The Homewood Business Association will host a PJ Progressive Shopping Event from 7 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 25. The best bargains will be available early, but shoppers need not bother to change out of their pajamas before visiting Homewood stores. Promotions might vary at participating stores, but generally[Read More…]
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Sline retires from Homewood Police Department after 30 years of service
Craig S. Sline officially entered his retirement at the Homewood Village Board meeting on Jan. 14, where he was honored and congratulated. Sline served 30 years for the Homewood Police Department since joining on Jan. 9, 1995. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Governors State[Read More…]
H-F Park District readies new tennis, pickleball courts in Heather Hill
Residents at the Heather Hill Civic Association meeting Jan. 15 got an update from Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Executive Director Doug Boehm on the new tennis court and two pickle ball courts being built at Highlands Park. Two tennis courts were removed when the park district sold property near Heather Hill[Read More…]
01.18.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Metra delays. Trains could experience delays today and Sunday, Jan. 19, because of planned track construction. Delays could be up to 30 minutes when passing through the work zone. Listen to announcements for any platform changes. For additional information visit metra.com/constructionnotices. Yoga Storytime. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host a story[Read More…]
Primo’s Café & Deli opening soon on Ridge Road
Primo’s Café & Deli, a café and diner serving Italian food and freshly roasted coffee, is set to open at 2057 Ridge Road in downtown Homewood, the former location of Redbird Cafe. Scott Donkel owns Primo’s and The Ridgewood, the bar in the adjacent storefront. He and his daughter, Amy Donkel-Rohne,[Read More…]
01.17.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Friday, Jan. 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave., will host an MLK Day of Service event starting at noon. “Drop in any time of the day and help complete projects for our community. Donations of non-perishable food items will be accepted to be[Read More…]
MLK list includes bird making art project
The Village of Flossmoor Green Commission and the Southland Green Committee are hosting a workshop on Monday, Jan. 20, to work on a craft project that will be part of an art installation in Chicago. It is one of the village’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service projects. The[Read More…]
01.16.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Appearance Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream of the meeting will be available here. Meeting ID 844 1118 8079, passcode 170845. Highlight: The commission will review the latest draft of the revised sign code. Just For Fun: Writers[Read More…]
Muralist captures Homewood’s culture in new piece
A new downtown mural created by Nate Otto captures bits of Homewood to show off what makes the village special. Otto said he took pictures of “ten different places and I figured out a way to kind of distill their representation to really simple lines.” When the Hartford Building, a[Read More…]
01.15.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, in the library, 17917 Dixie Highway. The agenda is available here. Read, Rock, n’ Rhyme. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host a story time starting at 10:30 a.m. designed for ages birth to 7 years old. “It’s[Read More…]
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