Friday, Aug. 1 Teen Night at Lions Club Pool. Teens entering 6th through 8th grade are invited to swim from 8 to 10 p.m. at Lions Club Pool, 1041 Ridge Road in Homewood. A DJ will provide music. Concessions will be open. Fee is $7. Teens must provide emergency contact information.[Read More…]
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Air quality poor because of wildfire smoke
State environmental and health officials announced that air quality Friday, Aug. 1, is expected to be poor in the area because of smoke from Canadian wild fires. The air is expected to be in the orange range, which means “members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. Sensitive groups include[Read More…]
07.31.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Flossmoor Sculpture Tour. The tour will be a chance to learn about art in Leavitt Park, including the new installation, “Ten Thousand Ripples/Emerging Buddhas.” The tour will start at 6 p.m. at Richard Hunt’s “Uplifted” at the corner of Leavitt Avenue and Park Drive. (The tour originally was scheduled for July 30[Read More…]
Wind Creek Casino & Hotel brings $100K singing competition to the South Suburbs
Wind Creek Casino & Hotel is calling all vocalists to the stage for its “Sing Your Way to $100K” competition. The winner will receive a $100,000 cash grand prize and another $65,000 will be awarded to other top talent. The contest is open to solo vocalists 21 and older. There[Read More…]
Homewood opens three bids for former Delanoe’s Pizza site
Clarification: The original headline indicated the village had accepted three bids. The bids have been opened and the board will at a future meeting accept one. Village staff will begin evaluating three bids for a business site that once housed Delanoe’s Pizza. The bids were opened and revealed at the[Read More…]
07.30.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Animal Encounters: Reptiles. From 11 a.m. to noon at Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center, 20000 Western Ave., visitors will have an opportunity to get up close and personal with reptiles big and small from Dave DiNaso’s Traveling World of Reptiles. This is a per person program. Each attendee must register. The fee[Read More…]
Flossmoor police chief updates community on party control in the village
Flossmoor police recently were able to stop a house party before it got out of hand and blocked a second one from happening. Police Chief Carl Estelle shared with the board of trustees on July 21 the steps officers took to prevent a potentially disruptive party in the village. Estelle[Read More…]
07.29.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Cookies and Craft. Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave., will host crafting and cookies from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Bring your own craft or start one provided by the library. A variety of cookies will be available. This program is being sponsored by the library’s AgeOptions Senior grant, but all adults 18[Read More…]
Homewood board approves American Dance Center’s letter of intent for potential purchase
The Homewood Village Board approved the letter of intent between the village and the American Dance Center (ADC) to negotiate a purchase and sale agreement of its building on Ridge Road at the July 22 meeting. Napoleon Haney, Homewood village manager, said prior to the ADC opening a location in[Read More…]
The Weeks | July 27: Tuskegee Airman presentation, Flossmoor streetscape update, sculpture tour (date change), reptiles at Irons Oaks, Homewood Block Party, water rates, officer races car
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor Community Relations Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 28, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. Notices Flossmoor Streetscape Project Update. Construction continued on the storm sewer project last week with the sidewalk removal and the installation of a new drainage[Read More…]
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