The Flossmoor Community Relations Commission is marking Good Neighbor Week Sept. 22 through 28 by calling on residents to do charitable deeds for their neighbors. Random acts of kindness can include helping with yard work, walking pets, giving food, inviting them to dinner, helping them run errands and more. [Read More…]
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Homewood police investigate report of armed robbery at casino garage (free)
Homewood police officers responded to Wind Creek Casino’s parking garage at 17400 Halsted St. about 12:20 a.m. Friday to investigate a report of an armed robbery. Officers learned that a subject with a firearm exited a silver SUV and approached the victim, who was walking from his vehicle to return[Read More…]
Flossmoor police arrest suspect in August graffiti incident
Flossmoor police announced on Thursday, Sept. 18, that officers arrested a suspect and charged him in connection with an August graffiti incident. Sean Helton of Flossmoor was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 16, on two counts of criminal damage to government property, police said. The arrest stems from a follow-up investigation on[Read More…]
09.19.2025 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
Friday, Sept. 19 H-F Homecoming Half-Time Show & Alumni Reunion. The 2025 Marching Vikings will take the crowd on a journey through some pop music favorites during the homecoming half time show at the Homewood-Flossmoor High School boys varsity football game, which starts at 7:30 p.m. Former Marching Vikings are invited to join[Read More…]
District 153 unveils plaque dedicating playground to Shelly Marks
Cheers and a round of applause could be heard when Shelly Marks pulled down a blue drape to reveal a plaque dedicating the Willow School playground in her honor. The unveiling was part of the Willow School open house on Thursday, Sept. 18. The short ceremony brought dozens of teachers,[Read More…]
Obituary: Michael Francis Ormsby | Sept. 9, 2025
Michael Francis Ormsby, 76, recently of Crown Point, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Sept. 9, 2025. He lived a life rooted in faith, family and community. Mike was born in Chicago Oct. 31, 1948, and grew up in Homewood, where his friends knew him as “Ozzy” and “Mike.” He was[Read More…]
H-F Theater presents ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical’
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical” will be presented by the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Theater Department at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Sept. 25 and 26, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. This hour-long children’s play will bring the chaos of middle school to the stage. This fast, funny,[Read More…]
09.18.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Flossmoor Plan Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. Highlight: Pumpkin Spice Everything. Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave., will host in The Attic from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. an opportunity for anyone ages 10 to 18 to enjoy pumpkin[Read More…]
Blood drive Sept. 24 hosted by Divine 9
The Divine 9, a group of Black sororities and fraternities, is marking September as Sickle Cell Month by hosting a blood drive from 2:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at the Irwin Center, 18120 Highland Ave. in Homewood. Each September, people living with sickle cell disease (SCD), along[Read More…]
Pathlights to host free AgeWell Symposium to illustrate benefits of growing older
From the moment we’re born, everyone gets older every day. Not everyone cherishes the process, though, so on Sept. 25, Pathlights will host a symposium designed to combat stereotypes about aging. “Our AgeWell Symposium is dedicated to turning that attitude around,” said Elaine Grande, executive director of Pathlights. The symposium[Read More…]
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