Flossmoor officials went on a roller coaster ride before arriving at employee health insurance rates this spring, but when the ride ended, the result was better than they hoped. At one point, it looked like premiums would jump to twice the increase the village budgeted for, but at the May[Read More…]
Business
Creed II, a soul food restaurant, opens in Flossmoor Commons
Creed II, a soul food restaurant owned by Erwin and Tina McKennie, opened in Flossmoor Commons on Saturday, May 18. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner, has a bar adjacent to the dining area and offers catering services. The menu includes chicken wings, pork chops, cabbage, yams, black-eyed peas, macaroni and cheese[Read More…]
Art & Garden Street Fair vendor with down syndrome has a message of kindness
Jacob Kiefor, a 26-year-old Saint John, Indiana, man with down syndrome, paints doormats and silk screens t-shirts with his own designs and messages promoting kindness. He’s set to sell his hand-crafted work at Homewood’s Art & Garden Street Fair on Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1. With the encouragement of Melanie[Read More…]
Village seeks bids for former science center annex on Ridge downtown
An empty storefront in downtown Homewood could become a restaurant, but Homewood trustees urged residents with other ideas to step forward. The Homewood Board of Trustees approved an ordinance on May 14 directing staff to seek alternate bids for the village-owned property at 2018-2020 Ridge Road, formerly planned to be[Read More…]
Embassy Cigar Lounge opens in Flossmoor
Louis Morgan wields the scissors surrounded by family, friends, Flossmoor officials and business partner Corey Singleton during a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 16 for the new Embassy Cigar Lounge at 1615 Vollmer Road. The lounge has a walk-in humidor, a barber shop and golf simulator. Work continues on additional[Read More…]
Flossmoor celebrates opening of House of Goshen hospice
Hakeem and Sade Bello, surrounded by friends, family, Flossmoor officials and area business leaders, cut the first ribbon during a grand opening celebration April 11 for the House of Goshen hospice at 19810 Governors Highway in Flossmoor. Hakeem Bello said the facility needs a few last details to be resolved[Read More…]
Bergstein’s Deli re-opens in Homewood on Martin Avenue
Bergstein’s NY Deli & Sandwich Shop’s ownership and staff and Homewood village officials cut the blue ribbon on Tuesday, May 7, officially marking the completion of Bergstein’s Deli’s move from northern Chicago Heights to downtown Homewood. The family-owned, New York-style Jewish deli has been planning the move for nearly a year.[Read More…]
Homewood Disposal supports community, employees
Kyle Yonker has spent most of his life around garbage. As has his father, Tom, and his grandfather, Wendell. They are, after all, the family behind Homewood Disposal. “I grew up here on the back of a garbage truck since I was 16 or 17, sweeping floors,” Kyle said. “There’s[Read More…]
Homewood martial arts studio holds ribbon cutting ceremony
Woori Taekwondo & Hapkido Academy has kicked open its doors to Homewood residents for its newest establishment and most recent location on 18029 Dixie Highway. Kwan Pil Kim, founder and grandmaster of the academy, and community members, including Mayor Richard Hofeld, celebrated the new business’s ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, April[Read More…]
Hands Of Gold MedSpa & BodySculpting opens in Homewood
The spa celebrated with a new business’s ribbon cutting “soft-opening” Thursday, March 14. Tania Jones, a Hazel Crest resident and founder of Hands of Gold MedSpa & BodySculpting, was overjoyed with Homewood’s business representatives and village members being so supportive. “Having Mayor Rich Hofeld and the Homewood Fire Department coming[Read More…]
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