THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Find the agenda here. Watch the video stream here. ID 890 0999 7471, Passcode 60422, or call 312-626-6799. Highlights: The board will consider: Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Education will[Read More…]
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Governors State University President Cheryl Green announces retirement
Cheryl Green, president of Governors State University, announced her retirement, effective March 1, 2025. In an email addressed to the GSU community, Green shared that her decision to retire from a 37-year career in higher education comes after receiving cancer treatment last year, during which she took a brief leave[Read More…]
Blue Pearl Candles moves to downtown Homewood
Blue Pearl Candles, a candle shop that uses all plant-based ingredients, relocated to downtown Homewood on Saturday, Aug. 3. “Traffic. Partnerships. Location,” Blue Pearl owner Kim Rowe said of the store’s move to 2050 Ridge Road in downtown from the northern end of Dixie Highway. “We’re going to be working[Read More…]
SSC Barber College hosts Back-to-School event with free haircuts and supplies
South Suburban College (SSC) Barber College will hold a Back-to-School event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the SSC Main Campus, 15800 S. State St., South Holland. The event will be held in the SSC Cafeteria. This community-focused event will offer free haircuts for students,[Read More…]
District 161 begins the school year almost fully staffed despite resignations
Like many schools in Illinois, Flossmoor School District 161 has struggled to fill positions in past years. The district is in a better position this academic year. According to Superintendent Dana Smith, District 161 has one open certified teaching position for the 2024-25 school year. A candidate has been identified[Read More…]
Pamela Haney – Thriving as college president, wife and mother
Homewood resident Pamela J. Haney makes multi-tasking look easy. As president of Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, she’s the chief executive with responsibilities that include making sure the campus is a welcoming and inclusive place for faculty, students, and the community, providing a vision for the college’s operations[Read More…]
Homewood hosts demonstration of law enforcement products
Homewood Police Chief Denise McGrath marveled at the law enforcement technology on display in the village hall parking lot on Wednesday, Aug. 14. There were advanced tasers, drones, body worn camera systems and a virtual reality taser simulation provided by Axon. Those tools didn’t exist when McGrath started her law[Read More…]
8.16.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
D161 BACK TO SCHOOL BASH — The Village of Flossmoor, Flossmoor Public Library and School District 161 are hosting a Back to School Bash from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday in Flossmoor Park. There will be games, resources, music and spirit wear swap. BID WHIST — The H-F Park District will host Bid Whist[Read More…]
Izaak Walton’s ‘Seasons’ calendar makes a comeback for 2025
Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve has launched its sixth annual calendar photo competition: Seasons of Izaak Walton/2025. Entrants can submit a maximum of five entries. Photos can be of weather, landscape, birds, dogs, other animals, and unidentifiable people. Photographs must be shot within Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve. All submissions must be[Read More…]
Flossmoor celebrates 100 years with baseball, cars, music, food, drones and community
Flossmoor was incorporated on June 20, 1924, and the community celebrated its 100th birthday on Thursday, June 20, with a party that featured the most timeless of American traditions, baseball and cars. Visitors strolled along Brassie Avenue from near Flossmoor Road to Vardon Place to admire cars and trucks ranging[Read More…]
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