Homewood trustees honored a retiring public works employee and welcomed two new and one returning staff members at the Jan. 24 regular board meeting. The board honored Kirk Lindstrom for his more than 27 years of service as a building maintenance engineer with the Public Works Department. A resolution citing[Read More…]
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H-F Ice Arena schedules open skating this weekend
After being shut down for 15 months, the H-F Ice Arena will reopen with open skating hours this weekend. The NHL regulation-sized rink will host open skate from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday as part of the ice arena’s soft opening. Crews are still[Read More…]
2.14.23 | What You Need to Know Today
FAMILY PICKLEBALL SHOWCASE – Kids ages 6 to 10 can learn a new game with their parents at the Family Pickleball Showcase from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at H-F Racquet & Fitness Club. The showcase covers basics of pickleball rules, terminology, primary skills and coordination. Paddles, balls and a[Read More…]
Project consultants, opponents campaign ahead of Hazel Crest vote on Calumet Country Club annexation
Hazel Crest could add a golf course that is poised to become a commercial/industrial development to the village with one vote on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The Board of Trustees will consider a measure at its regular meeting that would annex the portion of Calumet Country Club that was part of[Read More…]
The Weeks | Feb. 12: Walmart bails; Local news groups form alliance
THE WEEK > Hazel Crest Board of Trustees will hold its administrative meeting at 6 p.m. and its regular meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at village hall, 3601 W. 183rd St. Homewood Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 17917 Dixie[Read More…]
Flossmoor notes ‘strong fund balance’ but operating deficits in 5-year financial projections
Flossmoor’s forward-looking five-year financial analysis comes with some good news but also some concerns about a budgeted operating deficit that could become a trend. Village Manager Bridget Wachtel presented Flossmoor’s five-year projections on Monday, Feb. 6, to the village board. The five-year outlooks are put together every two years, and[Read More…]
District 233 getting ready to solicit bids for culinary, science building projects
With construction costs stabilizing, the Finance Committee of the District 233 school board is ready to accept bids for culinary and science construction projects at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The culinary project, which was bid in October, was put on hold because the projected cost was about $1 million over the[Read More…]
H-F alumnus wins Grammy Award
Christopher McBride, a 2002 graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School, won a Grammy Award as the saxophonist on the album by Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra selected in the Best Large Ensemble Jazz category. Steve Feifke and Bijon Watson, co-leaders of Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra, invited McBride to perform on the album.[Read More…]
H-F Racquet & Fitness Club member’s life saved by quick action of staff member
The quick thinking of Christopher Demski, a staff member at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club in Homewood, saved the life of a patron on Jan. 4. Demski was honored Feb. 7 by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park Board for his immediate and heroic efforts in assisting the man and using[Read More…]
2.10.23 | What You Need to Know This Weekend
ONE FOR THE MUSIC LOVERS – Here’s an evening of comedy and music for lovers sponsored by Homewood Arts Council. Get tickets for “thank u, next…with Jon Langford and South of Chi Productions” at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Rabid Brewing. Langford is known for his time with The Mekons and[Read More…]
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