Despite slow progress, three local legislators say they see things happening on issues around community policing issues. U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, who represents Homewood and Flossmoor in Congress, Illinois Rep. Deborah Meyers-Martin, who represents sections of Homewood and Flossmoor in the Illinois House, and Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller, who[Read More…]
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Flossmoor baseball and softball team make history with three-peat championship
During its Aug. 7 meeting, the Village of Flossmoor Board recognized the performance of the Flossmoor Baseball & Softball (FBBSB) Pony Division team, known as the Railriders. The highlight of the team’s season came on July 22 when they won the South Suburban Youth Baseball League (SSYBL) title for the[Read More…]
D161 is ready for return to school
Summer break is coming to an end for students, and District 161 is prepared for the new year. Members of the District 161 Board of Education met on Aug. 7 to discuss plans for the 2023-2024 school year. A focus of the special meeting was documenting progress through student metrics[Read More…]
Flossmoor community gathers for Wall of Honor groundbreaking
Richard Condon was a teenager when the first veterans memorial was dedicated in Flossmoor on April 1, 1945. That memorial disappeared a few years later without a trace. A little more than 78 years later, on Wednesday, Aug. 9, he was present at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Flossmoor[Read More…]
8.11.2023 | What You Need to Know This Weekend
PHOEBE HUNT AT TRAIL MIX — The Trail Mix Concert Series will return to Izaak Walton nature preserve on Saturday, Aug. 12, featuring Texas folk singer and fiddle player Phoebe Hunt. Adjacent Cruise, a husband-and-wife duet from Chicago, will open for her. Tickets for August’s Trail Mix are available for[Read More…]
Three cyclists volunteer to raise money for dementia charities
Looking for a fun weekend, three Homewood friends decided to go out to a campsite at Woodhaven Lakes in Sublette, Illinois. To get there, they’ll bike 130 miles raising money for dementia charities. Nate Olson suggested the ride to Dana Noble, Greg Castady and Chris Dedo. “It just started on a whim,” said Noble.[Read More…]
8.10.2023 | What You Need To Know Today
BIKE-IN MOVIE NIGHT — Rabid Brewing hosts a showing “Places in the Heart Goonies” tonight shortly after 8:15 p.m. at 17759 Bretz Drive in Homewood. Doors open at 6 p.m. There will be a “Goonies” scavenger hunt by bike to find One Eyed Stevie that starts at GoodSpeed and ends in Rabid’s[Read More…]
Homewood trustees table consideration of downtown speaker expansion
Homewood trustees decided Tuesday, Aug. 8, to take more time to consider a planned expansion of the village’s downtown speaker system after seven residents questioned the current system and the need to expand the project. The village has had music playing downtown since 16 speakers were installed on utility poles,[Read More…]
D153 schools start new school year Aug. 23
For Homewood school students, summer officially ends on Wednesday, Aug. 23, when they return to their classrooms at Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools. But first, teachers have two days of orientation on Aug. 21 and 22. The community is invited to the Truckin’ Into the School Year Fest hosted[Read More…]
H-F looks for volunteers to work on new strategic plan
District 233 is asking students, teachers, parents and community members to be part of the development of a new strategic plan for Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Meetings will be in-person and virtual to better accommodate volunteers. The first meeting will be on Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the high school. A virtual[Read More…]
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