The Flossmoor Village Board tabled a request for cameras around the Heather Hill detention basin at its Sept. 15 meeting after trustees couldn’t reach a consensus on next steps. The basin, next to Heather Hill School, was constructed to help relieve flooding in the downtown area. Residents are concerned about[Read More…]
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09.24.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Aqua Zumba with Gigi. This class is a low-impact, high-energy aquatic exercise at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club, 2920 W. 183rd St. starting at 9:30 a.m. Fee is $10 for club members, $20 for guests. Blood Drive. The Divine 9, a group of Black sororities and fraternities, is marking September as[Read More…]
Flossmoor library trustee urges village to begin work on the sinkhole
Members of the Flossmoor Public Library board say they have a sinking feeling. They’re stuck on how best to operate the library without hearing from the village on how it will fix the library’s sinkhole. The sinkhole resulted in the Adult Fiction section being relocated to the other side of[Read More…]
Homewood man briefly detained after protesting Operation Midway Blitz ICE operation
Since the Trump administration launched Operation Midway Blitz on Sept. 8, confrontations between protesters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have become increasingly contentious, and on Friday, Sept. 19, a Homewood man was detained by ICE for several hours after he joined a protest at the ICE processing center in Broadview, Illinois.[Read More…]
Flossmoor police apprehend fleeing subject after search (free)
Flossmoor police posted an email alert about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, advising the community that officers were searching for the driver of a vehicle who fled the scene of a traffic stop. Shortly after 7 p.m. police announced that a person had been detained in the case. Police said[Read More…]
09.23.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education Community Engagement Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. The agenda is available here. Homewood Board of Trustees will not meet Tuesday, Sept. 23, as originally scheduled. In honor of Rosh Hashanah, the meet[Read More…]
Hidden Gem 2025: Volunteers and community members give motivation to runners in Flossmoor Hills
As runners came around the corner onto Flossmoor Hills Road, volunteers wasted no time cheering and holding signs saying, “Run with your heart!” and “You got this!” Volunteers from The South Suburban Vineyard Church came out around 6 a.m. preparing cups of water and Gatorade to hand to the runners. [Read More…]
Flossmoor board approves engineering contract for replacing pedestrian bridge over Butterfield Creek
The Flossmoor board of trustees approved a contract at the Sept. 15 village board meeting with Baxter & Woodman Consulting Engineers for engineering work on the Dartmouth Pedestrian Bridge Replacement and Streambank Stabilization project. The bridge, which was built more than 40 years ago, needs to be replaced because of[Read More…]
The Weeks | Sept. 21: Vikings win homecoming, Flossmoor streetscape, sewer relocation, OAKtoberfest, painting with light, LWV legislative write-in, Anew gala, Recyclepalooza, H-F musical
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education Learning and Instruction Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. The agenda is available here. Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22[Read More…]
Homewood staff wins Silver Circle Award for Cicada Era campaign at 3CMA Conference
The Village of Homewood has been honored with a Silver Circle Award for its creative “Cicada Era: The Homewood Tour” campaign at the annual City-County Communications and Marketing Association (3CMA) conference, held Sept. 3–5 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Homewood earned recognition in the category of “Most Creative Activity With Least[Read More…]
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