“The heart of equity work is that we’re all at the table together doing this work. That is the heart of it,” said Catherine Ross Cook, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) coordinator for District 233. After 12 years in the classroom at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Cook stepped into the[Read More…]
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Food drive Sept. 18 at St. Joe’s
St. Joseph Church is hosting a food donation drive on Saturday, Sept. 18, for the “Neighbors in Need” program sponsored by Catholic Charities. Donations of food will be accepted from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the church’s north parking lot at 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood. This will be a[Read More…]
Second Hidden Gem Half Marathon sees more runners, two records fall
The second Hidden Gem Half Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 11, saw two records fall, one local and one national, and again received accolades from runners, who came in greater numbers to compete. More than 800 runners lined up for the start of the race at 7:30 a.m. on Flossmoor Road,[Read More…]
Flossmoor wine bar proposal gets another round of discussion after petitioner adjusts plan
A Homewood liquor store owner’s proposal to open a wine bar in Flossmoor got more discussion Tuesday, Sept. 7, and petitioner Ronakkumar Patel left with a few more notes. Patel, owner of Family Wines & Liquors in Homewood, first appeared before the Flossmoor Village Board in July to request a[Read More…]
South Suburbs for Greenspace to host community meeting on Calumet Country Club
South Suburbs for Greenspace (SSG) will hold a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 13, to inform area residents about developments at the Calumet Country Club and the movement to stop the development of this property. The meeting is at Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve’s east pavilion at 1100[Read More…]
Park district considers a community center concept for H-F Racquet & Fitness Club
The H-F Racquet & Fitness Club needs some changes. But Homewood-Flossmoor Park District commissioners are in a quandary about what to do with the facility, on what timeline and at what expense. Commissioners have looked at the issue before, but at the Sept. 7 meeting they decided to start a[Read More…]
Flossmoor Fire Department promotes captain to assistant chief, hires new captain
The Flossmoor Fire Department promoted Matthew Berk from captain to assistant fire chief, effective Aug. 23, and hired Dan Bracken to the vacant captain’s role effective Aug. 24. The Village Board made things official on Tuesday, Sept. 7, with Village Clerk Gina LoGalbo administering the oath of office to both[Read More…]
9/10/2021 | What You Need to Know This Weekend
HIDDEN GEM – Some 800 runners will flood Flossmoor’s streets on Saturday morning for the Hidden Gem Half Marathon. The 13.1-mile race starts outside Infant Jesus of Prague School and loops through Flossmoor. Watch out for road closures; go online to preview the course. FLOSSMOOR FEST – Returning this year,[Read More…]
Elected officials consider vaccine mandates for village, library, park staffs
Vaccine mandates aren’t currently in place for employees at Homewood and Flossmoor village halls, parks and libraries but they could be in the future. The spread of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus led Gov. J.P. Pritzker on Aug. 26 to require mask mandates when in indoor spaces, and[Read More…]
Hidden Gem runner will be trying for a world record
A 66-year-old Lisle resident is attempting to break a record this weekend by running the fastest half marathon for his age group at Flossmoor’s Hidden Gem Half Marathon. The record Dave Walters, a retired captain for United Airlines, is aiming to break Saturday stands at 1:23:50 for American men ages[Read More…]
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