The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security is advising residents to prepare for a multi-wave winter storm and dangerously low temperatures expected to impact the state starting Friday, Jan. 23, through Sunday, Jan. 25. A major weather system is expected to bring extreme cold across most of[Read More…]
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Metra to operate reduced schedules on Friday due to severe cold
With severe cold forecast for the Chicago region, Metra has made the decision to operate reduced schedules on all its lines on Friday, Jan. 23. The severe weather schedules for Metra Electric line have been posted on Metra’s website, metra.com. In general, the level of service will be similar to the[Read More…]
Illinois unveils plan to address needs of older adults
The Illinois Department on Aging today released EngAging Illinois: A Comprehensive Plan for Living Well, a landmark multisector plan addressing the needs of older adults and caregivers. The plan establishes a decade-long blueprint to ensure the growing population of older Illinoisans can live dignified, engaged, productive, and meaningful lives at every stage of[Read More…]
A More Perfect Place: Excerpt from Chapter 11, ‘Superpower’
Editor’s Note: Lifelong Flossmoor resident Tom Dobrez has authored a new history of the village, “A More Perfect Place: The Story of Flossmoor.” In conjunction with Flossmoor’s Future, the Foundation for the Preservation of Flossmoor History and Vicki Stephenson of HF Homes, Dobrez sponsored a short film to accompany the[Read More…]
H-F High goes on lockdown after gun found on campus
Homewood-Flossmoor High School was on lockdown Friday afternoon after a gun was discovered on campus. Flossmoor Police Commander Tim Filkins said the perpetrator was in custody. No one was injured. H-F administrators moved from a soft lockdown to a full lockdown around 1:15 p.m. Students were told to stay in[Read More…]
Homewood police arrest suspect in armed robbery late Saturday (free)
Homewood police apprehended a Freeport man suspected of robbing the Mobil gas station at 17500 Dixie Highway late Saturday, Nov. 1. According to police, Devon Smallwood, 35, was located by officers responding to a report of an armed robbery at the gas station just before 11:30 p.m. Smallwood allegedly entered[Read More…]
Motorcyclist killed in crash on 183rd Street in Homewood on Saturday
A 42-year-old man from Markham was killed Saturday, May 31, when his motorcycle struck a vehicle crossing 183rd Street on Hood Avenue in Homewood. Homewood police said the crash occurred shortly before 9:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of 183rd Street. The motorcycle was traveling westbound on 183rd when it[Read More…]
Letter: Flossmoor Station co-owner opposes possible changes to village food truck policy
I write on behalf of Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery to encourage the Flossmoor Village Board of Trustees to keep in place the current village ordinance which prohibits the use of food trucks in the central business district of downtown Flossmoor except for certain limited village-approved special events. Flossmoor[Read More…]
Obituary: Joe ‘Alan’ Long | April 5, 1942 – April 18, 2025
Joe “Alan” Long, 83, of Traverse City, died Friday, April 18, 2025. He was born on April 5, 1942 in Logansport, Indiana the son of Joe Dweese and Ruby Pauline (Searer) Long. He graduated from Purdue University with a Doctorate Degree in Psychology. Alan was a Psychologist in Private Practice[Read More…]
H-F offers grief counseling following student’s death
Homewood-Flossmoor High School will have counselors available when school opens Monday to help students deal with the sudden and tragic death of student Tom Mya Lyons who died after a car accident early Sunday morning. It is believed the accident occurred after students left the H-F prom at the Field[Read More…]
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