in Springfield on Oct. 19
The State of Illinois African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission (ADCRC) announced Friday, Sept. 27, the third stop on its series of statewide public hearings it is hosting to discuss reparatory actions for Black Americans in Illinois who are descendants of American slavery. The next public hearing will take place in Springfield[Read More…]
Flossmoor posts more details about new fall festival on Saturday
Flossmoor will continue celebrating the village’s centennial with a new fall event, OAKtoberfest, which will have two sessions in two places on Saturday, Sept. 28. During the day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Flossmoor Park, families will have opportunities to explore nature along a guided walk, discovering the[Read More…]
FEMA teams visiting local neighborhoods to assist disaster survivors
FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance teams are assisting communities in Cook and other counties affected by the July 13 to July 16 storms to help residents navigate the federal disaster assistance process. FEMA personnel visit communities designated as federal disaster areas to help homeowners and renters apply with FEMA and quickly[Read More…]
AgeOptions hosts Thursday self-care and caregiver event for seniors
AgeOptions, a leader in serving and advocating for older adults and the Area Agency on Aging for suburban Cook County, is hosting a self-care and resource sharing event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at The Clubhouse at Dolphin Lake in Homewood. The program is designed for[Read More…]
Homewood to offer birthday greetings as Mary Cantway becomes supercentenarian
The Village of Homewood will celebrate local resident Mary Cantway as she turns 110 years old on Sept. 30. Cantway will become Homewood’s first supercentenarian on her birthday. Mayor Richard Hofeld will hand deliver a birthday cake to Cantway on her birthday at 4 p.m. “Mary is incredibly sharp![Read More…]
Franciscan Health offers virtual diabetes prevention program
Franciscan Health is hosting a virtual diabetes prevention program online at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23. Groups meet weekly for a total of 16 sessions, prior to six monthly follow-up sessions with a trained lifestyle coach. Throughout the course of the program, participants work with a certified healthy lifestyle coach[Read More…]
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