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Tosan Rone didn’t grow up in fencing. It’s not a sport most kids in the South Suburbs dream about, but after almost a decade in the sport, the 2018 Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduate is having international success. When he was a sophomore in high school, a friend convinced him to[Read More…]
Anita Moore-Bohannon is the new vice president of student affairs at Prairie State College. She was selected after a highly competitive search. Moore-Bohannon brings more than 25 years of experience in education, including two decades in higher education leadership. An Alabama native, she is a first-generation college graduate. A spokesman[Read More…]
Homewood Appearance Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 17, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream of the meeting will be available here. Highlights: Flossmoor Plan Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 17, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. Highlight:[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor High School science teacher Jeanettra Watkins was selected as one of 100 science teachers from 36 states in the 2024-25 class of the Society for Science Advocate Program. The Advocate Program is a year-long professional development program that supports teachers and mentors who are working to increase the number[Read More…]
UPDATE: Due to the rainy weather, the Flossmoor Summer Sculpture Tour in Leavitt Park has been moved to Thursday, July 31, at 6 p.m. The Flossmoor Public Art Commission has begun preparations for the 2025 Sculpture Tour at their monthly meeting Monday, July 14. The Sculpture Tour is on Wednesday,[Read More…]
On Tuesday, July 22, Prairie State College and Wind Creek Chicago Southland are launching a new art exhibition featuring works by local talented artists at the casino at 17300 Halsted St. in East Hazel Crest. The Prairie State College Art Showcase at Wind Creek will be a rotating art exhibition[Read More…]
Downtown Streetscape Work Early. Flossmoor officials announced Tuesday afternoon that workers plan to begin saw cutting on Sterling Avenue at 6 a.m. and hope to complete that work before the businesses open. Homewood Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, in the library, 17917 Dixie Highway.[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor High School wrestling will host its second-annual invitational tournament July 19. This time it’ll be open to both girls and boys. The girls program started the invite a year ago. Vikings girls coach Scott Aronson said boys coach Jim Sokoloski asked to include boys this summer. Later, they decided[Read More…]
Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. announced Tuesday, July 15, that he is forming an exploratory committee for a potential campaign for the 2nd Congressional District seat. He joins a half dozen other candidates who will be in the Democratic primary in March 2026. The congressional seat is open because[Read More…]
No good deed goes unpunished — or so the saying goes. Area nonprofits are feeling the sting of those words as they find their funding being cut, frozen or eliminated altogether. You Matter 2, a nonprofit in Flossmoor that offers programming to empower and educate south suburban youth, is one[Read More…]
