The first night of Hanukkah was frigid, but the Flossmoor Community Relations Commission helped keep the crowd warm inside by serving hot chocolate and candy canes before the menorah-lighting ceremony began at 5 p.m. The ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 18, began the two-week stretch in which both Hanukkah and Kwanzaa[Read More…]
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Illinois offers website for checking winter road conditions (free)
With cold weather settling in and the first major winter storm of the season potentially on its way, the Illinois Department of Transportation is reminding the public to visit and bookmark GettingAroundIllinois.com for continually updated information on road conditions. “Our No. 1 priority is making sure roads are safe for the[Read More…]
12.20.22 | What You Need to Know Today
FLOSSMOOR VETERANS MEMORIAL CHALLENGE COINS – Here’s a holiday gift idea that will help fund Flossmoor’s proposed veterans memorial. The organization is selling challenge coins. The coins can still ship or be hand-delivered locally until midweek. Visit flossmoorvets.square.site to order. WATCH OUT FOR EXTREME WINTRY WEATHER – Plan ahead for[Read More…]
12.19.22 | What You Need to Know Today
HOLIDAY PUZZLE EXCHANGE – Participate in the puzzle exchange at Flossmoor Library. Bring a puzzle you’re finished with to the library by Friday, and you’ll get a ticket to bring back to the library on Dec. 28, when you can pick a puzzle from those that have been collected. The[Read More…]
The Weeks | Dec. 18
WEATHER WATCH It’s still early, so things could change, but the forecast for Thursday through Saturday calls for the possibility of a foot of snow, nasty winds and plunging temperatures. It might be a good time to review the state’s Winter Weather Preparedness Guide. DEMOCRACY WATCH Help and information gets easier[Read More…]
Volunteer elves take a turn helping with Santa correspondence
A letter to Santa is a very special piece of correspondence because it shares a child’s utmost holiday wishes and sometimes personal secrets. Santa doesn’t intend to let any letter go unanswered. His team of Santa helpers were able to send replies to more than 150 children through a Seniors[Read More…]
H-F High has 8 students selected for all-state music honors
Eight music students will represent Homewood-Flossmoor High School at the Illinois Music Educators Association’s all-state ensembles presentation Jan. 28 in Peoria. Joining the all-state chorus will be junior Kendall Laven, an alto; junior Jazmin Rhodes, soprano; senior Sullivan Matthys, bassist; and sophomore Wesley Schmidt, bassist. Joining the all-state orchestra will[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Christmas drive brings joy to families in need
Santa’s workshop was in full swing at Marian Catholic High School on Tuesday, Dec. 13, as the entire student body and many staff members organized and then delivered thousands of Christmas gifts, food items, toiletries and household goods to south suburban Chicago families in need. Through its annual Christmas Drive,[Read More…]
District 153 PTA benefit at Chipotle Wednesday
If you’re feeling out of time as the holiday approaches, the District 153 PTA has a solution — get your meal between 4 and 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 21, from Chipotle Restaurant, 17700 Halsted St. in Homewood. Order ahead or present the coupon to apply the sale to the[Read More…]
District 153 continues to verify students’ residency
District 153 administrators are working hard to verify that every student attending Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools lives within its boundaries, Superintendent Scott McAlister told board members at their Dec. 12 meeting. The district takes in most of Homewood and the western portion of Glenwood that is west of[Read More…]
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