The village of Homewood will be provided federal funds to make up for a funding gap that comes out of transporting uninsured Medicaid and other patients by ambulance. That’s thanks to an intergovernmental agreement the board approved Sept. 14 at the village’s regular meeting. Because of the agreement, the village[Read More…]
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Three H-F residents selected to serve as judges
Three Homewood-Flossmoor residents are among 22 persons selected to the position of associate judge for the Cook County Circuit Court. Lloyd Brooks and Barbara Dawkins of Homewood, and Anthony Swanagan of Flossmoor, were selected from an initial pool of 225 candidates. They will be sworn in during a virtual ceremony[Read More…]
Humane society open house seeks fosters, volunteers
South Suburban Humane Society is actively seeking new volunteers and fosters. Head to the Chicago Heights location at 1103 West End Ave. for a Foster and Volunteer Open House on Sunday, Sept. 26, from 1-4 p.m. to learn about volunteer opportunities. “We have a great need for people to come[Read More…]
Homewood board supports tax incentive to reopen vacant gas station
The vacant gas station at the corner of Harwood Avenue and 183rd Street in Homewood has a new owner who hopes to reopen under a new brand. Village trustees on Sept. 14 agreed to support a renewal of a Class 8 property tax abatement for the site, pending approval by[Read More…]
9/17/2021 | What You Need to Know This Weekend
CHILI CHEFS – Show off your spicy stuff with Homewood’s annual Fall Fest Chili Cook-Off. The contest entry deadline is Saturday for the competition that happens at Fall Fest on Sept. 25. Register at the Village of Homewood website. PARK FOREST ART FAIR – The 65th annual Park Forest Art[Read More…]
Schoen sweats the small stuff in all the right ways for H-F
Caroline Schoen is all about the details. The Homewood-Flossmoor High School junior paces the girls cross country team in large part because she cares a lot about the small stuff.
Homewood schools $24.5 million budget adopted
The District 153 school board adopted a 2021-22 budget of $24.5 million at its Sept. 13 board meeting. Due to expenses of $26.5 million, the budget shows a deficit of $2 million, according to John Gibson, the district’s chief school finance officer. The board is rectifying the deficit by using[Read More…]
Cook County launches third annual Racial Equity Week
Cook County officials on Monday kicked off the third annual Racial Equity Week. This year’s theme will reflect on three words: “Imagine. Intersect. Act.” Activities this week will invite the audience to use their imaginations to understand justice and equity issues at the intersections of identities and encourage all to[Read More…]
9/16/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
FLOSSMOOR READS – One Book, One Flossmoor returns with a community reading of Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, which tells the story of the Osage Native Americans who gained wealth in the 1920s because of oil reserves found under their land[Read More…]
Tootsie Roll Drive this weekend
Mike Hoffman accepts his first donation from Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson in support of the Knights of Columbus annual tootsie roll drive to raise funds for persons with intellectual disabilities. Members of the Knights of Columbus Marian Council, with members at Infant Jesus of Prague, St. Joseph and St. Anne[Read More…]
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