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Homewood-Flossmoor High School board members Tuesday spoke with enthusiasm about their selection on Feb. 17 of Dr. Jerry Lee Anderson as the school’s next principal. Jerry Anderson Anderson, a former H-F dean, left the area in the mid-1990s to become a principal in Wilmette, Ill., and then relocated to[Read More…]
A sculpture by a renowned Chicago-area artist will be installed in Flossmoor this spring. “Crossings #5,” by Ed McCullough, is being added to Flossmoor’s Sculpture Garden. It will be placed on the vacant sculpture pad in Flossmoor Park, just east of the village’s Metra viaduct.
Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s girls basketball team recorded another playoff win Tuesday by defeating Mother McAuley 59-35 in the first game of the sectional round at Shepard High School in Palos Heights. In the second sectional game, Marist High School’s team defeated Marian Catholic 46-35. The Vikings will take on Marist[Read More…]
Five Flossmoor village board members are volunteering to help remove a big pile of residential trash this weekend. At Monday’s board meeting Mayor Paul Braun asked for volunteers to help with the planned Saturday morning clean-up of the trash, located next to a house on Avers Avenue. Four village trustees[Read More…]
Prairie State College (PSC) has announced its Dean’s List from the fall 2016 semester. Dean’s List full-time students take at least 12 credit-hours of classes, maintain a 3.75 grade point average (GPA) or better for the semester and have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better on a 4.0[Read More…]
The James Hart Jazz Band got pointers from two of the best musicians in the business when they took part in the 29th Annual Jazz Fest Band Invitational at Prairie State College. The Hart band was one of 20 bands invited to the two-day event Feb. 16 and 17.
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., is hosting a Housing Expo from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, at the Lan-Oak Park District office, 2550 178th Street, Lansing. Participants will have the opportunity to apply for a loan modification. They also can learn about foreclosure prevention, first-time[Read More…]
The exceptionally warm February weather pushed the opening day for Coyote Run Golf Course up by three weeks. There have been 600 rounds of golf played since Friday. The original targeted opening date for the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District course was March 10, but Tom Denklau, the course manager, opened the[Read More…]
They work in Homewood schools by day. But for months, they were students themselves. At its February meeting, the District 153 school board announced James Hart School Principal Scott McAlister had earned his superintendent’s certificate, and Melanie Mandisodza achieved the state approved special education director certificate.
Firefighters Monday rescued a Flossmoor family of four from their roof as their home was engulfed in flames. The family members – the mother, father and two children – did not appear to be injured. They were taken by ambulance to Advocate South Suburban Hospital for observation, said Matt Berk,[Read More…]
