Three special students earned the Dockweiler Award from Homewood School District 153 for their outstanding efforts last school year.
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Hiring event set for Oct. 27
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., will host a 5th Annual Hiring Event for residents of the 2nd Congressional District on Friday, Oct. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon, in the gymnasium of South Suburban College, 15800 State St., South Holland. Kelly represents Homewood and Flossmoor in Congress. Companies and agencies[Read More…]
Mentorship helps Flossmoor resident develop online investment platform
Florence Hardy is planning to offer Illinois investors an opportunity to stimulate local business through truCrowd Illinois, Inc., an online equity investment platform.Hardy, of Flossmoor, was given the chance to develop her ideas when her proposal for truCrowd was selected one of six startups in the BMO Harris/1871 FinTech Partnership[Read More…]
Two informational seminars set for Bloom Township property tax assessments
The Cook County Assessor’s Office will host two assessment appeal seminars for Bloom Township residents on Tuesday, Sept. 26, and Wednesday, Oct.4. Bloom Township was one of 17 south and southwest areas where property was reassessed this year. Residents can have their questions about the reassessment process answered from 6[Read More…]
Registration nears for FBBSB hitting league, 2018 programs
Flossmoor Baseball and Softball (FBBSB) is introducing a baseball hitting league this fall. The program, which is being offered for the first time, will take place from Nov. 4 to Dec. 14 in the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Field House. The weekly program will focus on situational hitting. Each two-hour session[Read More…]
Flossmoor board grants independent status to Green Committee
A February 2017 photo of the Flossmoor Green Committee (Provided photo) After six years of continued success on local environmental projects, Flossmoor’s Green Committee has been promoted. Village board members Monday unanimously awarded commission status to the nine-member Green Committee. Since its formation in July 2011, the panel has[Read More…]
Hart baseball team advances to sectionals
The James Hart School baseball team won the right to compete in Illinois Elementary School Association sectional play after defeating Parker Junior High on Monday, Sept. 18.
Homewood District 153 budget will balance with referendum funds
The District 153 school board approved a balanced 2018 budget of $22.26 million because of an additional $640,000 raised in the 2016 referendum. Revenues, expected at $21.62 million, cannot meet all the expenses despite the administration’s best attempts at holding the line on costs. The board unanimously approved the budget[Read More…]
D233 board hears proposal for H-F High additions, remodeling
Homewood-Flossmoor High School may undergo a multi-million dollar construction project in the 2018-19 school year that will add two new spaces to the South Building and remodel interior space. The District 233 school board heard proposals for a black box theater, improvements to the music area and classrooms that would[Read More…]
Artists performing Oct. 14 in domestic violence benefit
Artists from the South Suburbs will be performing Oct. 14 in “eNOugh: Arts Against Abuse,” a program of original dance, theatre, song, poetry and spoken word. The presentation is at 8 p.m. at The Drama Group’s Milord Studio Theatre 330 W. 202nd Street in Chicago Heights. Admission is $15. The[Read More…]
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