At the Sept. 9 meeting, the Homewood Village Board agreed to implement the new 1% non-home rule local sales tax. The move will raise Homewood’s current 9% sales tax to 10%, and will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026. Information on the new sales tax was presented and discussed with[Read More…]
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09.12.2025 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
Friday, Sept. 12Blood Drive. Serendipity Yoga + Wellness Studio, 18300 Dixie Highway in Homewood, will host a blood drive from 3:15 to 7:45 p.m. Register here. Saturday, Sept. 13Bringing Film to the South Suburbs. Flossmoor Arts Council will present a session at 9:30 a.m. at FCC Community House, 847 Hutchison Road in Flossmoor,[Read More…]
Security cameras being updated at racquet club
Security cameras, both outside and inside, will be upgraded at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club. The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District commissioners agreed Sept. 2 to a $55,518 contract with Inter-Pacific for new equipment and installation. The building, at 2920 W. 183rd St. in Homewood, has a system but it’s aged[Read More…]
09.11.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Flossmoor Streetscape Update. D Construction will begin grinding asphalt in the central business district at 6 am. Friday, Sept. 12. As a result, parking spaces on Sterling Avenue, Central Drive and Park Drive in the work area will be closed. Parking spaces will be reopened as soon as work is completed[Read More…]
Homewood and Flossmoor to hold annual tree planting programs this September
Residents of the Village of Homewood and Flossmoor can help make a difference in their community by participating in the tree planting program this fall. The Homewood Treeshare Program will take place on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 8 a.m. to noon in the village hall parking lot at 2024 Chestnut[Read More…]
09.10.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood School District 153 Board of Education Personnel Committee will meet at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the district conference room, 18205 Aberdeen St. The agenda is available here. District 153 Superintendent Search Survey. Through Wednesday, Sept. 10, District 153 has posted a link offering residents a chance to give their[Read More…]
Local dogs treated to a splashy play date
Even though the weather had turned cool and windy, when the gates of Homewood’s Splash Pad opened to a canine clientele for the first time at 5 p.m., Sept. 5, the atmosphere was pure Happy Hour. The event, Pups at the Pad, is a production put together by Homewood-Flossmoor Park[Read More…]
Safe to play: Ramp is 1st step in Irwin Park improvements
Note: This story is part four of a four-part series on park playgrounds. The hill on the west side of Irwin Park has been torn up as workers lay a handicapped accessible ramp. The work is one part of the major improvements coming to the park in 2026.Construction work was[Read More…]
CPD seeks info on missing man
Chicago police posted a notice Monday, Sept. 8, seeking information about a missing man who was reportedly on his way to Wind Creek Casino in East Hazel Crest on Sept. 2. Fabian Redmond, 39, was described as a Black man who is 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighs 135 pounds[Read More…]
09.09.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream will be available here. Meeting ID 980 4907 6232, passcode 830183. Highlights: Flossmoor Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, in the library,[Read More…]
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