Flossmoor trustees voted on Monday, April 15, to purchase the land and tennis courts there from the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District that will be used to create a storm water detention basin as part of a project designed to reduce flooding downtown and in the Heather Hill neighborhood. The village will[Read More…]
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4.16.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
D233 BOARD — Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in the Viking Room, South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. in Flossmoor. Find the agenda here. The board will consider hiring The Alma Group to conduct the search for the district’s next superintendent following the announcement that Superintendent Scott Wakeley plans to retire in 2025, a[Read More…]
H-F senior Nelson Speaks aiming for repeat as state champs
Nelson Speaks is more confident this spring, both in himself and in his team. The Homewood-Flossmoor senior has good reason to be. The Vikings boys track squad is the returning team state champion. Individually, Speaks last season placed in Charleston in the 400-meter dash (fifth) and with the 1,600-meter relay[Read More…]
Flossmoor metal musician believes music can change the world
Edward Spigner, a 34-year-old Flossmoor resident with the stage name of “Ded” Ed, formed the metal band Thutch in 2021. What started as a personal music project in the mid-2010s eventually became something bigger — a five-piece band full of colorful stage personas that has performed throughout Chicagoland, the Great Lakes Region[Read More…]
The Weeks | April 14: Flossmoor detention basin, youth baseball opens, call for Feast of the Goat Queen vendors, H-F superintendent to retire
THE WEEK > Meetings Monday, April 15 Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Find the agenda here. Attend remotely here or call 312-626-6799. Use ID 826 1597 6110, passcode 60422. Contact the board at [email protected]. Highlights: Trustees will consider adopting the 2024-2025 budget and an ordinance requesting[Read More…]
Volunteers gather to give Flossmoor a spring cleaning
Two groups tackled different areas of Flossmoor on April 6 to clean up the detritus of winter and to prepare for spring. Volunteers organized by Stephanie Wright, the village’s community engagement coordinator, descended on village-owned property just east of the Meijer store on Vollmer Road. The terrain was soggy from[Read More…]
4.13.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
CICADAS — Green Thumb Saturday, sponsored by the Homewood Tree Committee, will provide information about the impending emergence of two cicada broods. Entomologist Allen Lawrance with the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum will present at 9:30 a.m. in Homewood village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. STEM SATURDAY CANCELED — The weekly STEM play and learning[Read More…]
Bremen holds its annual township meeting
Bremen Township held its annual meeting on April 9 to hear reports and make decisions on upcoming measures, as law requires. Bremen Township serves the northwest corner of Homewood, from the intersection of Western Avenue and 183rd Street. The reports from township officers mainly focused on the successes of the[Read More…]
5-Year capital finance plan presented to Homewood board
Finances shared the spotlight with children’s safety at the April 9 meeting of the Homewood Village Board of Trustees. Amy Zukowski, director of finance, presented the board and meeting attendees with a five-year Capital Improvement Plan outlining expenditures that her department anticipates over that period with input from department heads.[Read More…]
4.12.2024 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
CICADAS — Green Thumb Saturday, sponsored by the Homewood Tree Committee, will provide information about the impending emergence of two cicada broods. Entomologist Allen Lawrance with the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum will present at 9:30 a.m. in Homewood village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. IPO CONCERT — The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra featuring principal horn Lee[Read More…]