With floor plans in hand, Flossmoor’s Randall Smith inched closer to liquor license approval for the Poppin Corks Bistro he plans to open in Flossmoor Commons. While his plans were presented for discussion only during the Monday, April 17, Flossmoor Village Board meeting, trustees commented in support of Smith’s plans.[Read More…]
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Residents voice praise and concerns at Thornton Township annual meeting; supervisor accuses media of ‘defamation of character’
This story by Quinton R. Arthur originally was published in the Lansing Journal on April 13. Thornton Township held its Annual Township Meeting on Tuesday, April 11. Residents within the township were invited to participate in the meeting, and roughly 100 people filled the basement of Thornton Township’s South Holland headquarters for the[Read More…]
Opening day festivities Saturday to launch youth baseball, softball season
Ballplayers will parade through Homewood and Flossmoor on Saturday morning, April 22, before congregating at their respective fields for ceremonial first pitches, prizes and then the first games of the season. Parade lineup in Flossmoor will begin at 8:45 a.m., and the players start marching from the Parker Junior High[Read More…]
4.21.23 | What You Need to Know This Weekend
BATTER UP FOR OPENING DAY PARADES – Saturday is opening day for baseball and softball leagues in Homewood and Flossmoor. Cheer for players in the Flossmoor Baseball & Softball Opening Day Parade, stepping off from Parker Junior High at 9:30 a.m., and traveling up Flossmoor Road to Brassie Avenue, then[Read More…]
Cook County, South Suburban College establish Center for Hard to Recycle Materials
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the grand opening of the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM Center) at South Suburban College on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22. The project was spearheaded by the county’s Department of Environment and Sustainability (DES) in partnership with SSC. The new facility[Read More…]
H-F board member Debbie Berman says farewell after 9 years
Debbie Berman received rounds of thanks from staff and fellow board members as she attended her last District 233 school board meeting Tuesday. She has served on the board for nine years. Berman was first appointed to an unexpired term in 2014 and was elected to two four-year terms. She[Read More…]
Flossmoor Service League to hold house walk May 17
The Flossmoor Service League’s annual House Walk fundraiser will be back on May 17. This year’s house walk will be the 65th in its history. The first walk, known as the FSL Suburban Stroll, was on June 5, 1957, with over 1,000 people in attendance. It raised more than $2,000.[Read More…]
H-F student video projects advance to national competition
Five Homewood-Flossmoor High School students’ projects will be entered into the National Federation of Press Women’s High School Communications Contest. The students are part of the Viking TV and broadcasting program under the direction of teacher Mark Ciesielski. The students took first place honors in the Illinois Women’s Press Association[Read More…]
4.20.23 | What You Need to Know Today
GO ON A WILDFLOWER WALK – Learn about spring wildflowers as you walk among them. Take the naturalist-led Wildflower Walk at 10 a.m. May 3 in Irons Oaks Nature Preserve. The fee for this all-ages event is $6. Register at conta.cc/3MzLyhd. SHOW YOUR LOCAL PARK PRIDE – Volunteer with friends, family[Read More…]
Tate is the leader on and off the field for H-F softball
Homewood-Flossmoor softball player Morgan Tate has a natural maturity about her, Coach Corinne Zimmerman said. It’s easy to see that while talking to the senior first baseman. Tate knows exactly where she gets it, too. “It’s my parents (Shaun and Tiffani),” she said. “They always instilled in me to keep[Read More…]
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