Choo-Choo Ride. GoodSpeed Cycle’s slow roll just riding around bike ride for all ages. Meet at the shop, 2125 W. 183rd St., at 6:30 p.m. The ride is about four miles at a leisurely pace. The ride ends at the shop around 7:30 p.m. with Dilly Bars and beers for riders.[Read More…]
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José Correa’s joy, enthusiasm earn him 2025 Jarrett Rowe Award
When José Correa Jr. was announced as the 2025 recipient of the Flossmoor Baseball and Softball Jarrett Rowe Award on June 24, he received two tokens representing the honor. One was a trophy. The other was a rainbow, courtesy of a brief shower that popped up just as the ceremony[Read More…]
Wind Creek Southland Public Benefit Fund still in early stages of development
Correction: This story originally misstated the recipients of the annual distribution of funds. Since the Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino opened in November 2024, the Wind Creek Southland Public Benefit Fund tied to the project already is approaching $3 million. The fund was created to support scholarships and healthcare across[Read More…]
Homewood School District 153 projects budget to be about $1.9 million for 2024-25
The Homewood District 153 school board amended its 2024-25 budget after a public hearing on June 9. The budget is estimated at $1.9 million. According to Eric Trimberger, chief school business official, the administration requested to amend the budget, that covered the 2024-25 school year, in the amount of $2.78[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…]
The Weeks | June 29: Independence Day celebrations (leave fireworks to the pros), Flossmoor streetscape, new cafe, new restaurant, new coach, Flossmoor village clerk
THE WEEK > Your government Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, in the Goldberg Administration Center, 3301 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. Flossmoor Board of Fire and Police Commissioners will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road.[Read More…]
D161 discusses assessments and ambitious goals for academic achievement and attendance
After hearing mostly good news when discussing results from state and national spring assessments, the Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education discussed goals to significantly boost student academic achievement and reduce chronic absenteeism over the next three to five years. A core component of the plan targets academic proficiency[Read More…]
Franciscan Health, partners hosting Great Lakes Regional Trauma Conference
Franciscan Health is partnering with multiple healthcare organizations from around the Great Lakes for a three-day regional trauma care conference. The Great Lakes Regional Trauma Conference is scheduled to take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, to Friday, Aug. 22 at the Stardust Event Center, 777[Read More…]
Brown comes home to H-F boys basketball
The chance to come back was too much for Brandin Brown to pass up. Homewood-Flossmoor’s new boys basketball coach graduated from the school in 2007. He spent the last three years as an assistant under Robert Brost at Bolingbrook. He and Brost discussed the idea of Brown someday taking over[Read More…]
Flossmoor downtown streetscape rejuvenation begins
Most of downtown Flossmoor’s trees were removed in recent weeks, causing some alarm from visitors who weren’t aware of the details in the village’s streetscape project. The lack of shade is temporary. The streetscape plan includes new trees in a new configuration, so downtown Flossmoor will begin to green up again[Read More…]
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