Bottle & Bottega’s Homewood studio has had the area buzzing about the Chicago-based art party chain since it was announced several months ago. Proprietors Greg and Darcie Loudon plan to hold a soft opening of the Homewood location at 2009 Ridge Road in mid-September, with a grand opening to[Read More…]
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Homewood schools getting more state aid this year
The Homewood District 153 school board expects to see an additional $1.2 million in its budget this year through savings and new state dollars. John Gibson, the district’s chief school finance officer, said this year the district expects to collect about $600,000 in additional state revenues, and will see a[Read More…]
2. How much should water cost? Villages cover growing expenses
In a local grocery store recently, a 28-pack of half-liter Nestle bottled water, about four gallons, was on sale for $3. So each gallon cost about 75 cents. In Flossmoor, however, that 75 cents would purchase more than 50 gallons of water. Water supplied by our villages has gotten more[Read More…]
Paper Shredding Available Saturdays
Two opportunities to shred your documents and other papers will be available Saturdays, Sept. 17 and 24. Illinois Sen. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, is hosting a document shredding event from 8 to 11 a.m. at Bloom Plaza, 1020 Dixie Highway in Chicago Heights. Donors are limited to two boxes per[Read More…]
Flossmoor director’s film on Maya Angelou airs in Chicago
A feature documentary on Maya Angelou, one of America’s leading poets, authors and activists, co-directed by Flossmoor resident Rita Coburn-Whack, is now showing at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago.
District 161 board OKs resignation pact, hires interim principal
After approving a resignation agreement with former Parker Junior High School Principal David Kennedy, Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education members Monday voted to appoint an interim principal at the school. Vickie Person will take over as Parker’s principal on Sept. 19, Superintendent Craig Doster said. Person is currently an[Read More…]
September 2016 e-edition
James Hart School singers and musicians have been selected to perform Saturday as part of the program finale of the Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) Elementary and Junior High Music Festival. The 13 Hart students will join with students from across the southwest region of the Chicago area. The public[Read More…]
1. Distribution: From Lake Michigan to our taps
Water comes to Homewood and Flossmoor through a long system of pipes that starts in Lake Michigan. Homewood and Flossmoor each have extremely visible signs of their water distribution systems. Water towers act as unofficial symbols of their community, but also play an important role in maintaining pressure along their[Read More…]
Intro: The ways of our water
What could be easier? You turn the kitchen tap and fill a glass with water. You take a shower. Or flush the toilet. Or water the lawn. It is, however, not that easy. Our water arrives via a circuitous process that starts in Lake Michigan and ends in Homewood and[Read More…]
Public invited to Homewood PTA general meeting Wednesday
Homewood PTA will hold its annual general meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14. The James Hart Panther Choir will sing, new teachers will be introduced and Matthew Rodriquez from the Illinois PTA will speak about the importance of fathers’ involvement in PTA. The meeting is open to the public.[Read More…]
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