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They say you can’t go home again, but they would be wrong. Flossmoor native and violist Katelyn Hoag, along with her husband, Bram Margoles, returns to Flossmoor on July 26 to perform a fundraising concert for the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra. “Dialogues In Sound: Music for Violin & Viola Duo” will[Read More…]
Homewood trustees agreed to take a loan from the Public Water Supply Loan Program (PWSLP) for $4.1 million for the lead service line replacement project in 2026. PWSLP, a state-funded program, provides low-interest loans to communities to help improve their drinking water infrastructure, according to Amy Zukowski, Homewood’s director of[Read More…]
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor Board of Trustees meeting for Monday, July 7, has been canceled. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream will be available here. Meeting ID 980 4907 6232, passcode 830183. Highlights:[Read More…]
Hundreds of community members lined the streets of Ridge Road and Dixie Highway in Homewood to watch the Independence Day parade organized by the village of Homewood on the late morning of Friday, July 4. The parade lasted for about 45 minutes. It kicked off at St. John Neumann Catholic[Read More…]
Charley Dieringer, a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, won second place national honors at the SkillsUSA competition in June where he got to show off his computing skills on a CNC 3-Axis Milling Programmer. His win is the first national medal by an H-F student. Dieringer won the chance to[Read More…]
Homewood Outdoor Farmers Market. The market will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Martin Square on Martin Avenue between Chestnut and Ridge roads in downtown Homewood. Vendors will offer fresh produce, baked goods, handcrafted jewelry, skincare and more. Food trucks will be on hand and ready-to-eat meals will be available.[Read More…]
Two major summer projects are underway in District 153: Willow School is getting a new roof and the Sports Complex floor is being replaced. The $2.44 million roof project is being handled by DCG Roofing. Work covers the roof and 59 drain replacements for the Homewood school that services prekindergarten[Read More…]
Note: This story is the second of two on local architecture.A homes tour in Flossmoor and Olympia Fields in 2023 was designed to promote the architectural gems in the village, but it ended up accomplishing something else — it was the spark for the creation of a community of mid-century[Read More…]
Children’s Bicycle Parade. Flossmoor will host its traditional Independence Day event sponsored by the Flossmoor Volunteer Fire Department. Kids are invited to decorate bikes and wagons in red, white and blue. The parade will travel east down Flossmoor Road and finish in the Western Avenue School parking lot with refreshments and[Read More…]
After a long voting process, the U.S. House of Representatives approved on Thursday, July 3, the budget reconciliation bill. The bill, dubbed by the GOP the “Big, Beautiful Bill” but referred to by Democrats as the “Big, Ugly Bill,” passed the Senate on July 1 by a narrow margin, 51[Read More…]
