Parker Junior High School students this month are conducting video interviews with parents and other community members about how they were influenced by African American role models, and how those persons helped them succeed in their own lives.
Author: Tom Houlihan
Man faces second sex assault charge after arrest by Flossmoor police
A Flossmoor man was charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault for a second time one day after he bonded out of jail on the first charge. The second incident that took place in 2008, five years before the other crime. Flossmoor Police Chief Tod Kamleiter said Monday that police arrested[Read More…]
Car crash causes damage to Flossmoor neighborhood fountain
A fountain at the entrance to the Flossmoor Parkneighborhood for decades was severelydamaged in a traffic accident last week.
A local casino on the way, in a state already awash in gambling
Take your pick. Or perhaps I should say, place your bets. Where should the long-awaited south suburban casino be built? Homewood and East Hazel Crest, on Halsted Street just south of Interstate 80? Lynwood, on Glenwood Dyer Road just off I-394? Calumet City, adjacent to River Oaks Center? Matteson, on[Read More…]
Friday’s superstorm: Flooded viaducts, water rescues and a rampaging Butterfield Creek
H-F’s homegrown rockers set to turn up Flossmoor Fest
Staff Infection started rocking 18 years ago in the halls of Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Since then, the band – it consists of H-F teachers, students and alums – has consistently delivered its classic sound, which music director Jon Elfner calls a mix of “Motown and horn-driven rock.”
Driver killed following early morning Flossmoor Road crash
A Flossmoor man was killed after his car crashed into a utility box and tree in the early morning hours on Aug. 18. The accident took place at 3:30 a.m. Sunday in the 2100 block of Flossmoor Road, according to a police report.
Flossmoor chief: Officers ‘did everything right’ in Sunday standoff
Sunday’s six-and-half-hour police standoff in Flossmoor ended with the peaceful arrest of a man who, at gunpoint, allegedly threatened to kill two officers. The suspect was taken into custody after members of the regional SWAT team entered his house, located in the 2500 block of Caddy Street, and discovered him[Read More…]
Great Squirrel War threat rebuffed
The Great Squirrel War ended about eight years ago when we installed a bird feeder that the crafty, furry critters were unable to climb. Last month, it looked like our backyard squirrels were poised to resume the conflict. We watched in horror as long-tailed commandos made the jump from our[Read More…]
Write-in candidates fall short as Kimmons, Hoag, Mitros win Flossmoor trustee seats
The race for two Flossmoor village board seats turned out much closer than anyone would have predicted three months ago. When the final votes were announced April 23, however, two incumbent trustees – Perry Hoag and James Mitros – defeated their write-in challengers, Michelle Nelson and David Bruni. [Read More…]