In response to Gov. J.B Pritzker’s recent Tier 3 COVID-19 mitigation advisory, Flossmoor Village Hall and public works office will be closed to the public starting Friday, Nov. 20. Village hall will be open Thursday, but officials are urging residents to avoid in-person transactions if possible. Residents are encouraged to conduct[Read More…]
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Gift cards substitute for Respond Now’s gift give-away
If you won’t be sharing gifts with family this year, maybe you’d like to share with others? Respond Now, the helping agency in Chicago Heights, is going to spread cheer to approximately 700 children this year by presenting them with gift cards from Target or Walmart. Sue Perkins of Flossmoor,[Read More…]
Writing Blackhawks book therapeutic for Homewood resident Zawaski
State health officials announce Tier 3 COVID-19 mitigation to take effect statewide on Friday
The fall surge of COVID-19 cases shows no sign of slowing down, so Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced on Tuesday, Nov. 17, that additional COVID-19 resurgence mitigations will take effect statewide Friday at 12:01 a.m. Tier 3 mitigations build on the Resurgence Mitigation[Read More…]
Local leaders join in call for COVID-19 precautions
South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association, representing Homewood, Flossmoor and surrounding communities, joined with members of the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus in calling upon residents and businesses to commit to common sense steps to help the Chicago region flatten the COVID-19 curve for the second time. Acknowledging the need to combat[Read More…]
Repairs begin on Chicago Heights building housing Secretary of State facility
Repair work has begun on the Secretary of State’s facility at 507 W. 209th St. in Chicago Heights. The staff at the facility provides driver’s tests, driver’s licenses, Real ID cards, license plate sales and other services. The office shut down in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was[Read More…]
Get a grant, give two: Flossmoor secures $1.5 million for flooding project, helps restaurants
The Village of Flossmoor is to receive a $1.5 million grant to put toward its downtown flooding fixes. Mayor Paul Braun announced just before the end of the Village Board’s regular meeting held Monday, Nov. 16 — via Zoom — that the Army Corps of Engineers notified the village it[Read More…]
Metra Board approves $700 million 2021 budget
The Metra Board on Friday approved a $700 million operating budget for 2021. Although the budget for next year does not call for any fare increases or service cuts from present levels, the agency’s leadership warned that without additional COVID-related financial assistance, Metra will need to cut expenses by $70 million next[Read More…]
Triumph Building demolition moved to the spring
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