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The Homewood Village Board approved the redevelopment agreement and purchase agreement with PWP Homewood LLC (Caton Commercial Real Estate Group), for the village-owned property located at 3003-3025 183rd St. at the July 8 meeting. The property is located in the 183rd West Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District. The village established[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, in the Goldberg Administration Center, 3301 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here.Highlight: Flossmoor Green Commission meeting for Tuesday, July 15, has been canceled. Park Storytime. Homewood Public Library will host storytime from 10:30 to 11 a.m. in Orchard Park,[Read More…]
A back-to-school supplies drive will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at St. John Neumann Church, 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood. Donations can be placed in bags or boxes of a car trunk for the drive-thru collection. Requested supplies include: clear backpacks, 24-pack crayons, colored markers,[Read More…]
The Flossmoor Police Department announced Monday, July 14, that officers issued 115 citations during enhanced traffic enforcement efforts conducted between June 20 and July 7. The program, part of the Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). was aimed at reducing traffic crashes and saving lives. During the[Read More…]
If you’ve ever wondered what a bald cypress has in common with your hair after a long, sweaty day, Tristan Shaw has an answer. “It holds water,” he said. “That’s what plants do, that’s what trees do. And we’re out here doing everything we can to get water off our[Read More…]
The Homewood Arts Council (HAC) is now on a month-to-month lease for use of the Homewood Auditorium due to the village preparing for renovations to take place at the auditorium in late fall or early winter of this year. The Homewood Village Board approved the new Lease Extension and Modification[Read More…]
Jackie Riffice, longtime resident of the Homewood-Flossmoor area who recently retired from the Flossmoor Community Relations Commission, announced the upcoming community book club, Books Without Borders, at the Homewood Village Board meeting on July 8. Riffice said the club will meet every other month to discuss a selected book. The[Read More…]
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor Public Art Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 14, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. Highlights: Homewood School District 153 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, July 14, in the James Hart School Media Center, 18220 Morgan[Read More…]
Garden Walk. The National Council of Jewish Women South Cook Section will host the organization’s 13th annual Southland Community Garden Walk from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance, or $30 the day of the event. Proceeds will go to Respond Now and Aunt Martha’s. Participants will learn[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Richard Durbin (D-Ill) listened Friday as members of the Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce shared their insights on future federal government cuts and ways to enhance the South Suburbs and maintain a strong workforce. Hope for a final decision on the South Suburban Airport, concerns about artificial intelligence[Read More…]
