In 2007, millions and millions of periodic cicadas emerged from the ground, sang their songs, found their mates, deposited their eggs and died. Their kids are back. Early emerging members of Brood XIII, the cicada group that inhabits northern Illinois, have already started peeping out of their burrows, and by[Read More…]
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Homewood Art & Garden Street Fair returns with more than 70 craft and food vendors
Homewood’s annual spring festival, the Art & Garden Street Fair, will return May 31 and June 1. More than 70 vendors will line the streets downtown selling a wide variety of handcrafted items. Vendors include local and regional artists, jewelry designers, textile makers, candle makers, bath and body products creators,[Read More…]
5.7.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
H-F PARK DISTRICT BOARD — Commissioners will hold a committee meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, in the Goldberg Administration Center, 3301 Flossmoor Road. Find the agenda here. Discussion topics will include credit card fees, Lions Club Pool, HF Ice Arena doors and advertising.BREMEN TOWNSHIP BOARD — Trustees will meet at 7 p.m.[Read More…]
Colorful books, interesting topics exciting Churchill School readers
Maybe it was the pictures, or the interesting themes. Or maybe it was the stories themselves that got kids at Churchill School excited about the new Imagine Learning books. Unlike the current textbook that gave the third, fourth and fifth graders a paragraph or two on a topic to read[Read More…]
The Weeks | May 5: Heather Hill basin discussion, D161 transportation contract, sculpture move, Homewood trustee resigns, redevelopment of former Brunswick Zone moves forward
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, May 6, in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. Find the agenda here. Attend the meeting remotely here. ►► Highlights: The board will consider extending its transportation contract with Kickert with a proposed 5.5% increase over this[Read More…]
Heather Hill neighbors meet with Flossmoor mayor Saturday to discuss storm water storage options
Heather Hill neighborhood residents Stephen and Donna Ramsey called an informal meeting at Leavitt Park on Saturday, May 4, so residents could learn more from Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson about the various options the village has available to mitigate flooding problems. The village board voted 4 to 3 on April[Read More…]
Thornton Township residents rally April 27 to express concerns about fiscal management, services
Residents from communities throughout Thornton Township gathered on a River Oaks Mall parking lot Saturday, April 27, to demonstrate unity and continue pressing their concerns about governance of the township and the Village of Dolton. The rally was organized by the Advisory Committee to the People’s Trustees of Dolton (ACPTD),[Read More…]
Volunteers take time out to beautify H-F parks
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s annual Park Pride event brought dozens of volunteers out on Saturday, May 4, for the annual spring event cleaning and refreshing the parks. Throughout the morning, volunteers of all ages dug out weeds, planted flowers, picked up garbage and prepared baseball fields. Pat Nevins has been[Read More…]
Flossmoor board to discuss alternate plan for temporary storm water storage in Heather Hill neighborhood
The Flossmoor Board of Trustees will discuss alternatives to a planned storm water detention basin near Heather Hill School at the regular meeting, 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 6. After resident opposition developed recently to a plan for a storm water detention basin near Heather Hill School, the Flossmoor board voted[Read More…]
5.4.2024 | What You Need To Know
OFF-LEASH BIKE RIDE — A nine-mile ride every Saturday starting at 8:30 a.m. at GoodSpeed Cycle, 2125 W. 183rd St. in Homewood. The route includes Butterfield Creek bike path, past Rover’s Run and through Izaak Walton Preserve. No registration. Donuts upon return. This week, the group will make a pit stop in[Read More…]
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