The District 153 School Board on Monday approved its 2016 tax levy of $17.6 million. The levy is a “guesstimate” by taxing bodies because several important numbers that drive property taxes aren’t set yet “We’re using last year’s (2015) Consumer Price Index (CPI) against this year’s property values to figure[Read More…]
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Homewood honors 24-year police veteran on his retirement
Thomas H. Heyne, a Homewood police officer, began and ended his 24-year career on the same day, Dec. 14. At the Dec. 13 board of trustees meeting, Homewood village officials honored Heyne for the dedicated service with the police department that began in 1992, when he took his oath of[Read More…]
77 Homewood-Flossmoor students named Illinois State Scholars
Homewood-Flossmoor High School has announced the selection of 77 members of its senior class as 2017-18 Illinois State Scholars. Illinois State Scholars rank in approximately the top 10 percent of the state’s high school seniors. They were selected by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission based on a combination of exemplary ACT[Read More…]
Homewood board again refuses to vote on liquor license request
It was strike two for Raj’s Food & Liquor Inc. Tuesday when a motion to issue a liquor license at the proposed store location, 17532 Dixie Highway, died for the lack of a second. It was the second time the Homewood Village Board did not take a vote on the[Read More…]
Armed robbers snatch woman’s purse Tuesday afternoon
A woman was uninjured when two thieves took her purse during a daylight armed robbery in a store parking lot on Halsted Street in Homewood on Tuesday. Homewood police said the shopper was returning to her car outside Target, 17605 S. Halsted St., shortly after 1:30 p.m. when she was[Read More…]
District 161 tax levy includes ‘huge increase’ from Meijer
With this year’s opening of the Meijer superstore, Flossmoor School District 161 is getting a needed boost in property tax revenue. According to the estimated 2016 tax levy, approved Monday by the board of education, District 161 will take in an additional $909,090 in property taxes, mostly as a result[Read More…]
Flossmoor police shopping trip nets holiday toys for needy kids
And on the 12th day before Christmas, Santa wore a blue uniform. Flossmoor police officers Monday filled their baskets with toys during a shopping spree at the village’s Meijer superstore.
Dave Cady stepping down after 43 years at Flossmoor post office
Dec. 31 marks not only the end of 2016 but also the end of Dave Cady’s 43-year career in Flossmoor with the U.S. Postal Service. Cady, 65, who recently announced his retirement, has worked out of the Flossmoor Post Office for his entire career.
Board approves 11 new courses for H-F curriculum
An expanded curriculum with 11 new courses is planned for the 2017-18 school year at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Nancy Spaniak, H-F director of Curriculum, Instruction & Professional Development, said the changes will help students reach new goals while strengthening the curriculum. Several courses will help students move ahead in STEM[Read More…]
Homewood trustees: Raj’s renews liquor license request, village considers plan to reimburse downtown developer
The owners of Raj’s Food & Liquor will return to the Homewood Board of Trustees at its Tuesday, Dec. 13, meeting to seek support for a liquor license request. The Kaur family, which operates a liquor store in Glenwood, hopes to open a liquor store with a sandwich shop where[Read More…]
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