Flossmoor’s shopping list for the coming year includes two dump trucks, fire department air packs, a pair of squad cars, a heavy duty laser printer and new financial software. As village officials prepare the new municipal budget, it’s time to assess those items, big and small, that are used to[Read More…]
Author: Tom Houlihan
Debris, blown-out windows are evidence of fire that gutted Flossmoor house
All was quiet on Hagen Lane the morning after fire gutted a yellow brick house on the tree-lined Flossmoor street. Three fir trees, unharmed by the fire, stood tall against a cloudless blue sky. Bushes outside the house were still covered with Halloween decorations. Behind them, construction workers boarded up windows that[Read More…]
Parents are dedicated to fighting the disease that took their daughter
Meg, Dan and Olivia Kresach. (Provided photo) One year after losing their daughter Olivia to brain cancer, Dan and Meg Kresach are doing everything they can to defeat the killer disease. This month, Melody Mart in Homewood is hosting its Live For Liv Music-A-Thon to raise money for Voices Against[Read More…]
Flossmoor helping area’s needy through MLK Day of Service
Flossmoor residents are banding together to help south suburban neighbors in need during the 2015 MLK Day of Service on Jan. 19. The village’s Human Relations Commission is spearheading the day’s events, which will benefit three area social service organizations – the Jones Center in Chicago Heights, Respond Now, and South[Read More…]
Flossmoor police arrest local man for drug sales near school
A Flossmoor man is facing four felony charges following his arrest for allegedly selling cannabis from his home, less than 300 feet from Heather Hill School. Geno Allen, 25, of 2832 Alexander Crescent, was charged with armed violence, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, delivery of cannabis within 1,000 feet[Read More…]
Further delay likely in Homewood casino bid, no action seen at state veto session
Homewood last week re-upped its bid to bring a casino to the south suburbs, but time may be running out on the village’s two-year-old gaming proposal. The Village Board last Tuesday approved an extension of Homewood’s agreement with East Hazel Crest to make 26 acres near Interstate 80/294 and Halsted[Read More…]