(EDITOR’S NOTE: Maria Pappas is Cook County Treasurer. This guest column appears in the Chronicle as an information piece.) Cook County owes refunds to thousands of property owners because of past overpayments and missed exemptions. Many homeowners who could use the extra money to pay bills, buy groceries and meet[Read More…]
Opinion
Page 2: Democracy works when people work it
Sept. 15 is Democracy Day, and I thought it would be appropriate to celebrate it by highlighting several recent moments when local democracy worked rather well. By democracy, I don’t mean governance solely by elected leaders. When we vote, we delegate authority to our representatives, but that doesn’t relieve us[Read More…]
The Weeks | Sept. 3: Flossmoor Fest safety steps, The Gem, D161 board turnover, Box Battle Basho II
THE WEEK > Meetings Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, at village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, in the Goldberg Administration Center, 3301 Flossmoor Road, Flossmoor. Homewood-Flossmoor District 233 Board of Education Personnel[Read More…]
The Weeks | Aug. 27: Environmental equity forum, H-F graduation date, mums, You Matter 2 registration, community bike rides
THE WEEK > Meetings Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28, in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. Flossmoor Community Relations Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28, at village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Notices Free treesFlossmoor residents can request a[Read More…]
The Weeks | Aug. 20: Conversations with the Chronicle, Flossmoor viaduct project, Flossmoor presents at state fair, Willow therapy puppy, Homewood library carpet
THE WEEK > Meetings Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Education Planning Committee will meet at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 21, in the Superintendent’s Conference Room in the South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. in Flossmoor. Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21, at village hall, 2800 Flossmoor[Read More…]
The Weeks | Aug. 13: BMW parking, library carpeting, back-to-school, beer, roller derby, speaker delay, Wall of Honor, democracy watch
THE WEEK > Meetings Flossmoor Public Art Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Homewood School District 153 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14, in the James Hart School library, 18220 Morgan St. Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of[Read More…]
The Weeks | Aug. 6: Juanita Mitchell dies, parking lot redevelopment questions, new merged church in Homewood, Homewood trustees thank residents for showing up
Loss: Juanita Mitchell Flossmoor matriarch Juanita Mitchell died Friday, Aug. 4, at age 111, according to ABC7 News. She was known for her sense of style. She witnessed history, from Louisiana floods to troops mustering for service in World War I to the Red Summer Chicago race riots in 1919. For[Read More…]
Page 2: The importance of marrying well
We try to make sure our advertisers and subscribers know how much we appreciate their support. They provide the financial means to pay the printer, the post office, the reporters, our ad sales consultant and all the other costs involved in producing stories for you every day and the print[Read More…]
Letter to the editor: HB 2531 marks progress for South Suburban Airport, triumph for Chicago Southland
In a momentous event that has been eagerly awaited for several decades, the Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with various legislative leaders, recently celebrated the signing of House Bill 2531 into law. This pivotal legislation signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker signifies a significant step forward in building the[Read More…]
The Weeks | July 30: D233 board retreat, village hall parking lot project, Porch Fest, National Night Out
THE WEEK > Meetings Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Education will hold a special meeting/retreat at 8 a.m. Monday, July 31, in the Viking Room at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Notice Deadline to apply for tax exemption is Aug. 4The deadline to apply for property tax exemptions is Friday, Aug. 4.[Read More…]
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