HOMEWOOD BOARD — Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. To watch the livestream of the meeting, click here. Meeting ID is 980 4907 6232 and the password is 830183. On the agenda: Granting the village permission to issue a $2.6 million general obligation bond for[Read More…]
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Jerel Jones hired as Richton Park deputy police chief
Former Flossmoor Police Chief Jerel Jones took the oath of office Monday, Sept. 9, as Richton Park’s deputy police chief. The overflowing board room at Richton Park village hall included more than a dozen Flossmoor residents who opposed Jones’ firing by the Village of Flossmoor in March. More details to[Read More…]
PSC Community Day is celebrated Wednesday
Prairie State College (PSC) will host its third annual Community Day Celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 4 to 7 p.m. in lots C and D off Vollmer and Halsted, on the main PSC campus at 202 South Halsted St., in Chicago Heights. It is part of Homecoming Week at[Read More…]
Popology Chicago Popcorn closes its doors
Popology Chicago Popcorn, a gourmet popcorn shop in downtown Homewood formally known as Pop Culture, has permanently closed its doors after six years in business. Owner Carlos Smith said he needed more time to care for family members who fell ill but is still grateful to have served the Homewood community[Read More…]
H-F welcomes U of I representatives to campus
Homewood-Flossmoor High School students and staff got to interact with representatives of the University of Illinois system during a visit Sept. 3. U of I has three campuses – Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield. H-F’s 2023 statistics show 139 seniors applied at Urbana-Champaign, 90 at Chicago and 14 at Springfield. From[Read More…]
The Weeks | Sept. 8: Hidden Gem scenes/results, Homewood development projects at P&Z, Thornton Township spending limits
THE WEEK > Your government (Meetings are open to the public.) Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. The agenda is available here. To watch the livestream of the meeting, click here. Highlights: The board will consider[Read More…]
Services for storyteller and dentist Karen O’Donnell will be Sept. 30
Storyteller extraordinaire and local dentist Karen O’Donnell died Monday, Sept. 2, after a battle with cancer. A memorial mass will be said at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, at St. John Neumann Church, 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood. Dr. O’Donnell recently marked 10 years of Homewood Stories, an open mic[Read More…]
Hidden Gem 2024: New men’s division record set in fifth annual Hidden Gem Half Marathon
Colin Mickow of Oswego broke his own Hidden Gem Half Marathon record in the men’s division Saturday, Sept. 7, running at a 4:52 minute-per-mile pace to clock a time of 1:03:44. That broke the previous record he set in 2021 by 4 seconds, according to online race results. Mickow also[Read More…]
Hidden Gem 2024: The Gem gets Heather Hill buzzing with excitement
The Gem route wraps around Heather Hill, where every year, residents take the opportunity to cheer the runners on through their seventh mile of the half-marathon. This year, neighbors welcomed the athletes to Heather Hill with a cheer group inspired by Super Mario Bros. Princess Peach offered a mushroom power-up[Read More…]
Hidden Gem 2024: Mutual admiration from runners and volunteers in Flossmoor Hills
“Woo! Great job!” “Keep going!” Brandy Vital and her niece, Avery Boykin-Harris, hollered out words of encouragement as Hidden Gem runners turned onto 188th Street from Hamlin Avenue shortly after 8 a.m. Volunteers from South Suburban Vineyard Church and Flossmoor Hills School were at the ready as the crowd of[Read More…]