Flossmoor School District 161 is preparing for a number of changes as the 2019-20 school year approaches, including expanding key programs, launching a learning management system and bringing a handful of new administrators on board.
Author: Stephanie Markham
Homewood board denounces trucking center plans
Editor’s note: This is the third story in a series exploring the proposed redevelopment of Calumet Country Club. The Homewood Board of Trustees have denounced plans for a trucking center development in place of the Calumet Country Club. During a special meeting July 18, board members and Mayor Rich[Read More…]
Flossmoor continues search for new police chief
Flossmoor is seeking applications for a new police chief by Aug. 5. The village is looking statewide for candidates and has hired the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) to assist with the search process. The police chief in Flossmoor is appointed by the mayor with the advice and[Read More…]
‘Bike the Gem’ attracts nearly 200 to preview half marathon course
A pink Hello Kitty bike named Glenda, along with some encouragement from mom and dad, was what 5-year-old Ava Monroe said helped her ride nine miles of Bike the Gem throughout Flossmoor on July 13. “I was tired out, but Mommy gave me some water,” Ava said. Ava’s mom, Stephany[Read More…]
Bradley-Scott appointed, approved as Flossmoor trustee
The Flossmoor Village Board Monday approved the appointment of Village Clerk Joni Bradley-Scott to fill the trustee seat left vacant by Phil Minga’s resignation earlier this year. The board also approved the appointment of Flossmoor resident Ananda Billings to serve the remainder of Bradley-Scott’s term as village clerk until 2021.
Flossmoor Village Board to vote on new trustee appointment
The open seat on the Flossmoor Village Board left by former trustee Phil Minga’s resignation earlier this year could be filled as soon as Monday. Mayor Paul Braun said he will be ready to make his recommendation on a candidate for the position during Monday’s village board meeting.
Tesla plans electric car charging stations at Flossmoor Meijer
Drivers of Tesla electric cars will soon be able to stop by the Meijer complex in Flossmoor to power up their vehicles. The California-based automotive and energy company plans to add 10 charging stations to its Supercharger network in the southeast corner of the parking lot at the Meijer store,[Read More…]
Body pulled from Flossmoor golf course pond identified as Steger man
The body of a 66-year-old man found in a Coyote Run Golf Course pond June 13 has been identified as Marshall Ray Peters of Steger, a Cook County Bureau of Administration official confirmed. The cause and manner of his death could take several weeks to determine pending toxicology results and[Read More…]
Flossmoor recognizes Juneteenth holiday
The Flossmoor Village Board on Monday passed a proclamation recognizing June 19 as Juneteenth, a holiday which celebrates the end of slavery for African Americans. The holiday recognizes the date Union General Gordon Granger issued a general order to free remaining slaves in Texas in 1865, which was more than[Read More…]
Get up close with first-ever Flossmoor Touch A Truck
Residents can take a closer look at the machinery Flossmoor Public Works employees use to get their work done during the village’s first ever Touch A Truck event Saturday. The free event features demonstrations of public works equipment and vehicles, such as a garbage truck, backhoe, snowplow, bucket truck and stump grinder.