Flossmoor resident Jay Readey recently hiked the perimeter of the Chicago area on the Outerbelt, which mostly follows forest preserve trails around the region. Readey, a community development attorney, is a founder of the Outerbelt Alliance. He spoke with the H-F Chronicle about his two-week trip.
Author: Tom Houlihan
Downtown dogs on display as SSHS fundraiser moves to Flossmoor
They are noble, alert and very colorful. One is wearing spectacles. Four have hats — specifically, a firefighter’s helmet, graduation cap, chef’s toque and newspaper reporter’s chapeau. Dogs on Parade has returned to the H-F area for another summer, with 17 life-sized pups standing watch in downtown Flossmoor.
Guilty plea in Flossmoor downtown shooting ends case against man
Nearly two years after a shooting in downtown Flossmoor electrified the community, an Indiana man has pleaded guilty to a hate crime and reckless discharge of a firearm, both felonies. Bryan Oedzes made the guilty plea Thursday in the Markham courthouse, said Tandra Simonton, a spokeswoman for the Cook County[Read More…]
Rerouting of traffic patterns in downtown Flossmoor under way
Work has started on traffic improvements designed to make downtown Flossmoor safer for pedestrians and motorists. Concrete work was completed last week at the Sterling Avenue traffic island, Flossmoor Public Works Director John Brunke said Monday. Pedestrian ramps that comply with the Americans for Disability Act were also installed across[Read More…]
Less water lost as Flossmoor projects show positive results
Flossmoor has made significant progress in its continuing battle against water loss resulting from leaky infrastructure and inefficient metering. According to village officials, the level of water bought by Flossmoor that is actually delivered to homes and — the so-called billed-to-purchase ratio — climbed to 77 percent last year, up[Read More…]
After four years of the Chronicle, and looking toward the future
A couple of years ago, I went to a wedding and, as is often the case, was seated at dinner next to someone I’d never met before. He seemed like a nice enough guy and said he was from somewhere in the Wheaton area. I told him I lived in[Read More…]
Signs showing safe spaces on display at businesses, homes
Safe spaces are emerging all around the Homewood-Flossmoor area. In the last week, nearly all the businesses in downtown Flossmoor have started displaying rainbow-colored signs with these words “Diverse … Inclusive … Accepting … Welcoming … Safe Space for Everyone.”
Village board approves ordinance banning sweepstakes machines in Flossmoor
Some people know them as promotional kiosks. Others refer to them as sweepstakes machines. Whatever their name, they are now illegal in Flossmoor.
Flossmoor targets building violations with new rules for nuisance properties
Broken windows. Overgrown weeds. Peeling paint. Collapsing gutters. All communities face the challenge of property maintenance, especially when some residents allow their homes to fall into disrepair. Deteriorating homes, both inside and out, are aggravating to neighbors and raise the likelihood of fire, injury, disease and health problems. Flossmoor took[Read More…]
November referendum vote planned on Flossmoor’s pickup truck restrictions
One of Flossmoor’s newest residents Monday brought an old question to officials at the village board meeting. Why does Flossmoor prohibit parking personal use pickup trucks in residential areas? “What was the problem?” Mark Penacho asked board members. Penacho said he moved to Flossmoor “two days ago” and only discovered[Read More…]
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