As part of its second annual Homecoming Week, Prairie State College will host a free community celebration from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 16, featuring food trucks, a car show, face painting, games, giveaways, and more, in the PSC main campus parking lot, located at 202 S. Halsted[Read More…]
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Recyclepalooza attracts more traffic, gathers unused stuff
On one of the first sunny, crisp days of fall, Recyclepalooza volunteers gathered in the Parker Junior High School parking lot to unload widely various items from a steady stream of vehicles. Flossmoor Community Engagement Manager Stephanie Wright said the event on Saturday, Oct. 7, was busier this year than[Read More…]
Team Luke wraps up cystic fibrosis fundraising campaign
Tracey King and her kids, Adele and Quinn, are on the home stretch of their campaign to raise $50,000 by 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, for Team Luke and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The three made a pitch for donations at the Sept. 26 Homewood Board of Trustees meeting. Adele explained[Read More…]
10.12.2023 | What You Need To Know Today
HOMEWOOD P&Z MEETING POSTPONED— The Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission scheduled for tonight has been postponed to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 at village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. TRAIL MIX CONCERT CHANGE— Trail Mix organizers have peered at the forecast and decided it might not be fun to be outdoors on a[Read More…]
Next Homewood Stories show is Oct. 17
Five guest presenters will entertain at the Tuesday, Oct. 17, session of Homewood Stories. Telling their true stories will be Margaret Burk, co-producer and co-host of storytelling events in Oak Park/River Forest who’s performed throughout the Chicago area; Joe Mallon, a retiree who coaches girls track and field; Paul Teodo,[Read More…]
Local NAACP branch announces Freedom Fund Luncheon theme ‘THRIVING: In Our Community’
The NAACP Chicago Far-South Suburban Branch (CFSSB) announced Monday that its annual Freedom Fund Luncheon will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Nov. 5. The luncheon, themed “THRIVING: In Our Community,” will be hosted at the Serbian Social Center, 18550 Stoney Island Ave. in Lansing. “This event is[Read More…]
10.11.2023 | What You Need To Know Today
CIELITO LINDO— The strolling mariachi band will perform in Flossmoor Park from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday to help the village celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. From 5-6 p.m. the park district will offer drop-in sugar skull painting for all ages at Park Place (the warming house) in Flossmoor Park. HOMEWOOD HISTORICAL[Read More…]
Flossmoor continues streak, receives financial reporting recognition 45th year
Flossmoor Finance Director Scott Bordui performed a familiar duty at the village board meeting on Oct. 2, presenting the 45th consecutive Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Financial Officers Association. The award was for fiscal year 2022. Bordui and Assistant Finance Director Ann Novoa presented[Read More…]
10.10.2023 | What You Need To Know Today
TRAFFIC DELAYS ON DIXIE — Homewood announced construction crews will be working on Dixie Highway in front of Homewood Brewery north of 183rd Street from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. DISTRICT 161 SCHOOL BOARD — The board will meet at 6 p.m. tonight at Normandy Village, 41 E. Elmwood Drive.[Read More…]
Organizations host program examining Illinois’ Invest in Kids Act
Cassie Creswell, director of the Illinois Families for Public Schools, will be the guest speaker Wednesday, Oct. 18, at a program looking at Illinois’ Invest in Kids Act and how it shifts money from public to private schools. Creswell is part of the “Take Action: Sunset Invest in Kids” program[Read More…]
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