Flossmoor celebrated 100 years on the diamond. Youth softball and baseball teams played exhibition games on the Flossmoor Park Bronco field as part of the town’s centennial event Thursday. “When we saw that it was the 100-year anniversary, knowing that baseball has been such a part of the community for[Read More…]
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Huzzah! Vintage baseball a highlight of Flossmoor centennial
For a moment Thursday, Flossmoor residents experienced a taste of the sporting world of pre-Civil War America. A vintage baseball game was part of the town’s centennial celebration Thursday, June 20. The Flossmoor Whistlestoppers and the Deep River Grinders from Hobart, Indiana, played a game under 1858 rules on the[Read More…]
Half Week | June 21: Thornton Township turmoil, Cicada Shuffle, support Juneteenth Fest, legal cycling
DEMOCRACY WATCH Thornton Township meeting failAmid a tsunami of scandals and lawsuits in Dolton and Thornton Township, Tiffany Henyard continues to have trouble getting the basics of governance right. Josh Bootsma of the Lansing Journal reports this morning that Henyard kept members of the public and the press waiting for more than an hour[Read More…]
Juneteenth mural represents a vibrant community
Organized by the artist Jess Timeless, a mural and collective masterpiece painted by community members united visitors to the HF Juneteenth Festival on June 15. Jess Timeless is a visual and expression artist dedicated to creating art representing her culture and heritage. In addition to painting, Chicago artist Jess Patterson,[Read More…]
Park district imposes fee to recoup credit card charges
Starting Aug. 1, guests using a credit card at Wiley’s Grill in Flossmoor will be charged a 3% fee to help the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District recoup a portion of the $200,000 paid annually to credit card companies for transactions. Park commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday, June 18, to impose a[Read More…]
6.20.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME — Flossmoor will celebrate the village’s 100th anniversary with a trio of baseball games at Bronco Field in Flossmoor Park, a car show and ending with a drone show at dusk, the first of its kind in the Southland. The third ballgame will be an old-time[Read More…]
Flossmoor features new public art, fundraiser for art program
Art aficionados can now enjoy new public sculptures in the Village of Flossmoor. This spring the village added new sculptures to its permanent collection of public art, plus it incorporated a new sculpture into its rotational collection. At the west end of Flossmoor, located in Ballantrae Park, 1404 Lanark[Read More…]
Residents invited to share ideas on Irwin Park playground redesign
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District invites the community to a meeting on Thursday, June 27, to review plans and offer input on a redesign of the playground area at Irwin Park in Homewood. The meeting, scheduled from 6 to 7 p.m., will be at the Irwin Center, 18120 Highland Ave. If[Read More…]
6.19.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
HF JUNETEENTH PARADE — The parade will start at 9 a.m. from Western Avenue School, travel south on Brassie Avenue to Flossmoor Road, then west to Park Junior High. Organizers invite residents to come out and enjoy the show. PICS IN THE PARK — Homewood-Flossmoor Park District hosts opportunities every Wednesday, 5 to 6:30[Read More…]
6.18.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
BUBBLES WITH BECKY — Discovery Preschool will host a pop-up bubble play session for kids age 2 to 5 from noon to 12:45 p.m. on the Irwin Center band shell, 18120 Highland Ave. Meet Ms. Becky on the Irwin Community Center band shell and enjoy whimsical bubble play. Guided tours of Discovery[Read More…]
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