UPDATE: Due to the rainy weather, the Flossmoor Summer Sculpture Tour in Leavitt Park has been moved to Thursday, July 31, at 6 p.m. The Flossmoor Public Art Commission has begun preparations for the 2025 Sculpture Tour at their monthly meeting Monday, July 14. The Sculpture Tour is on Wednesday,[Read More…]
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Community members enjoy games, food at Izaak Walton’s 4th of July picnic
More than 100 community members gathered for the annual Fourth of July picnic at Izaak Walton Preserve in Homewood organized by preserve volunteers. Community members played games, flew American flags and listened to music. They sat at park bench tables or on beach towels, enjoying food prepared by the preserve[Read More…]
Hundreds of Homewood Community Members Enjoy Fourth of July Parade
Hundreds of community members lined the streets of Ridge Road and Dixie Highway in Homewood to watch the Independence Day parade organized by the village of Homewood on the late morning of Friday, July 4. The parade lasted for about 45 minutes. It kicked off at St. John Neumann Catholic[Read More…]
GSU celebrates sculpture with Wright video, outdoor party
Did you know there’s a home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Kankakee? Governors State University will present the documentary “An American Home: Frank Lloyd Wright’s B. Harley Bradley House,” a look at the famed house, at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 12. The viewing is part of the celebration[Read More…]
Community members enjoy food and karaoke at Homewood Block Party
At least a hundred community members and local vendors gathered in downtown Homewood’s Martin Square for Rock the Block on the evening of Thursday, June 26. They sang karaoke and enjoyed food, drinks and each other’s company. The Village of Homewood organized the block party in Martin Square, located on[Read More…]
06.28.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Book Sale. Friends of the Library will host a book sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway. Homewood Outdoor Farmers Market. The market will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Martin Square on Martin Avenue between Chestnut and Ridge roads in downtown Homewood.[Read More…]
06.27.2025 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
Friday, June 27 Gaming Night Outdoors. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host a “back in time” and outdoor game night with games like S.P.U.D, Freeze Tag, Red Light Green Light, Ghost in the Graveyard and more. Saturday, June 28 Book Sale. Friends of the Library will host a book sale from 10[Read More…]
H-F community enjoys food, live music, support at Pride Fest
Hundreds of community members, food vendors and nonprofit organization representatives gathered and enjoyed live music from the Bel Canto Choir and The Divas at Homewood’s Irwin Park for the Homewood-Flossmoor Pride Fest. This was the third annual Pride Fest organized by the Village of Homewood, the Village of Flossmoor and the Homewood-Flossmoor[Read More…]
H-F community celebrates Juneteenth 2025 with parade and block party
The Homewood-Flossmoor community celebrated Juneteenth with a vibrant parade followed by a block party at Parker Junior High School. The 2025 Juneteenth Parade began at Western Avenue Elementary School and marched down Flossmoor Road to Parker. Attendees at the block party enjoyed live music from DJ Chicago Rambo, various food[Read More…]
Homewood Science Center’s annual Summer Fest returns in July
The Homewood Science Center board is hoping to raise $50,000 at its annual Summer Fest fundraiser on July 17. The event, from 6 to 10 p.m. at Idlewild Country Club in Flossmoor, is open to adults 21 and over. A new addition to this year’s program will be a pre-event[Read More…]
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