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Holiday event calendar 2025

Friday, Dec. 5 Holiday Lights in Homewood Festival. The annual holiday gathering in downtown Homewood will go from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The market and family activities will be on Ridge Road west of Dixie Highway and on Martin Avenue south of Ridge. The coveted seasonal mug is gingerbread-themed[Read More…]

12.04.2025 | What You Need To Know Today

Homewood Appearance Commission will meet at 6 p.m. in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream of the meeting will be available here. Meeting ID 844 1118 8079, passcode 170845. Highlight: Chess Club for All. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host chess club from 4 to 5[Read More…]

12.03.2025 | What You Need To Know Today

Read, Rock, n’ Rhyme. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host story time for kids age 0 to 7 years old. Kids will be able to dance, shake and wiggle as we share stories, songs, rhymes, and more from 10:30 to 11 a.m. in the Rauch Reading Room. Register here. Family[Read More…]

Park district organizes 10 programs for kids 12 to 15 years old

Do you know teens who say they’re bored? Have them check out 10 newly created programs and one-day special events for preteens and teens, ages 11 to 15 years old, being presented by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District. Registration information is on the park district website at hfparks.com. For more information, call[Read More…]

Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson holds up a giant pair of scissors and cuts the green ribbon with other Flossmoor village officials, marking the completion of the Downtown Flossmoor Streetscape Project. (Nick Ulanowski / H-F Chronicle)

Village officials celebrate the completion of Downtown Flossmoor Streetscape Project

Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson and other village officials cut a green ribbon in front of the Flossmoor Public Library on Saturday, Nov. 29, marking the completion of downtown Flossmoor’s streetscape construction project. Village officials stood outside in freezing temperatures and snow-covered boots. The 8.4 inches that fell that day was[Read More…]

12.02.2025 | What You Need To Know Today

Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Education Finance Committee will meet at 7:45 a.m. in the Viking Room, South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. The agenda is available here. The District 153 School Board will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the James Hart School Resource Center, 18220 Morgan Ave. The board[Read More…]

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