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The South Holland Master Chorale will perform Oct. 5 in Tinley Park and Oct. 12 in Homewood as it kicks off its 2025-26 season. The 60-member chorale, including several singers from Homewood, is under direction of Philip J. Bauman. The concerts feature contemporary sacred and secular works. The Sunday performances[Read More…]
Friday, Sept. 26 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical. The Homewood-Flossmoor High School Theater Department will present “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical” at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, 999 Kedzie Ave. This hour-long children’s play will bring the chaos of middle school to the[Read More…]
There’s a new twist to football, and kids are gravitating to it. Students at James Hart School got to run with the Chicago Bears Monsters Flag Football program on Friday, Sept. 19. It was a bright, sunny day with temperatures in the low 80s on Sept. 19, a perfect day[Read More…]
Walt’s Food Centers appear to be on track to be sold to another family-owned regional grocery chain, Berkot’s Super Foods, according to a letter to employees dated Sept. 24 that was posted on local social media groups. The letter advised employees that the sale could close in late October or[Read More…]
The District 153 school board expects to sell $11 million in life safety bonds in the next year to cover expenses for building repairs. A new roof and HVAC components at James Hart School are expected to cost $9.45 million. The work will be done in summer 2026. The board[Read More…]
Dozens of artists and artisans from all around the Midwest gathered in downtown Park Forest for the 69th annual Park Forest Art Fair on Saturday, Sept. 20 and Sunday, Sept. 21. The artists included Flossmoor acrylic painter Cheryl Osby, Olympia Fields jewelry maker Debra Glenn and Homewood mixed-media artist Jenn[Read More…]
Flossmoor Streetscape Update. Asphalt paving on downtown streets has been rescheduled for this morning. Roads will be closed starting at 5 a.m. for tack coating, then paving will follow. Weather permitting, work should be completed by noon, then the roads will be reopened. Village officials urge everyone to take extra time[Read More…]
Corey O’Donnell brought his trumpet. Jeremy Wesley had his alto sax, and Jen Bilinski her clarinet. They and about a dozen other former Viking band members walked out onto the field Friday, Sept. 19, to perform with the marching band during half-time at the Homewood-Flossmoor High School homecoming football game[Read More…]
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Tuesday, Sept. 23, released new fall respiratory virus vaccine guidance and issued a statewide standing order to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccines. Additionally, for routine, non-seasonal vaccines, IDPH recommends that healthcare providers continue to follow the CDC immunization schedules for children and adults issued as of Aug. 7 which[Read More…]
The Flossmoor Village Board tabled a request for cameras around the Heather Hill detention basin at its Sept. 15 meeting after trustees couldn’t reach a consensus on next steps. The basin, next to Heather Hill School, was constructed to help relieve flooding in the downtown area. Residents are concerned about[Read More…]
