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THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor Public Art Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. Homewood School District 153 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11, in the media center at James Hart School, 18220 Morgan[Read More…]
Correction: The headline for this story orginally included the wrong month for the incident. Flossmoor police are using video recordings to continue an investigation of an armed robbery that took place shortly before 11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Tornado Gas Station at 3950 Vollmer Road. Police said[Read More…]
HoFlo 100. GoodSpeed Cycles, 2125 183rd St. will host the second annual 100 kilometer community bike ride. That’s 62 miles of just riding around Homewood and Flossmoor. The ride is unsupported, but the shop will have hotdogs, drinks and ice cream available between laps. All proceeds of the $10 registration donation[Read More…]
It was Pitch Day for the students in You Matter 2’s NextGEN summer internship program. The 14 interns waited patiently for their turn. All were neatly dressed in business attire and ready to make their appeal for funding. So what is Pitch Day? Think Shark Tank for aspiring nonprofit agency[Read More…]
As you walk into the new Beyond Borders Café at 1036 Sterling Ave. in downtown Flossmoor, you’re greeted to a cozy environment with warm colors and antique items that transport you through time. Owners Jennifer and Christopher Zarozny opened the doors and welcomed the community to the café on Saturday,[Read More…]
Homewood Deputy Fire Chief Steve DeJong was called to the scene of the train derailment in Matteson last year in his role as one of the hazardous materials team leaders for Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) district 24. “Matteson responded as a department. They realized that they had a[Read More…]
Gobble Doggs Grand Opening. The new turkey hot dog restaurant at 2025 Ridge Road in Homewood will hold its grand opening from noon to 2 p.m. Free samples, music, a scholarship award ceremony and mural unveiling. Beyond Borders Cafe Grand Opening. The new cafe at 1036 Sterling Ave. in Flossmoor will hold[Read More…]
The hill on the west side of Irwin Park is torn up as workers prepare for a handicapped accessible ramp. The work is one part of the major improvements coming to the park in 2026. Construction crews have poured parts of the ramp but work is expected to continue for[Read More…]
The Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education has its sights set on ambitious goals focused on improving academic achievement and reducing chronic absenteeism. The board voted to approve key targets, including 90% of students meeting or exceeding state standards on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness. The district will also[Read More…]
The Flossmoor Public Library has had a big section of the first floor closed off for the last year because of a sinkhole. Village crews are working to find the cause and the best way to fix it. After examining the situation, the village has found a void of 11.5[Read More…]
