Homewood police investigating a call of shots fired found shell casings in the 1300 block of Olive Road on Monday, July 21. Police officers responding to a report of shots fired around 5:45 p.m. reported locating several spent shell casings near the location. Police reported the offender or offenders fled[Read More…]
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New location, more music at 5th annual Chamber Night
Chamber Night was created in 2021 as a way to help bring people to downtown Flossmoor and support local businesses that were struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic. The same mission continues this year as the Thursday, July 24, event moves to the village’s south side business district. The downtown streetscape[Read More…]
07.22.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Flossmoor Zoning Board of Appeals will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream will be available here. Meeting ID[Read More…]
H-F Racquet Club getting new fitness equipment
The H-F Racquet & Fitness Club will be getting nearly three dozen new pieces of equipment for the facility at 2920 W. 183rd St. in Homewood. The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District agreed to spend $100,000 on the treadmills, stair climber, weight benches, power sled, ellipticals, ski-erg, a squat machine, Smith machine,[Read More…]
Homewood Science Center hosts annual Summer Fest for ninth anniversary
The Homewood Science Center’s Summer Fest fundraiser on July 17 also celebrated the center’s ninth anniversary. The nonprofit organization raised over $58,000 at the party at Idlewild Country Club in Flossmoor, exceeding its goal of $50,000. Guests enjoyed an evening that featured a variety of music and hands-on STEM (science,[Read More…]
Marian Catholic’s new basketball coach was star player
Marian Catholic High School has named John Oliver as its new men’s basketball head coach. A 2014 Marian Catholic alumnus, Oliver takes over after two seasons as a varsity assistant under coach Rick Romeli. Together they led the Marian Spartans to a 48-19 record and back-to-back IHSA regional titles. Oliver[Read More…]
Flossmoor’s 95th 4th of July Bike Parade features local historians
Eighty-five years after participating in his first Flossmoor Bike Parade, Al Wagner served as grand marshal in the annual parade on July 4. Wagner’s first parade came before his first birthday. He was born late in 1939 and participated in the 1940 bike parade. “I have a picture of my[Read More…]
The Weeks | July 20: Chamber Night, Homewood water rates, bid opening for Delanoe’s, American Dance Center, Flossmoor Social incentive, streetscape progress
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, July 21, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream of the meeting will be available here. Meeting ID 852 1089 4513, passcode 60422. Highlights: Flossmoor Zoning Board of Appeals will meet at 6:30[Read More…]
07.20.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Metra Platforms. The planned work schedule for today has been completed. All trains will board from their normal tracks at Millennium Station.
07.19.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Metra Delays, Millennium Station Platforms. Due to planned work today and Sunday trains at Millennium Station will not have access to their normal platforms on the lower level and will be required to use South Shore (NICTD) station and platforms 11, 12 and 13 on the upper level from 6 a.m.[Read More…]
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