After several days of pressure and media coverage of its controversial choice of venue for graduation, Prairie State College has promised to find a new location for 2025. The LBGTQ+ community and several other groups had objected to the school’s decision to hold its May 18 graduation ceremony at Victory[Read More…]
Author: Randall Weissman
Pride community objects to PSC choice of graduation venue
The LBGTQ+ community at Prairie State College is voicing its displeasure over the school’s choice to hold its graduation ceremony at Victory Apostolic Church in Matteson for the third consecutive year. In its statement of faith, the church’s website says: “We believe that marriage is a union between one man[Read More…]
5-Year capital finance plan presented to Homewood board
Finances shared the spotlight with children’s safety at the April 9 meeting of the Homewood Village Board of Trustees. Amy Zukowski, director of finance, presented the board and meeting attendees with a five-year Capital Improvement Plan outlining expenditures that her department anticipates over that period with input from department heads.[Read More…]
Homewood board approves $650,000 for street repairs
The Homewood village trustees unanimously approved the appropriation of $650,000 from the Motor Fuel Tax funds for patching the village’s streets at the board’s meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Prior to the vote, Trustee Allisa Opyd asked if the village had identified streets that needed more extensive work than just[Read More…]
Flossmoor Village Board will have familiar look
The Flossmoor village Board will have just one new face after the April 6 elections. With all precincts reporting, Gary Daggett joined incumbents Joni Bradley-Scott, Brian Driscoll and George W. Lofton III as winners at the ballot box. (Updated at 11:34 p.m. Tuesday.) (Updated with additional comments at 3:08 p.m.[Read More…]