IZAAK’S MIGRATORY BIRD DAY – Fly in for Migratory Bird Day at Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve in Homewood from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. You can listen to lectures, take an Audubon-guided bird walk and build a birdhouse. Kids will have fun with activities, games and hands-on projects. Also browse[Read More…]
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Parker teachers voice concerns over student behavior and crowded hallways
Several teachers from Parker Junior High School brought their safety concerns to the District 161 school board meeting on May 8. Their comments focusing on safety concerns stemming from student behavior and overcrowding prompted Superintendent Dana Smith to offer a meeting with the educators. The board also approved new positions[Read More…]
PSC Foundation golf classic is June 5
The Prairie State College Foundation is hosting its 30th Annual Scholarship Classic Golf Outing on Monday, June 5, at Idlewild Country Club in Flossmoor. All proceeds from the event will directly benefit student scholarships at PSC. For those not into golf, the foundation invites guests to the evening cocktail hour.[Read More…]
5.11.23 | What You Need to Know Today
SPRING WALK OF HOPE – People who register for the Cancer Support Center’s Spring Walk of Hope by 11:59 p.m. Sunday will be entered to win a $100 Aldi gift card. The Spring Walk of Hope fundraiser event is on Sunday, May 21, at Yunker Park in Mokena. Register online.[Read More…]
H-F junior Jazmin Rhodes wins national competition, nominated for state honor
The acting and musical abilities of Jazmin Rhodes, a Homewood-Flossmoor High School junior, have won her the national prize in the August Wilson New Voices Monologue Competition and a nomination for best actress honors in the Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards. Rhodes won the top prize in the national[Read More…]
Volunteers needed for spring planting at Homewood Library
The Homewood Public Library is looking for volunteers on May 23 who will help finish a planting project on the library’s grounds at 17917 Dixie Highway. In October, volunteers worked with Nancy Krieth, a horticulturalist with U of I Extension, clearing out the overgrown circular flower bed at the library.[Read More…]
District 153 approves new position aimed at strengthening students’ reading
The District 153 school board voted to approve the creation of an English/Language Arts instructional coach/coordinator position to help improve reading at Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools. The district is looking for a reading specialist who will work in coordination with Kathy Schaeflein, director of curriculum, and Morgan Koncel,[Read More…]
H-F parks get spring cleaning on Park Pride Day
With summer weather approaching, resident and non-resident volunteers pitched in on Saturday, May 6, to tidy up the parks of Homewood and Flossmoor for the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s annual Park Pride Day. The volunteers spruced up numerous parks, including Ballantrae Park, Leavitt Park, Richard D. Irwin Park, Dolphin Lake Park,[Read More…]
5.10.23 | What You Need to Know Today
HIGH SCHOOL DANCE RECITAL – H-F High School’s dance students will perform choreographed solo and group routines in the school’s annual recital, 7 p.m. Thursday in the Mall Auditorium. BYOB BINGO AT FCC – Friday is the last BYOB Bingo of the season at Flossmoor Community Church, from 7 to[Read More…]
5.9.23 | What You Need to Know Today
JAMES HART BAND SPRING CONCERT – In its final performance of the year, the James Hart Band presents its Spring Concert at 7 p.m. tonight at the school, 18220 Morgan St., Homewood. HIGH SCHOOL BAND CONCERT – Homewood-Flossmoor High School student-musicians from Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, and Symphonic Band perform[Read More…]
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