Friday, Aug. 8 Mid-Summer Music. The H-F Park District will host Y2K performing in Irwin Park from 6 to 9 p.m. Get ready to party like it’s 1999 with ’90s throwback music. Matilda the Musical. The show time is 7:30 p.m. at the Drama Group theater at 330 202nd St. in Chicago[Read More…]
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Homewood Stories welcomes five tellers Aug. 12
Guests will enjoy the tales of five storytellers at the Tuesday, Aug. 12, session of Homewood Stories at Flossmoor Community Church Community House, 947 Hutchison Rd. in Flossmoor. Presenters are: Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Guests can bring their own food and beverages.[Read More…]
Community members get to know Homewood police officers at National Night Out
Community members played games with Homewood Police officers, saw their equipment and toured their squad cars and all-terrain vehicles in Irwin Park on the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 5, as part of National Night Out. National Night Out is the first Tuesday of every August. National Night Out’s website describes it as an[Read More…]
Homewood Science Center awarded $50,000 county grant
The Homewood Science Center has been awarded $50,000 from Cook County’s Arts Creative Placemaking initiative, which supports community-driven art projects in suburban areas. According to Edie Dobrez, Homewood Science Center’s executive director, the funding will help the center develop a new hands-on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) department[Read More…]
08.07.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Appearance Commission will meet at 6 p.m. in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream will be available here. Meeting ID 844 1118 8079, passcode 170845. Highlights: MWRD Virtual Tour. A free virtual tour of regional water infrastructure will begin at 2 p.m. Travel back in time to[Read More…]
Helicopter just one highlight of Flossmoor National Night Out
On Tuesday, August 5, things got loud in Flossmoor — fast. Music blasting from the DJ was already playing across the Village Hall lot, but then came the real head-turner: a helicopter circling overhead. People stopped mid-conversation, looked up, and waited to see where it would land. Turns out, just[Read More…]
Flossmoor trustee introduces new prize for local business sticker cards to promote patronage
Flossmoor Trustee Gary Daggett announced at the Aug. 4 board meeting a new incentive of a boat excursion to encourage shoppers to participate in the downtown business sticker card program. The Support Our Shops program was started by the village late last week to help bring shoppers downtown during the construction phase[Read More…]
08.06.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Movie Night. Kids and teens are invited to watch movies in the Helen Wilson Meeting Room at Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave., from 6 to 8 p.m. The library will provide popcorn and drinks but you can bring your own favorite movie snack, too. Rich Township Democratic Organization. The meeting will start at[Read More…]
Flossmoor Police Department announces traffic enforcement results
The Flossmoor Police Department conducted a focused traffic safety campaign from July 8 to Aug. 1 to remind area motorists that “Speeding Catches Up with You” and to encourage safe driving habits. The campaign was part of a state-wide effort involving multiple law enforcement agencies, the Illinois Department of Transportation[Read More…]
Condensation issues cause concern at D161 schools
High humidity at two Flossmoor elementary schools is causing problems, and administrators want to delay plans to update classrooms at Flossmoor Hills and Western Avenue until the issue is resolved. At the Aug. 4 Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education meeting, Associate Superintendent Fran LaBella and Matt Verdun, a mechanical[Read More…]
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