THE WEEK > Meetings Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 20, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Flossmoor Green Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, in the committee room at village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Stuff to do Monday, Nov. 20Thanksgiving break skating. The[Read More…]
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Homewood District 153 proposes $24.1M tax levy
The District 153 school board was presented with a proposed levy request of $24.1 million for 2023. The funds will cover costs for the district’s administration of Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools in Homewood. The money is divided among 10 funds, including operations and maintenance, education which covers salaries,[Read More…]
Small Business Saturday will feature sales, extended hours, games and prizes at local stores
Small Business Saturday is every year the day after Black Friday and falls on Nov. 25 this year. Community members walk around Homewood and Flossmoor’s shopping districts, taking advantage of extended store hours, free snacks and discounts at participating local businesses. “When you shop local, it stays local. It goes[Read More…]
Veterans honored at two events in Homewood
The group of James Hart School musicians sounding taps during the Veterans Day flag-raising ceremony on Nov. 10 had a novel experience. Sunshine. District 153 Superintendent Scott McAlister and VFW Post 8077 Commander John Beele both remarked on the fortunate weather for the school’s annual event honoring local veterans. “We’ve[Read More…]
11.17.2023 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
“HUNGER GAMES” TRIVIA — To celebrate the release of the latest “Hunger Games” movie, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” Homewood Public Library will host a “Hunger Games” trivia contest from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Friday in the F.O.R.T. upstairs in the library, 17917 Dixie Highway. FETCHING MARKET — There will be food, live music[Read More…]
Trot before turkey tradition returns
For the 55th year, the Southland welcomes Chicago area runners to the Thornton Turkey Trot races on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 23, at Sweet Woods Forest Preserve, 183rd Street and Cottage Grove Avenue in Glenwood. The community race offers thousands of runners a scenic run before their Thanksgiving festivities. [Read More…]
11.16.2023 | What You Need To Know Today
FLOSSMOOR PLAN COMMISSION — The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Find the agenda here. The commission will consider a request for a special use permit amendment, site plan review and plat consolidation for a project at 19581 Governors Highway by Flossmoor Animal Hospital and a[Read More…]
11.15.2023 | What You Need To Know Today
HOMEWOOD LIBRARY BOARD — Trustees will hold a public hearing at 6:45 p.m. on the tax levy followed by a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, in the library, 17917 Dixie Highway. Find the agenda here. BERGSTEIN’S SANDWICH CONTEST — Construction has begun on Bergstein’s New York Deli in the space[Read More…]
Smash, bash, splat: Pumpkins get pummeled before heading to compost
Ernie Ratowitz of Flossmoor has been volunteering at the Pumpkin Smash event sponsored by the Chicago Southland Green Committee for about five years. What brought him back to Coyote Run Golf Course on Nov. 4 to help again was the opportunity to contribute to a good cause and to see[Read More…]
Hart students perform ‘Aladdin Jr.’ Thursday and Friday
Watch the adventures of Aladdin and his flying carpet when students at James Hart School perform the musical “Aladdin Jr.” Thursday and Friday, Nov. 16 and 17, at the school, 18220 Morgan Ave. in Homewood. Aladdin Jr. is a one-act musical adapted from the 1992 Walt Disney film “Aladdin.” The[Read More…]
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