The District 153 school board approved a three-year contract with the Homewood Education Association (HEA) at the Monday, Dec. 16, board meeting. The contract includes wage increases of 5% for the 2025-26 year, and 4.5% in both 2026-27 and 2027-28 years, with additional money toward insurance costs. Contract language also[Read More…]
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New study finds systemic inequities in property assessment
The Cook County Property Tax (PTAX) Reform Group, in collaboration with Josh Myers Valuation Solutions, has released a comprehensive study on commercial property valuation practices in Cook County. The study focused on the processes, practices and outcomes of commercial valuation by both the Cook County Assessor’s Office (CCAO) and the[Read More…]
New physicians join Specialty Physicians of Illinois
Three new physicians recently joined Specialty Physicians of Illinois LLC and are accepting new patients in Olympia Fields. Gastroenterologist Amer AlSamman, MD; cardiologist Brittany Dixon, MD, FACC; and breast surgical oncologist Raquel Gonzalez Heredia, MD, PhD all joined Specialty Physicians this fall. AlSamman is a board-certified gastroenterologist. He attended medical[Read More…]
Metra posts info about holiday fares, schedules
Metra is making it easier to plan your holiday travel by offering Family Fares, special holiday schedules and free rides after 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. Metra’s Family Fares has been extended to all travel, including weekdays, between now and Dec. 29. Family Fares, which are always available for[Read More…]
12.17.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, in the Viking Room, South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. The agenda is available here. The board will consider setting the 2024 tax levy and whether to issue property tax abatement via Property Tax Relief Grant Programs. The board[Read More…]
Water rate study looks for ways to fund lead line replacement
A water rate study was a main topic of discussion at the Homewood village board meeting on Dec. 10. Director of Finance Amy Zukowski said it was the first water rate study conducted for the village in 15 years. Zukowski said the water and sewer fund must be self-sufficient. With[Read More…]
Southgate TIF district expired and is officially terminated
The Homewood Village board officially terminated the 23-year-old Southgate tax increment financing (TIF) district at the Dec. 10 meeting. The TIF was established in 2000 and officially expired in December 2023. TIF districts are designated areas where a portion of the property taxes are used to fund projects to support[Read More…]
Flossmoor board to consider agreement with developer interested in long vacant downtown property
Flossmoor trustees will have a chance at the Monday, Dec. 16, board meeting to approve a development agreement that could lead to the construction of a mixed commercial and residential structure in the 2600 block of Flossmoor Road. The property just west of the Civic Center has been vacant for[Read More…]
Homewood approves property sale for Mexican restaurant development
A redevelopment agreement between the Village of Homewood and Joaquin Anguiano, the owner of an upcoming Mexican restaurant, was approved at the Dec. 10 board meeting. The restaurant will be called Tequila Raizes, located at 18134-18138 Dixie Highway. The founders describe it as a family-friendly, festive Mexican restaurant serving breakfast,[Read More…]
The Weeks | Dec. 15: Flossmoor Road development, H-F graduation requirements, vote for Cece, more holiday events
Meetings this week | Stuff to do | Plan ahead | Last week’s stories THE WEEK > Your government Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Education will hold a committee of the whole meeting at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 16, in the Viking Room, South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. The agenda[Read More…]
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