Homewood Fire Department crews responded to the Home Depot home improvement store at 17845 Halsted St. in Homewood Monday afternoon after receiving a report about 4 p.m. of a fire in a storage rack. Homewood Fire Chief Bob Grabowski said store staff and patrons had already evacuated the building when[Read More…]
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Hundreds support Cancer Support Center’s Walk of Hope
Supporters decked out in pink came out Sunday, Oct. 15, to help the Pink-a-Boo Walk of Hope meet its $75,000 goal for the Cancer Support Center. More than 400 people registered for the walk through Homewood. Walkers started out at the center, 2028 Elm Road, and selected a 1- or[Read More…]
Flossmoor welcomes new police officer
The Flossmoor Board of Trustees was introduced to the village’s newest police officer at its Oct. 2 meeting. Village Clerk Gina LoGalbo administered the oath of office to Benjamin Morris after Police Chief Jerel Jones introduced him to the board. Jones said Morris grew up in South Holland and has[Read More…]
Flossmoor recognizes local breast cancer survivors
Flossmoor recognized National Breast Cancer Awareness Month during the Oct. 2 Board of Trustees meeting, and Mayor Michelle Nelson presented a copy of a proclamation to three local survivors of the disease. Nelson introduced Jill Kopec, Annette Driscoll and Kelly Rose before reading the proclamation. “These three ladies have gone[Read More…]
The Weeks | Oct. 15: Hidden Gem MVP, Homewood Stories, Flossmoor trees, Walk Walton, Harry Potter trivia
MVP Organizers of the Hidden Gem Half Marathon are often quick to credit the hundreds of volunteers who work to make the race a success every year. They also started in 2022 to recognize a member of the team whose contributions stand out. This year, the Hidden Gem Most Valuable[Read More…]
Flossmoor honors Friends of the Library Oct. 15-21
The volunteers who support the Flossmoor Public Library and local readers were honored at the Flossmoor Board of Trustees meeting on Oct. 2 as Mayor Michelle Nelson proclaimed Oct. 15-21 Friends of Libraries Week. Chris Schmitt and Chris Condon represented the Friends of the Flossmoor Public Library organization. “The Friends[Read More…]
Meet Your Merchant: Blue Pearl Candles
Blue Pearl Candles offers unique products and opportunities to learn, according to co-owner Kim Rowe. At the Sept. 26 Homewood Board of Trustees meeting, Rowe and her co-owner and daughter Terri Rowe, introduced the business during the Meet Your Merchant part of the agenda. Terri is a junior at Homewood-Flossmoor[Read More…]
District 153 loses nearly $2 million expected from 2022 referendum
Homewood District 153 expects to see only half of the $4 million in additional revenue it anticipated receiving from the 2022 school funding referendum. The culprit is the reassessment of property done every three years. Taxes are collected based on the Equalized Assessed Valuation (EAV). For District 153, EAV dropped[Read More…]
10.13.2023 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
FIRE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE — The annual Homewood Fire Department open house will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the department, 17950 Dixie Highway. There will be safety activities and demonstrations, the Cook County Sheriff’s Support K-9 Unit will be answering questions about staying safe in emergency situations and the[Read More…]
District 161 approves updated construction plan for $18 million
Work on Flossmoor School District 161 buildings should be completed a year earlier than first estimated and will be funded by a $13 million bond sale. At the school board’s Oct. 10 meeting, Flossmoor School District 161 Associate Superintendent Frances LaBella presented a long range plan with a few changes.[Read More…]
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