Prairie Jubilee. To kick off the spring season, volunteers at Gensburg Markham Prairie invite the public to join a volunteer-led effort to restore this historic prairie site from 9 a.m. to noon. The project will involve cutting back woody brush with hand-tools. No experience is necessary, and all supplies and tools[Read More…]
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03.20.2026 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
Friday, March 20 Improv Class for Adults. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host from 10 to 11 a.m. an improv workshop for beginners of all abilities, including those who are neurodiverse, seniors or those who like to help others learn. Presented in partnership with Sertoma Star Services. Floss-Flow Adult[Read More…]
Metra to start fare collection technology pilot
In an effort to test potential new fare collection technology and gather data, Metra is starting a pilot program on April 6 that will ask riders to launch their Ventra ticket or show their paper ticket before boarding selected trains at downtown stations. A major goal of the pilot is[Read More…]
BECOME hosts book signing focusing on leadership for women of color
A lively discussion on the role of women and their enduring strength was the topic for a March 7 program led by Flossmoor resident Dominica McBride and her organization, BECOME, at Beyond the Book bookstore in Homewood. McBride hosted the women’s event and book signing for the book “Becoming Change[Read More…]
Driver injured in crash at 183rd and Kedzie on Saturday
A driver was injured in a crash after apparently suffering a medical emergency while driving southbound on Kedzie Avenue on Saturday, March 14, according to Homewood police. The Mazda MPV he was driving drove into oncoming traffic and struck a light pole at the northeast corner of the Kedzie intersection[Read More…]
03.19.2026 | What You Need To Know Today
Community Clean-up Day Sign-up Deadline. The first community clean-up day coordinated by Flossmoor, Homewood and the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District on April 4 will have opportunities for businesses, organizations and families to pitch in and spruce up the area. Sign up here. Registration closes today. Baby Bloomers. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host[Read More…]
Flossmoor considers raising water rates to help balance fund
Village officials are considering water and sewer rate increases as part of the Fiscal Year 2026–27 budget, as they work to stabilize the system and reduce its reliance on the general fund. During a board meeting on March 16, finance staff presented a rate analysis outlining several pricing options and[Read More…]
Homewood board approves special use permits for two fitness studios on 183rd Street
The Homewood Village Board approved special use permits at the March 10 meeting, allowing two fitness studios to open along 183rd Street in the village’s downtown transition zoning district. One permit allows Monique Gill of Hotworx fitness studio to operate at 2000 W. 183rd St., while the other permits a[Read More…]
03.18.2026 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in the library, 17917 Dixie Highway. The agenda is available here. Read, Play, & Grow!: A Storytime for Babies and Toddlers. Meet in the Helen Wilson Meeting Room at Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave., from 10:30 to 11 a.m. for fun[Read More…]
Parker Junior High, Serena Hills staffers honored with Those Who Excel awards
The Illinois State Board of Education has selected two District 161 staff members to receive special recognition through the Those Who Excel program. Honorees are Dana King, a school social worker at Parker Junior High in Flossmoor, and Kelsey Molden, a special education teacher at Serena Hills School in Chicago[Read More…]
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