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The Homewood Public Library got a second chance to celebrate its 100th anniversary when state Rep. Will Davis presented staff with a proclamation from the Illinois House of Representatives. Davis, D-Homewood, delivered the proclamation to the library board at its June 18 meeting. The proclamation was approved by the Illinois[Read More…]
On Aug. 2, Homewood Police Officer Ken Norbut will trade in his patrol car for something a little faster, his very own race car, when he takes the wheel in this year’s Torch Run Five-O Race, an event that raises funds and awareness for Special Olympics Illinois. Norbut is not[Read More…]
Homewood police investigating a call of shots fired found shell casings in the 1300 block of Olive Road on Monday, July 21. Police officers responding to a report of shots fired around 5:45 p.m. reported locating several spent shell casings near the location. Police reported the offender or offenders fled[Read More…]
Chamber Night was created in 2021 as a way to help bring people to downtown Flossmoor and support local businesses that were struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic. The same mission continues this year as the Thursday, July 24, event moves to the village’s south side business district. The downtown streetscape[Read More…]
Flossmoor Zoning Board of Appeals will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream will be available here. Meeting ID[Read More…]
The H-F Racquet & Fitness Club will be getting nearly three dozen new pieces of equipment for the facility at 2920 W. 183rd St. in Homewood. The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District agreed to spend $100,000 on the treadmills, stair climber, weight benches, power sled, ellipticals, ski-erg, a squat machine, Smith machine,[Read More…]
The Homewood Science Center’s Summer Fest fundraiser on July 17 also celebrated the center’s ninth anniversary. The nonprofit organization raised over $58,000 at the party at Idlewild Country Club in Flossmoor, exceeding its goal of $50,000. Guests enjoyed an evening that featured a variety of music and hands-on STEM (science,[Read More…]
Marian Catholic High School has named John Oliver as its new men’s basketball head coach. A 2014 Marian Catholic alumnus, Oliver takes over after two seasons as a varsity assistant under coach Rick Romeli. Together they led the Marian Spartans to a 48-19 record and back-to-back IHSA regional titles. Oliver[Read More…]
The usually quiet basement of the Flossmoor Library echoed with claps, stomps and a lot of singing thanks to a visit from the ScribbleMonster on July 11. The ScribbleMonster led the children in a lively 45-minute performance of songs, stories and interactive games. The performance began with “Clap Your Hands,”[Read More…]
Eighty-five years after participating in his first Flossmoor Bike Parade, Al Wagner served as grand marshal in the annual parade on July 4. Wagner’s first parade came before his first birthday. He was born late in 1939 and participated in the 1940 bike parade. “I have a picture of my[Read More…]
