NEWS Tax Assessment Town Hall. Tax payers in the South Suburbs were astounded by the jump in the second installment tax bills that arrived recently. Homewood Mayor Rich Hofeld announced Tuesday that the village will host a town hall meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 20, in the village hall[Read More…]
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Southland Community Garden Walk designed to help celebrate Flossmoor centennial
The 12th annual Southland Community Garden Walk typically highlights gardens throughout the area, but this year, all but one of the gardens are in Flossmoor in recognition of the village’s 100th anniversary. One garden is in Homewood. The walk, sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women South Cook Section,[Read More…]
7.10.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
COMMUNITY BAND CONCERT — The H-F Community Band will perform at 6:45 p.m. tonight in the Irwin Park band shell at 18120 Highland Ave. in Homewood. Tuba Fu will open for the full band. CANDLE MAKING WORKSHOP — Kim Rowe, owner of Blue Pearl Candles in Homewood, will offer a candle making workshop from 6[Read More…]
New Assessor data shows burden shift of 2023 reassessment appeals
The Cook County Assessor’s Office (CCAO) released on June 27 a new set of Data Dashboards for townships and municipalities showing the effect of appeals with the Cook County Board of Review (BoR) on assessed values during the 2023 reassessment cycle. In the 2023 reassessment cycle, properties in the south and west suburbs were[Read More…]
Aurelio’s sidebar: All in the family
‘I’ve been doing this all my life. I was somewhere in this building doing something since I was 13,” said Joe Aurelio, who is now CEO of the Aurelio chain. “My dad [Joseph Jr.] died in 2001, and I’ve been running the company since then.” Aurelio’s description of his hands-on[Read More…]
‘It’s the sauce!’ — Aurelio’s Pizza celebrates 65 years of memories in every bite
When Joseph Aurelio Jr. opened the doors to his four-table Italian eatery in August 1959 on Ridge Road in Homewood, his dream was to specialize in serving the thin-crust pizza made from recipes that have been in the Aurelio family for generations. This year Joe Jr.’s son, Joe Aurelio, who[Read More…]
Physicals Plus Health & Wellness to hold third annual health fair July 27
Annual check-ups and screenings may not be the most thrilling way to spend the day, but Physicals Plus Health & Wellness aims to play a vital role in making them more than just routine. The company will host its third annual health fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on[Read More…]
Flossmoor approves contract to replace closed-circuit camera system
Flossmoor trustees voted in the nick of time July 1 to use the remainder of grant money to help replace its aging video surveillance system with one from Quinlan Security Systems. The grant had to be used by July 1 or the village would risk having to return the unused[Read More…]
Group of Heather Hill residents requests temporary restraining order to halt detention basin project
Attorney Douglas Cipriano, representing a group of Heather Hill neighborhood residents, filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court the week of July 1 seeking a temporary restraining order to halt the construction of a storm water detention basin adjacent to Heather Hill School in Flossmoor. Crystal Cleggett is the only[Read More…]
The Weeks | July 7: Walmart site TIF, sculpture tour, 2018 Ridge sale, community band, Matilda Jr.
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor Public Art Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, July 8, in the village hall committee room, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Find the agenda here. Bloom Township Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at 425 S. Halsted St. Chicago Heights. No agenda had[Read More…]
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