MAYOR’S HOURS – Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson will be at Village Hall from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday to meet with residents, answer questions and address concerns. NATURE WALK – Homewood Science Center hosts its annual Walk Walton event from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday at Izaak Walton Nature Preserve.[Read More…]
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Rosalind Henderson Mustafa appointed to vacant Flossmoor trustee seat
Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson, left, and new village trustee Rosalind Henderson Mustafa. (Bill Jones/H-F Chronicle)
Proposed 2022 budget includes new day pass, no fare increase
Metra on Oct. 13 unveiled a proposed $900 million operating budget for 2022L that makes conservative assumptions about ridership growth but funds the restoration of service to pre-pandemic levels. To incentivize short trips and attract more customers, the agency is proposing to test a new $6 Day Pass that will[Read More…]
Winners of the ‘Seasons of Izaak Walton’ calendar contest announced
The 14 winners of the third annual “Seasons of Izaak Walton” photo calendar competition were announced the the preserve’s photo selection committee last week.
Coyote Run Golf Course continues to see increase in rounds played
Enthusiasm for golf remains high at the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s Coyote Run Golf Course in Flossmoor. Tom Denklau, golf course manager, reported to the H-F Park District’s board of commissioners that Coyote Run’s number of rounds was up 23.2% year-to-date through August. That’s a higher number than the 11.3% national[Read More…]
Homewood-East Hazel Crest site still in running for south suburban casino
It’s down to two. Wind Creek Illinois, which hopes to build a casino on property in Homewood and East Hazel Crest, made the cut on Wednesday as the Illinois Gaming Board continued the process of selecting a site for a south suburban casino. Also still in the running is a[Read More…]
Shots fired Monday in Homewood
Homewood police responded to reports of shots fired just before midnight Monday, Oct. 18. Officers found shell casings in the 18300 block of Hood Avenue, but no one was injured and no property damage was found from the incident. Police urge anyone who may have information about this incident to[Read More…]
Anderson commits to Indiana college as H-F volleyball postseason approaches
It was the ice cream that won Bianca Anderson over. When the Homewood-Flossmoor senior volleyball player took a visit to the University of Southern Indiana, some of the Screaming Eagles took her out for a cold treat. “I was already getting to know them,” she said. “It was just how[Read More…]
District 153 honors three students with Dockweiler Award
Three students — Chloe Pease, Kingston Bailey and Maximillian Escamilla — were presented with the 2021 Tom Dockweiler Award for their outstanding achievements in the 2020 school year. The award is named for former Homewood District 153 school board member Tom Dockweiler who gave 21 years of service to the[Read More…]
Kedzie Gateway TIF approved by Homewood board
The Kedzie Gateway TIF is now an official TIF district after approval from the Homewood Board of Trustees at its Oct. 12 meeting. The district, primarily located primarily on 183rd Street between Kimball Avenue and Robin Lane, will use one of the village’s financial tools to “alleviate conditions that deter[Read More…]
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