Homewood trustees will consider a staff recommendation to sell the village-owned building at 2018-2020 Ridge Road to Grace Cui of Chicago Investment Group. Cui plans to convert the former karate studio into a Mongolian barbecue restaurant. Cui approached the village in April with a proposal to purchase the building. The previous owner[Read More…]
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Homewood trustees to consider new TIF district including former Walmart store
Walmart closed its store at 17550 S. Halsted St. in March 2023, and now Homewood officials are considering establishing a new tax increment financing district on the west side of Halsted to help attract a developer to the site. The Board of Trustees will consider a contract Tuesday, July 9,[Read More…]
Flossmoor trustees create new police leadership position
Flossmoor trustees approved the creation of a new position, director of police services, at the board meeting Monday, July 1. The move is designed to enable Carl Estelle to take the helm of the police department. The vote was 4 to 2, with Trustees Joni Bradley-Scott and Rosalind Mustafa voting[Read More…]
7.6.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
BARB AND DAN’S ROAD RIDE — Weekly bike ride starts at 8 a.m. Saturday from GoodSpeed Cycle, 2125 W. 183rd St. in Homewood. There are two groups. One is a no-one-gets-dropped group that follows a 20-mile route. Another group goes on a longer ride. Helmets required. Lights encouraged. Riders of all[Read More…]
Scenes from the Homewood 4th of July parade
Homewood and area residents gathered along Dixie Highway and Ridge Road on Thursday, July 4, to celebrate the nation’s independence with the village’s traditional parade. Overcast skies kept the morning from becoming very hot, but the clouds drizzled a bit on the parade before it ended at Izaak Walton Nature[Read More…]
7.4.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood parade. Homewood’s annual 4th of July parade kicks off at 10 a.m. from St. John Neumann Church lot, 17951 Dixie Highway, and proceeds to Ridge Road then east to the Izaak Walton Preserve. The best way to watch the parade is at the curb, but if you can’t make it,[Read More…]
Half Week | July 3: Southland Garden walk/ride, park district holiday schedule, 2 history books for the holidays, remembering Alexis Wilson
Garden walk on wheels There is no better way to go on the Southland Community Garden Walk than by bike, according to me. The annual fundraiser sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women South Cook is compact this year, with six of the seven gardens located in Flossmoor. And[Read More…]
Homewood to host second annual Gottschalk the Walk
Painters and artists from across Homewood and Flossmoor will come together to enjoy the community as they chalk the sidewalk during the second-annual Gottschalk the Walk on July 21. Artists can stop by Martin Avenue between Ridge Road and Kroner Avenue anytime from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to chalk[Read More…]
Dunning’s 4th annual Battle of the Chefs to raise money for iCanDream Center
The fourth annual Battle of Chefs, a live cooking competition, will take place in front of Dunning’s Market & Deli in downtown Flossmoor on the evening of Saturday, July 27. Proceeds will be donated to the iCanDream Center, a nonprofit organization in Tinley Park that empowers kids with autism and[Read More…]
Community asked for input on redesign of Irwin Park play area
Residents got a first look at three plans before the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District for updating the playground at the west end of Irwin Park. The park in Homewood is along Ridge Road between Gottschalk and Highland Avenues. Liz Dafoe of Upland Design, the consulting firm working on the plans, shared[Read More…]
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