THE WEEK > Meetings Flossmoor Public Art Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, in the conference room at village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, at Normandy Village, 41 E. Elmwood Drive. Homewood Board of Trustees will[Read More…]
Opinion
Page 2 | Locals agree: Slow down
In the Sept. 17 edition of our newsletter, The Weeks, and again in our October print edition, I wrote about my interview with centenarian John Gibson of Danville, grandfather of Shannon Allred of Flossmoor. One of bit of advice he had was that everyone should slow down. He’s not alone.[Read More…]
New energy in 40th Senate District from battery plant announcement
There’s an exciting new energy in Kankakee County from our ongoing work to embrace the next generation of technology to power our economy. I was excited to join our top leaders in Manteno earlier this month to announce a new, $2 billion electric vehicle battery gigafactory coming to the region.[Read More…]
The Weeks | Sept. 24: Sculpture tour, help a young scientist, goat yoga, roller derby
THE WEEK > Meetings Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. Flossmoor Community Relations Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Stuff to do Monday, Sept. 25Art in S.T.E.A.M. Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling[Read More…]
Let’s celebrate democracy every day, especially on Democracy Day
This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces. To learn more, visit usdemocracyday.org. When I was a kid, democracy was so normal and unassailable as to[Read More…]
Taxpayers get help finding refunds for tax overpayments, missed exemptions
(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…]
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…]