The Homewood village board tabled the renewal of a tax incentive for a local business at its Jan. 22 meeting. A Class 8 tax designation for a Shell gas station and strip mall at the intersection of Ridge Road and Halsted Street stalled after Trustee Jay Heiferman said it was a chance for[Read More…]
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With pickup ban overturned, police expect fewer tickets
Flossmoor residents wishing to park their pickup trucks on the driveway can now do so without fear of being ticketed. For more than three decades, some residents have expressed discontent with the local zoning ordinance banning pickup trucks in residential areas. It was a controversial law that, at times, attracted[Read More…]
Flossmoor School Board renews bus company contract
Flossmoor School District 161 administrators say they will continue working with Paige Bus Enterprises on improving route efficiencies and other issues over the next two years with the renewal of the company’s contract. The Flossmoor School Board on Jan. 14 approved a two-year contract extension that includes a 10 percent increase[Read More…]
Indoor Farmers Market features music, food vendors
Homewood’s Indoor Farmers Market will begin its fifth season on Saturday, Jan. 26, giving local shoppers a selection of seasonal produce, baked goods and artisan products. The market will be open from 8 a.m. until noon at Irwin Park Community Center, 18120 Highland Ave., on the last Saturday of each month[Read More…]
Marian Catholic’s Queen of Hearts raffle starts Jan. 31
The South Suburbs will have its third Queen of Hearts 50/50 raffle when Marian Catholic High School draws its first number on Jan. 31. Tickets are $5 for six chances to win. The drawing will be at 8 p.m. on Thursdays at Carlo Lorenzetti’s Restaurant, 560 W. 14th Place, Chicago[Read More…]
Local businesses offer help to furloughed federal workers
A number of local businesses are rallying to the support of federal workers who are furloughed because of the current government shutdown. Last week, Flossmoor Station announced a free lunch and discounted craft beer special for federal employees affected by the government shutdown. In an email to the Chronicle, Emily Klehm, director[Read More…]
International sci-fi author moves into Black Panther world
Nnedi Okorafor loves creating imaginary worlds. Her latest project is helping create the imaginary African country of Wakanda for Marvel’s Black Panther series. “With Black Panther, I like to look around Wakanda through his eyes. Parts of writing within that universe is I finally got him to see Wakanda,” she told[Read More…]
Lisa Rost earns national certification as District 153 teacher
Lisa Rost loves teaching so much, she spent four years examining her teaching methods at Homewood’s Willow School so she could become a better teacher. Rost is the third District 153 teacher to earn a certificate from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, in addition to Laura Kozel[Read More…]
Bolingbrook’s 3rd quarter helps team roll past Vikings
Homewood-Flossmoor’s Vikings couldn’t compete against Bolingbrook’s 16-4 run in the third quarter of Friday’s at-home game. Despite their best efforts, the Vikings took the 86-63 loss.
A Day On: Flossmoor prepares for Day of Service in honor of Dr. King
On Jan. 21, while students and workers across the nation celebrate a day off, The Village of Flossmoor has committed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day to service, not rest. Tracie Hayes, program director for The South Suburban Chicago Chapter (SSCC) of Jack and Jill, an organization of African[Read More…]
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