Homewood-Flossmoor High School will be back in session Friday after being closed Thursday, Jan. 15, due to a power outage. In the early morning hours on Thursday staff found that the North Building had no lights and emergency systems. The school day shifted to an eLearning Day. The more than[Read More…]
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You Matter 2 benefits from women’s generosity
About 100 women gathered Friday night, Jan. 9, at Flossmoor Community House and, within an hour, raised $11,200 for a local youth organization. The money went to You Matter 2, selected during the second meeting of 100+ Women Who Care – South Suburbs, a giving circle founded by Carrie Bonanotte.[Read More…]
01.15.2026 | What You Need To Know Today
Hazel Crest and the Southland Development Authority will host an open house about the future of Calumet Country Club from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hazel Crest Village Hall, 3601 183rd St. New Speed Limit on Western. Flossmoor announced Wednesday that the speed limit on Western Avenue between Flossmoor Road and the[Read More…]
01.14.2026 | What You Need To Know Today
Read, Play, & Grow!: A Storytime for Babies and Toddlers. Meet in the Helen Wilson Meeting Room at Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave., from 10:30 to 11 a.m. for fun activities that help develop early literacy skills for babies and toddlers. Register here. Miss Angela’s Book Club (3rd-5th Grade). Meet from 6[Read More…]
The original fly girl: Bessie Coleman Centennial Aviation Film Festival set for May 2 at Bult Field
Before “Top Gun” and its blockbuster sequel, before “The Tuskegee Airmen” and “Red Tails” films, there were aviators and heroes like Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman to earn a pilot’s license in 1921. Coleman studied at an aviation school in France because none of the aviation schools in the[Read More…]
01.13.2026 | What You Need To Know Today
Flossmoor Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. in the library, 1000 Sterling Ave. The agenda is available here. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream will be available here. Meeting ID 980 4907 6232, passcode 830183.[Read More…]
1 injured, business damaged in downtown Flossmoor crash
A driver was seriously hurt in a one-vehicle crash in the overnight hours Monday, Jan. 12, in downtown Flossmoor on Sterling Avenue, according to village officials. The driver was transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn by ambulance in critical condition. Advocate Christ is the closest hospital with a[Read More…]
The Weeks | Jan. 11: Homewood police chief retires, new police chief announced, MLK Day of Service projects, info session on Calumet Country Club, wildlife advice, junior helps H-F win
THE WEEK > Your government The meetings listed below are open to the public. Some of them can be viewed by livestream. Monday, Jan. 12 Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. at Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. The agenda is available here. The[Read More…]
How Coyote Run got its name
Why is it Coyote Run Golf Course? It’s more than 20 years since the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District purchased the site of the former Cherry Hills Golf Course in Flossmoor and recreated it into the popular course that it is today. Dave Ward, retired superintendent of golf for the Homewood-Flossmoor Park[Read More…]
Caution counts when encountering wild animals here
Critters in your neighborhood. Be cautious! Most wild animals don’t want to harm you, but that doesn’t mean you should try to befriend them, according to Rebecca Koval of Homewood, who serves as the animal control officer in Glenwood. She addressed the topic of wild animals in our midst during[Read More…]
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