Flossmoor Baseball and Softball will host a free Major League Baseball Junior Home Run Derby for local youth at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, at Flossmoor Park, 2525 Flossmoor Road. The competition, sponsored by Major League Baseball, is a way for talented youngsters to showcase their hitting talents, with[Read More…]
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Flossmoor History Project ramps up marketing effort based on village’s architectural treasures
To create the future, study the past. The Flossmoor History Project, billed by organizers as a forward-leaning marketing project, seems to be following that timeless bit of advice, creating a new marketing effort rooted firmly in the village’s past, especially its rich architectural history. Organizers Scott Ford and Myron Graham, members[Read More…]
Luncheon and vintage fashion show set for April 28
“You Are My Sunshine,” is the theme for the annual salad luncheon and fashion show on Saturday, April 28, hosted by St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 18850 Riegel Road in Homewood. The luncheon, starting at noon, will feature homemade salads and deserts. Vintage fashions from 1900 to 1960s will be[Read More…]
‘Vanya&Sonia&Masha&Spike’ comedy at Drama Group in May
The Drama Group is presenting the comedy “Vanya & Sonia&Masha& Spike” with matinee and evening performances May 4 through 12 at the Milord Studio Theatre, 330 W. 202nd St. in Chicago Heights. The comedy centers around middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia who complain and bicker about the circumstances of their[Read More…]
Job Expo for young adults is April 21
Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., will host a Youth Job and Resource Expo for those ages 16 through 24 on Saturday, April 21. The expo is from 9 a.m. to noon at Thornton Township High School, 15001 Broadway Ave. in Harvey. A job readiness training session to help young people enhance[Read More…]
Homewood honors Hammock after retirement
The Homewood village board honored retiring public works employee Harry Hammock as he finished his 35-year career with the village.
Gallagher Asphalt to receive Big Shoes Award
Gallagher Asphalt will be honored June 28 with the Big Shoes Award at the Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation’s annual program honoring outstanding business leaders in the manufacturing community. The award, designed to recognize the world-class companies located in the South Suburbs area and honor their commitment to improving the[Read More…]
H-F drama students presenting season finale ‘She Kills Monsters’
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…]
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.
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