For the 55th year, the Southland welcomes Chicago area runners to the Thornton Turkey Trot races on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 23, at Sweet Woods Forest Preserve, 183rd Street and Cottage Grove Avenue in Glenwood. The community race offers thousands of runners a scenic run before their Thanksgiving festivities. [Read More…]
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Hart students perform ‘Aladdin Jr.’ Thursday and Friday
Watch the adventures of Aladdin and his flying carpet when students at James Hart School perform the musical “Aladdin Jr.” Thursday and Friday, Nov. 16 and 17, at the school, 18220 Morgan Ave. in Homewood. Aladdin Jr. is a one-act musical adapted from the 1992 Walt Disney film “Aladdin.” The[Read More…]
IPO concert to feature composer-in-residence
The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra’s Nov. 18 concert marks the first of three world premieres by its most recently minted Composer-in-Residence, Oswald Huỳnh, “Then, as if breathing, the sea swelled beneath us.” The concert will feature IPO Concertmaster Azusa Tashiro on Astor Piazzolla’s “The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.” The evening will close with[Read More…]
Metra board approves $1.1B operating budget, major fare revision
The Metra Board of Directors on Friday, Nov. 10, approved a $1.1 billion operating budget for 2024 that includes a major revision to the agency’s fare structure and a new mix of fare products. It also approved a $574.9 million capital budget that continues investment in railcars, bridges and stations.[Read More…]
Celebrate the Season in Flossmoor on Nov. 25
The holiday season will kick off in the Flossmoor on Saturday, Nov. 25, with Small Business Saturday throughout the village’s shopping districts and Celebrate the Season festivities in downtown Flossmoor. Area businesses will open early and will close late that day, one of the busiest shopping days of the[Read More…]
Homewood announces street light contest
The Village of Homewood announced the latest community contest on Monday, Nov. 6 in an effort to engage with Homewood residents and Homewood’s public safety departments. Residents are invited to guess the number of street lights in Homewood for a chance to win a holiday lights mug filled with goodies[Read More…]
PSC Fall Open House set for Saturday, Nov. 11
Prairie State College invites prospective students to the Fall 2023 Open House from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 11, at the main campus, 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Students will have an opportunity to explore the campus, meet the faculty and staff and discover the wide[Read More…]
20 H-F High musicians selected for district ensembles
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School music department will have 20 students participating in the Illinois Music Education Association’s District 1 Senior Ensembles Nov. 18 at Elmhurst College. These students were selected through an audition process competing against students from nine other music districts representing Chicago and the South Suburbs. Selected students[Read More…]
Homewood announces Holiday Lights festival lineup
Holiday Lights in Homewood celebrates the season with an annual family-friendly evening on Friday, Dec. 1 from 5 to 9 p.m. in the heart of the village. The evening features a tree lighting ceremony, Elsa, Anna and an elf, free s’mores (while supplies last), holiday mugs with mulled wine, an[Read More…]
Metra holiday train tickets go on sale Nov. 1
Metra will be bringing holiday magic to the Electric Line on Dec. 2 and Dec. 16 with special holiday train rides with Santa and Mrs. Claus and other holiday characters. Tickets for Metra’s holiday trains will go on sale on this website on Nov. 1. Tickets cost $5 each and must be purchased in[Read More…]
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