About 60 people raised $5,000 for Flossmoor’s Wall of Honor project at a raffle and trivia night event at Flossmoor Community House on Friday, March 18, according to Kris Condon, secretary-treasurer of Flossmoor Veterans Memorial. Flossmoor Veterans Memorial, Inc. is raising money for the Wall of Honor that will list the hundreds[Read More…]
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3/22/2022 | What You Need to Know Today
ALZHEIMER’S GUIDE – This online educational program teaches about the common signs of Alzheimer’s disease, how to spot them in yourself and others, and what next steps to take, including how to talk to your doctor. Presented by Homewood Library at 11 a.m. Thursday. Register online. SQUADS AND STREETS –[Read More…]
Man arrested in Homewood double shooting
A Calumet City man has been arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder for allegedly shooting two people at a Homewood residence. According to Homewood police, 47-year-old Anton Simmons shot a 22-year-old male and a 42-year-old female at a home in the 1200 block of Jill Terrace on[Read More…]
Homewood officials to present first phase of 183rd Street improvement plan
Village staff will present to the Homewood Board of Trustees an initial plan for addressing safety issues on 183rd Street at the board’s regular meeting Tuesday, March 22. The plan is the next step in a process started when the village commissioned a traffic study last year that included an[Read More…]
H-F ice rink being stripped of its inner workings
The park district is preparing for a total renovation of the refrigeration system at the ice arena after its old ice making system failed in November causing a shutdown of the facility at 777 Kedzie Ave. in Flossmoor. Parks employee Kenny Nye uses a backhoe to remove sand and debris[Read More…]
Parade returns to help kick off Flossmoor baseball season April 23
The 2022 season for Flossmoor Baseball and Softball opens Saturday, April 23, with the return of the opening day parade that was forced into two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The opening day parade is set to line up at 8:45 a.m. in the Parker Junior High parking lot and[Read More…]
District 233 will sell bonds for culinary, science improvements at H-F High
The District 233 school board took the first step to sell a maximum of $20 million in tax-exempt bonds to underwrite major improvements for the culinary and science programs at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The board voted unanimously at its meeting Tuesday, March 15, to go into the market while interest[Read More…]
Grant is helping fund marketing for GSU electric vehicles event
The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau (CSCVB) awarded a $3,960 grant to the Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation to market and promote their Earth Day event, Reimagining Electric Vehicle (EV) Industry. The networking event will be held April 22 at Governors State University. Coming on the heels of Gov.[Read More…]
Here First | March 18
Quote of the week “If you do something new or innovative, expect trouble. But think critically about it because if you’re wrong, you want to be the first one to know that.” Eugene Parker, astrophysicist The future What’s happening next week. Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m.[Read More…]
Obituary: Steven J. Giuliani | March 8, 2022
Steven J. Giuliani, age 27, of LaPorte, IN, formerly of Homewood, Illinois, passed away on March 8, 2022. He was born on January 18, 1995 in Hazel Crest, Illinois. Steven graduated from Homewood Flossmoor High School. He is survived by his Mom — Lynn Kiedrow (nee Jezler) and his Dad[Read More…]
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