Homewood-Flossmoor High School drama students will present “She Kills Monsters,” a dramatic comedy, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 3, 4 and 5, in the school’s Mall Auditorium. It will be the final presentation for the 2017-18 season. The play tells the story of Agnes Evans, a high[Read More…]
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Events focus on saving the environment and celebrating Earth Day
As the nation prepares for the annual Earth Day celebration on April 22, several programs in the Homewood-Flossmoor area are providing information and ways to celebrate special efforts to recognize how to be environmentally kind to the earth. The Flossmoor Public Library and the Flossmoor Green Commission are presenting two[Read More…]
Colton resigns from board in Homewood
Homewood Trustee Anne Colton resigned her position with a letter to village officials Monday, April 9. In her letter to Mayor Richard Hofeld and fellow trustees, Colton said she’d signed a contract with PBS for distribution of a documentary she produced and is planning to focus more on her career.
District 153 awards tenure to 8 teachers
The District 153 Board of Education granted tenure to eight teachers who have completed four years of outstanding work in the district. At its meeting Monday, April 9, the board said starting with the 2018-19 school year, these teachers will be tenured: Margi Bolling, special education resource teacher/kindergarten at Willow[Read More…]
Hart School National Junior Honor Society inducts 38 students
The National Junior Honor Society at James Hart School inducted 38 students into its ranks during a ceremony Monday, April 11.
Local cycle shop offers bike camping adventures
Bike camping. Is that different from regular camping? One way to find out is to attend the bike camping open house from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at the Goodspeed Cycles, 2125 183rd St. in Homewood. The cycling business is hosting a Bikepacking 101 clinic and product demonstration[Read More…]
Center for Dental Excellence to host Dentistry from the Heart event on Friday
Dentistry from the Heart will be teaming up with The Center for Dental Excellence in Flossmoor to “spread free smiles” to area residents who often cannot afford dental care. This will be the seventh annual Dentistry from the Heart event hosted by CDE. It will take place from 8 a.m. to 3[Read More…]
National Trust names Flossmoor architect as new executive director for Farnsworth House
The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced on April 5 that Scott Mehaffey of Flossmoor has been selected as executive director of the Farnsworth House, a National Trust Historic Site located in Plano. Scott Mehaffey “We are thrilled to welcome Scott as we continue the preservation and evolution of[Read More…]
H-F student’s work to be displayed in U.S. Capitol
A painting by Homewood-Flossmoor High School student Taylor Ausley was selected to hang in the U.S. Capitol for a year as the winning piece in the 2018 Congressional Art Competition sponsored by Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill.
Green goals in Flossmoor selected from regional initiative
Flossmoor has signed onto a Chicago-area initiative that encourages green practices to make local communities — and the entire metropolitan — more environmentally sustainable. The village board also honored Brian Zakem for his role in developing green initiatives.