The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District approved a transfer of $1.5 million into its capital fund that will help underwrite improvements in three parks and cover the replacement costs for new air conditioning units at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Center. Residents’ input helped make the decisions on which playground equipment options[Read More…]
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05.20.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Education Planning Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 20, in the Viking Room, South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. The agenda is available here. Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, in the Goldberg Administration Center, 3301 Flossmoor Road.[Read More…]
05.21.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Flossmoor Community Relations Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. Homewood Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in the library, 17917 Dixie Highway. The agenda is available here. FSL House Walk. The Flossmoor Service League will be showcasing four beautiful homes[Read More…]
GoodSpeed to celebrate 15 years of keeping Homewood rolling
GoodSpeed Cycles owner Graham Bolkema will celebrate his shop’s 15-year anniversary May 24 with family, friends, bike enthusiasts, and anyone who stops by the store at 2125 W. 183rd St. in Homewood that day. To mark the store’s opening in 2010, Graham and his operations manager, Steve Buchtel, are organizing[Read More…]
The Weeks | May 18: Flossmoor townhome plan, Dismukes resigns, chicken class, Fido’s Landing, big bike bash
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 19, at Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. The agenda is available here. The livestream of the meeting will be available here. Highlights: Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m.[Read More…]
Food drive May 31 at St. John Neumann Parish
Volunteers are holding a food drive from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 31, at St. John Neumann Parish parking lot, 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood, to support the efforts of the Catholic Charities Food Drive. Between 150 and 200 families in need visit the pantry each week. The[Read More…]
Fehr Graham will conduct a water quality study of Izaak Walton Preserve ponds
The Homewood Village Board agreed to hire Fehr Graham to conduct a water quality study for the Prairie Lakes Stormwater Detention Facility, a series of ponds on the west side of Izaak Walton Preserve. The board’s action May 13 means a broader water quality study for Izaak Walton is now[Read More…]
Catholic school students raise funds for children, families served by Franciscan Health
Children and families served by Franciscan Health Olympia Fields got a boost from other local kids this spring thanks to fundraisers at local Catholic schools. Students at Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Infant Jesus of Prague School in Flossmoor and St. Agnes School in Chicago Heights all raised[Read More…]
Homewood Board approves property tax relief for Dave’s Hot Chicken building
At its May 13 meeting, the Village of Homewood board approved a Class 8 property tax relief measure that was requested by Jeffrey Vierra, owner of the building located at 17627 Halsted St. The 4,392-square-foot property consists of two commercial spaces. One is currently Dave’s Hot Chicken and the other[Read More…]
The Drama Group closes the curtain on applying for National Endowment for the Arts grants
If President Donald Trump has his way, the National Endowment for the Arts will be DOA in 2026, according to his proposed budget for 2026, which he released to Congress on May 2. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is one of several organizations on the current administration’s chopping[Read More…]
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