With hanging plants and climbing vines, Steve Pesick’s yard is a magnet for visitors buzzing through. The upward natural spaces around the Homewood home draw in hummingbirds, butterflies and more happy insects. The Pesicks’ plantings follow the paths of the creatures that visit their yard.
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Volunteers attack winter’s detritus during annual Community Cleanup Day
Litter — the enemy of any clean community — has accumulated during winter months, but local residents fought back on Community Cleanup Day on Saturday, April 6. On this sunny, warm spring day, eight organizations and dozens of volunteers fanned out across Homewood, Flossmoor and Olympia Fields to spruce up[Read More…]
Homewood trustees to consider fee changes
Homewood trustees will consider a number of proposed fee changes at their regular meeting Tuesday, in addition to holding a public hearing for the 2019-2020 budget. Among the fee changes would be an increase for ambulance service fees. For residents, the basic life support rate would increase from $800 to[Read More…]
Dollar store robbed by armed man
A man brandishing a firearm robbed the Dollar Tree store in Homewood on Saturday, April 6, according to Homewood Police. At 5:13 p.m., police received a report of a robbery at the store, 17510 Halsted St., Homewood. Witnesses told police that a black man with a medium build entered the store[Read More…]
Grow a great produce garden
It doesn’t matter how pretty the plant is, if Mary Buschmann can’t eat it, she’s not going to bother with it. The Flossmoor resident plants a produce garden every year, drawing ingredients for summer cooking and freezing vegetables to use all year long. In early March, Buschmann was still using up[Read More…]
Tax data collection bill passes Illinois Senate
A legislative reform package designed to improve property assessment data collection passed the Illinois Senate on April 4 and has moved to the Illinois House Rules Committee. “Property taxes are something that every politician from both sides of the aisle talks about, but little is done to actually reform the[Read More…]
ComEd reminds customers to dial 811 before they dig
If you’re planning any outside work, the number you want to call is 811. Whether installing a mailbox, building a deck, planting a tree or laying a patio, ComEd customers, or their contractors, should call 811 before starting a digging project of any size. When customers and contractors call[Read More…]
Registration April 16 for H-F’s summer driver ed
On Tuesday, April 16, students living within the Homewood-Flossmoor High School district boundaries can register for summer driver’s education. Registration will be held in the North Building cafeteria from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Registration is open for students who have already completed the classroom requirement as well as[Read More…]
H-F board moves associate principal to business manager’s job
Lawrence Cook will be the new business manager for District 233 starting July 1. The school board approved his three-year appointment Tuesday, April 2, on a 5-2 vote. Beth Larocca and Annette Bannon voted against the appointment. Cook’s starting salary will be $129,202.
H-F parks election sees Johnson re-elected, Ojode wins open seat
Two seats on the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners were open in the April 2019 election. Voters chose board president Steve Johnson to remain on the board, and also selected newcomer Linda Ojode. Ojode will fill the seat vacated by outgoing commissioner Christina Jackson, who did not run for reelection.[Read More…]
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