FEMALE MARIACHIS – Enjoy a strolling performance from Mariachi Sirenas at 6:30 p.m. in downtown Flossmoor. The all-female mariachi band celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with folk songs. No seating is provided; visit a local business or walk downtown Flossmoor to view. UKES ARE BACK – Family Ukulele Night is back[Read More…]
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District 233 board says former Columbus Day needs a community-wide celebration
Students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School will have the day off on Monday for what would have been Columbus Day. The school board wants to give the day a special purpose next year. Many schools have removed the Columbus Day designation and replaced it with Indigenous Peoples Day as a way[Read More…]
10/5/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
DOUGLAS AVE. CLOSED AGAIN – Douglas Avenue in Flossmoor will be closed again today from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. between the alley north of Flossmoor Road and School Street during construction for storm sewer drainage improvements along Evans Road and Douglas Avenue. HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE – Marian Catholic[Read More…]
Mini-grant helps H-F journalism program purchase cameras
Journalism students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School will be using new Nikon cameras this year. A $1,200 mini-grant from the Illinois Press Foundation is covering the purchase costs. Teacher Rachel Kucharski, sponsor of The Voyager, the H-F student newspaper, learned of the grant and applied in spring 2021 for an award.[Read More…]
Board approves Michael Anthony as next Prairie State College president
The Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Dr. Michael D. Anthony as the college’s 17th president at a special meeting on Sept. 30. Anthony previously served as vice president of student affairs and institutional effectiveness at PSC for two years. He will take over as[Read More…]
East Hazel Crest gets 6 months to study water switch
The Homewood village board approved a memorandum of understanding Sept. 28 that gives East Hazel Crest six months to complete due diligence on switching its Lake Michigan water source from Harvey to Homewood. Homewood’s transition in water suppliers means there are several water tests, engineering, cost sharing and Illinois Environmental[Read More…]
Haney takes administrator job at Olympia Fields
Homewood Assistant Village Manager Napoleon Haney is moving on but not very far. Haney started Oct. 1 as village administrator in Olympia Fields, Homewood’s neighbor to the south.
Homewood library board adopts $3.29 million budget
The Homewood Public library board held down costs and was able to approve its $3.29 million budget for 2021-22 at the board meeting on Sept. 15. The budget is the identical amount as its previous budget. Library Director Colleen Waltman said only two line items changed. Liability insurance increased by[Read More…]
Homewood officially endorses developer for proposed casino
Homewood trustees approved a resolution endorsing the Daly Group LLC for the development of a casino. The Illinois Gaming Board will be hearing presentations from applicants competing for a South Suburban casino license on Oct. 13 and is expected to award the license in the coming months. Approving an endorsement[Read More…]
Homewood holds public hearing on Kedzie Gateway TIF district
Homewood held a public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 28, regarding the proposed Kedzie Gateway TIF district, which would include properties near the intersection of 183rd Street and Kedzie Avenue. The public hearing was a required step in the process of creating the new tax increment financing district. The board could has[Read More…]
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