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Local polling places

It’s time to vote for local leaders. Polls will be open Tuesday, April 4, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Here is a list of polling places in Homewood and Flossmoor.

Hart band earns top rating at district contest

The James Hart School Symphonic Band has qualified for the State Festival after earning a Division I rating at the Illinois Grade School Music Association (IGSMA) District VI Organizational Contest.   The Homewood students will be at the April 29 IGSMA State Festival meet in Tinley Park.   This was[Read More…]

Paid sick time bill advances to Illinois Senate

Legislation proposed by Illinois Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D-Chicago Heights, would provide for all workers in Illinois to have paid sick leave.   Her proposal, Senate Bill 1296, has moved to the Senate floor after passing out of the Senate Labor Committee the week of March 27. If approved, Illinois would[Read More…]

Curt Schubert new CFO at Marian Catholic

Curt Schubert has joined the administrative staff at Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights as its chief financial officer (CFO).   Schubert has 10 years of experience as a CFO at The Children’s Place Association, a child welfare organization in Chicago. He also has worked at Lutheran Social Services[Read More…]

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Decision day nears as Braun, Gummerson vie for mayor’s office

It’s the first competitive mayor’s race in Flossmoor since 2009. For weeks, hundreds of signs in support of the two mayoral candidates — Jeanne “Gigi” Gummerson and Paul Braun, the two-term incumbent — have dotted the village. Flossmoor voters will make their decision on Tuesday.

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