Bitterly cold temperatures were expected to enter the region late Thursday afternoon and last through much of next week, prompting the opening of warming centers for those who need shelter. The high temperature on Friday is expected to be 16, and the predicted high for the next two days will[Read More…]
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2/4/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
BRICKS OF LOVE – Buy a personalized brick to support Flossmoor Public Art Commission, to be placed in the downtown traffic circle. Bricks cost $100 until Feb. 14, when the price increases to $125. Visit the art commission website. HELP FIREFIGHTERS – To be sure firefighters can access fire hydrants[Read More…]
Voters Guide: Village of Flossmoor
Review the candidates who will be on the ballot in the March Flossmoor elections.
COVID-19 numbers: Feb. 3
This graph shows the state’s progress in receiving and administering COVID-19 vaccines. The scale on the right is the measure of vaccine doses received. The scale on the left is the measure of doses administered and the seven-day rolling average of administered doses. Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 5.7% ↓[Read More…]
Homewood man avoids carjacking while suspects shoot at vehicle
A man in Homewood narrowly avoided harm on Tuesday evening when a group of men attempted to carjack his vehicle, shooting at it in the process, Homewood police said. According to a press release from Homewood Police Department, the man was parked in his driveway in the 19100 block of[Read More…]
2/3/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
HFHS STUDENTS RETURN – The Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Directors conducts a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the district’s return to school plan. The administration has indicated students could return on a hybrid plan starting Feb. 16. MOVE INTO PHASE 4 – The villages of Homewood[Read More…]
Homewood schools target March 1 for hybrid reopening
The District 153 school board unanimously approved a plan Monday to move to hybrid learning starting March 1, allowing students to complete the last trimester of the school year in their classrooms. “I’m confident we’ll be ready to go, as we are today,” said Superintendent Dale Mitchell when he outlined[Read More…]
Suburban Cook County moves into Phase 4, further easing COVID-19 restrictions
State health officials announced on Tuesday that Region 10, which includes Homewood and Flossmoor, has moved to Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan. Additional information about which tier and phase regions are in can be found at the top of the IDPH website homepage. A Phase 4 Guidelines Overview can be found on[Read More…]
Citizen group aims to stop development at Calumet Country Club site
A group of citizens has formed South Suburbs for Greenspace over Concrete to argue against the proposed development of a distribution warehouse at the former Calumet Country Club in Homewood. SSGOC operates as a campaign of Illinois Southland Against Fossil Fuel Energy, which opposed a natural-gas power plant in Glenwood.[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: Feb. 2
This graph shows the state’s progress in receiving and administering COVID-19 vaccines. The scale on the right is the measure of vaccine doses received. The scale on the left is the measure of doses administered and the seven-day rolling average of administered doses. Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 5.8% ↓[Read More…]
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