THE WEEK > Meetings We looked. We couldn’t find any. Stuff to do Tuesday, Dec. 26 Kinara lighting. To celebrate Kwanzaa, Flossmoor will host a kinara lighting ceremony at 5 p.m. tonight through Jan. 1 at 5 p.m. each night in Flossmoor Park. Winter Break Teen Reading Challenge. Homewood Public Library, 17917[Read More…]
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The Weeks | Dec. 17: Lisa Purcell steps down, Allisa Opyd nominated to step up, ukulele holiday serenade, big boost to Flossmoor history organization, Juice WRLD remembered, Richard Hunt mourned
THE WEEK > Meetings Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18, in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at[Read More…]
Page 2: Volunteer efforts continuing in new parish
As the season of giving got under way, the parish of St. John Neumann in Homewood, created from three neighboring parishes, has not missed a beat when it comes to charity projects, in spite of the transition period to the new parish. On Nov. 4, St. John Neumann PADS organization[Read More…]
The Weeks | Dec. 10: A probably unpopular solution to speeding, commissioner’s priorities, new bike rack, snowflake spotters, USPS comes through
THE WEEK > Meetings Homewood Public School District 153 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, at the James Hart School media center, 18220 Morgan St. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. Flossmoor Public Library Board[Read More…]
The Weeks | Dec. 3: Holiday events, Vision Zero approach to traffic safety, bad drivers in local history, a newspaper saved, 20th anniversary hot chocolate stand
THE WEEK > Meetings Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners will[Read More…]
The Weeks | Nov. 26: Flossmoor gets national mention in Times democracy podcast, holiday events galore, Taylor Swift karaoke, Giving Tuesday ideas
THE WEEK > Meetings Flossmoor Community Relations Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, in the committee room at village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. Homewood Ethics Commission will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday,[Read More…]
The Weeks | Nov. 19: Flossmoor holiday festivities, Small Business Saturday, Poorly Drawn Pet Portraits
THE WEEK > Meetings Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 20, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Flossmoor Green Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, in the committee room at village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Stuff to do Monday, Nov. 20Thanksgiving break skating. The[Read More…]
Education Week: H-F High embraces innovation as it prepares students for their future
As we transitioned from the industrial era to the information age to now the digital age, education must evolve to meet the demands of the future. At Homewood-Flossmoor High School, we recognize integrating innovation, including technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), into education is crucial to prepare our students for[Read More…]
Education Week: From background whispers to voices of advocacy: Special education today
Things are not what they once were. I was in a meeting with a new family in the district, when I realized education is in a true moment of growth. As I explained to our new parent the special services we would be providing her child, her response was, “Wow,[Read More…]
Education Week: Teaching is a special profession
Did you always want to teach?I did. Ever since I was little, I just really enjoyed school myself being a student and learning and I knew that I wanted to teach. What I wanted to teach changed over time, but I always knew that teaching was the job that I[Read More…]
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