A Starbucks coffee shop and AT&T store may be coming to Flossmoor. Members of the village plan commission, at their Feb. 16 meeting, recommended approval of a final plan amendment and special use permit for 7,420-square-foot commercial building at 3760 Vollmer Road, just west of the Meijer gas station. Besides Starbucks[Read More…]
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Viking girls take regional basketball round with victory over Bloom
Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s girls basketball team continued its winning ways Thursday, Feb. 16, by taking the regional round of the state championship series with a 84-24 victory over Bloom High School. In an earlier regional game on Feb. 14, the Vikings defeated Thornwood 77-28. The regional games were played at[Read More…]
H-F chess team has best showing in 20 years at state meet
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School chess team, from left Owen Kreis, Julian Garcia, Justin Garcia, Matthew Scholefield, Perry Hoag, Henry Thiros, Jacob Rothchild, Eric Piros and Xander Branch, had its best showing in state competition in 20 years. (Provided photo) A nine-member Homewood-Flossmoor High School chess team had the best Vikings showing in 20 years[Read More…]
Vice District owners report steady progress at brewery, taproom
Vice District Brewing owners Curtis Tarver and Quintin Cole are excited about progress at their new facility in downtown Homewood. A spring opening is expected for both the Vice District brewery and taproom, to be located at 18027-18029 Dixie Highway.
District 161 OKs calendar for 2017-2018 school year
The calendar for the 2017-2018 school year was unanimously approved Monday by the Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education. The calendar has only minor changes from recent years and is being coordinated with neighboring school districts. However, the board may later discuss how one of the holidays is labeled.[Read More…]
100 Days make for a fun 100 years at Willow School
Mateo Garcia as he expects he might look when he is 100 years old. Friday, Feb. 10, was the 100th day of school for student Homewood District 153. The kindergarteners at Willow School found a fun way to celebrate by pretending to be people 100 years from now. They came as grandmas and[Read More…]
LighthouseLGBTQ invites pastor to discuss Bible
Andrea Denney, pastor at Calvary United Protestant Church in Park Forest, will be the guest presenter discussing “The Bible is Not a Weapon” at the 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22 meeting of LighthouseLGBTQ at the Flossmoor Community Church House, 847 Hutchinson Rd., Flossmoor. Denney, a graduate of the Chicago Theological[Read More…]
Grady’s Grille closes for renovations
A customer reads a sign on the front door of Grady’s Grille on Saturday evening. The sign alerts patrons that the restaurant will be closed until sometime in March for renovations. The sign urges customers to check the restaurant’s website for news about the re-opening date. (Photo by Eric Crump/H-F[Read More…]
IPO welcomes conductor, 2 south suburban natives for Feb. 25 performance
The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) will welcome guest maestro Darko Butorac as conductor for its 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, performance “Opposites Attract.” The concert is at Lincoln-Way West Performing Arts Center, 21701 Gougar Road in New Lenox. Butorac will direct the orchestra’s performances of Verdi’s “La forza del[Read More…]
District 161 begins interviews with superintendent finalists
Six finalists for the position of superintendent are being interviewed by members of the Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education as the process to fill the spot by the end of February remains on track. As for the final applicants, Board of Education President Stephen Paredes said, “They’re all superstars,[Read More…]
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