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About a dozen community members gathered inside Homewood’s Village Hall on Saturday, May 9, to discuss why the village hasn’t flown LGBTQ+ Pride flags in June, Pride Month, since 2019. Homewood resident Quincy Crump gathered more than 380 signatures in a petition, requesting that the village fly Pride flags again this[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor High School students won 11 awards at the 2026 Illinois Woman’s Press Association Mate E. Palmer Professional and High School Communications Contest. All first-place winners will be entered into the National Federation of Press Women national contest. The winners are: First Place — Aidan Klauk for Video News Story;[Read More…]
A new look into Flossmoor’s history by the Flossmoor Public Library has recently been uploaded, adding over 200 photos to their digital historical collection, highlighting maps and village life from the 1970s, the early 20th and late 19th century. The photos were uploaded to the Flossmoor Historical Images page[Read More…]
Your government | Notices | Stuff to do | Plan ahead | Last week THE WEEK > Your government Monday, May 11 Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. at Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights, IL 60411. The agenda is available here. The meeting[Read More…]
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced Illinois has been named a “high-performance” state for emergency preparedness, the highest ranking a state can receive, in a newly released report by Trust for America’s Health. The annual report evaluates states on their ability to respond to various public health emergencies using[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor High School students won three first-place honors and 17 awards in all at the 33rd annual Midwest Media Educators Association’s high school video festival on May 1. Two videos were selected for the Crystal Pillar Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Those videos will next[Read More…]
House Walk. The Flossmoor Service League’s annual house walk fundraiser moves to Sunday this year. The stroll to view featured houses will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Visit flossmoorserviceleague.org for more information. Bel Canto Community Choir Registration. Anyone from teens to adults who is interested in singing with the Bel Canto Community Choir[Read More…]
The Flossmoor Village Board approved an ordinance May 4 authorizing the acquisition of multiple commercial parcels from the Cook County Land Bank Authority, advancing efforts to redevelop the long-vacant office condominium complex. The ordinance approves a term sheet outlining the village’s purchase of five office condominium units within the Flossmoor[Read More…]
Kamari Dawkins stepped out of the batter’s box a few times. Homewood-Flossmoor’s junior catcher was admittedly analyzing the situation a little too much. “My head was just going crazy (during the at bat). I think a lot, I don’t know why,” Dawkins said. “I watched a fastball and I looked[Read More…]
Every year, my office hears from thousands of homeowners who run into problems with their property taxes due to common errors. Here are the five most common mistakes homeowners make and what you can do to avoid them. Paying the Same Bill Twice This happens more often than you might[Read More…]
