Flossmoor’s Hanukkah and Kwanzaa celebrations concluded on New Year’s Day in Flossmoor Park with the lighting of the final candles on both the menorah and the kinara. Flossmoor resident Zack Moss lit the menorah alongside his wife, who led two traditional blessings for the evening. Moss spoke about his appreciation[Read More…]
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Neighbors share family traditions during Hanukkah and Kwanzaa candle lightings
Homewood-Flossmoor residents gathered on a cold, rainy New Year’s Eve to participate in the village’s nightly candle-lighting ceremony in honor of Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. Larry and Nancy Burrows, who have lived in Flossmoor for 39 years, lit the menorah and led attendees in the blessing for the evening. The couple[Read More…]
01.04.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
STEM Saturdays. The Homewood Science Center hosts fun learning play from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 18022 Dixie Highway. Activities include Pixel Pegs, Early Math Counts, Children’s Book Inspired Making and Tinkering, Imagination Playground, Dinosaur Bones, LEGO Wall, Behind the Wall, Ramps and Pathways and Guacamole the T-Rex.
01.03.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Disposal. Thursday pickup will be today; Friday pickup will be on Saturday, Jan. 4.
01.02.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Disposal. Wednesday pickup will be today; Thursday pickup will be on Friday, Jan. 3; and Friday pickup will be on Saturday, Jan. 4.
Top stories of 2024
We’ve just bidden goodbye to 2024, an eventful year in Homewood and Flossmoor. We saw new developments and businesses, controversies big and small, big achievements and milestones. Here’s a list of the 25 stories readers found most interesting based on the number of views each story received. Most read stories[Read More…]
01.01.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Disposal. No trash pickup service today. Wednesday pickup will be on Thursday, Jan. 2; Thursday pickup will be on Friday, Jan. 3; and Friday pickup will be on Saturday, Jan. 4. Metra. Metra trains will operate on a Sunday/Holiday schedule today. Click here for train schedules and ticket information. Village of Flossmoor. Village hall[Read More…]
Kids celebrate 2025 at Noon Year’s Eve party
Kids had fun marking time until the countdown for the Noon Year’s Eve celebration at the H-F Sports Complex in Homewood. A bouncy house, crafts, basketball play for little ones and older kids, and games, including bowling and checkers, gave kids a chance to run and play before they came[Read More…]
Heather Hill detention basin contractor regrades to correct drainage problem
On Christmas Eve, a crew was working to regrade the bottom of the Heather Hill detention basin in Flossmoor to correct a problem that resulted in pooling water in the structure that was built during the summer months. The basin is part of a multi-phase project designed to reduce flooding[Read More…]
12.31.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Disposal. Service will be on a normal schedule today. No service on New Years Day, Jan. 1. Wednesday pickup will be on Thursday, Jan. 2; Thursday pickup will be on Friday, Jan. 3; and Friday pickup will be on Saturday, Jan. 4. Metra. Metra trains will be operating on a reduced[Read More…]
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