Three candidates have been endorsed for election to the District 233 school board by the Homewood-Flossmoor Education Organization, the teachers/staff union at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Camille O’Quin, Temekia Smith and Ariana Leonard won the endorsements. The HFEO is calling their work “Educators for Educators” on behalf of these three candidates,[Read More…]
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Election 2025: Theard-Griggs, Agbarah win endorsement from D161 teachers union
The Flossmoor Education Association, the teachers union for Flossmoor schools, has given its support to Carolyn Theard-Griggs and Elizabeth Agbarah as candidates in the District 161 school board election. Both currently serve on the board. Candidates were selected after answering surveys from the association. Those surveys were then evaluated by[Read More…]
International Film Fest April 3, 4, 5 at GSU
Governors State University will host the Chicago Southland International Film Festival April 3, 4 and 5 featuring international shorts and local feature films. The festival offers an array of unique, curious and engaging films followed by Q&A sessions with the filmmakers after select programs. Highlights of the festival include the feature[Read More…]
Cook County announces creative placemaking grant program as part of arts initiative
Cook County announced on Tuesday, Feb. 25, the launch of the Creative Placemaking grant program as part of the Cook County Arts initiative, which is designed to boost the arts and culture sector in the suburbs. The Creative Placemaking program is a $2 million effort that will provide grants between $50,000[Read More…]
Homewood seeks public’s help in solving 51-year-old missing person case
The Village of Homewood is asking for the public’s assistance in finding Nancy O’Sullivan, a young woman who was last seen on March 7, 1974. She was reported missing on March 8, 1974. On the 51st anniversary of her disappearance, Homewood Police Chief Denise McGrath is renewing efforts to bring[Read More…]
Auditions for SpongeBob Musical are Friday
Auditions for the 23 Miles South Theatre production of The SpongeBob Musical will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 7, at Abundant Grace Church, 18200 Dixie Highway in Homewood. Acting experience is not required to audition. Enter the building from the west side parking area. The theater space[Read More…]
Illinois treasurer returns $22M to residents in January through I-CASH
Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned $22 million to nearly 19,000 people in January through I-CASH, the state’s missing money program. “Returning this money to the rightful owners is better than keeping it in our bank vaults,” Frerichs said. “It helps our state’s economy when people have a little more[Read More…]
County announces Community Safety Grant opportunities
Cook County announced on Feb. 27 two grant opportunities designed to improve community safety in Cook County. Cook County Community Violence Intervention Grants (CC-CVI) will provide $20 million in funding for community-based services such as street outreach to support residents at risk of being involved in community violence. The Cook[Read More…]
Board-certified rheumatologist joins Specialty Physicians of Illinois in Olympia Fields
Board-certified rheumatologist Dr. Aravind Gopal is now part of Specialty Physicians of Illinois LLC and is accepting new patients at his office on the Franciscan Health Olympia Fields campus. Gopal also is board-certified internal medicine. He attended medical school at TD Medical College in Alappuzha, India, and earned his MD[Read More…]
Flossmoor School District 161 announces kindergarten registration for the 2025-2026 school year
Flossmoor School District 161 will begin kindergarten registration for the 2025-2026 school year from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, at each of the district’s elementary schools. Schools include Flossmoor Hills, 3721 Beech St.; Heather Hill, 1439 Lawrence Crescent; Serena Hills, 255 Pleasant Drive; and Western Avenue, 940 Western[Read More…]
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