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Her official start date is July 1, but District 233’s next superintendent, Dr. Jennifer Norrell, has taken the time to get to know the people of Homewood-Flossmoor High School and the H-F community. She got her first official piece of H-F swag at a boys volleyball game in April, billed[Read More…]
Destiny Watson, the CEO and founder of You Matter 2, began the organization when she was 16 years old with one call-to-action Tweet to engage her peers in community service. Ten years later, her dreams of creating social impact with her peers has grown into empowering hundreds of youth in[Read More…]
The Flossmoor Village Board had an extensive discussion on the permitting and regulations of mobile food vendors at the June 3 village board meeting. No decisions were made on the future of mobile food vendors. Trustees considered the current regulations, responsibilities of the village and the food vendors, and how[Read More…]
Vintage baseball is back in the South Suburbs and organizers hope it’ll be around a long time. The Flossmoor Whistlestoppers have at least a pair of games scheduled for this summer. The first will be Sunday, June 22, against the Blue Island Brewmasters at their field in Memorial Park. The[Read More…]
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet Monday, June 9, at 6 p.m. in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. The agenda is available here. The livestream will be available here. Highlights: Homewood School District 153 Board of Education will meet Monday, June 9, at[Read More…]
The Flossmoor Police Department purchased tasers from Axon Enterprises in March and extended the purchase with board approval for 25 new body-worn cameras and eight new in-car cameras at the June 3 board meeting. The department currently has 15 body cameras in operation purchased in 2022 and five in-car video[Read More…]
West Nile virus season is here. Cook County Department of Public Health is launching a new public awareness campaign that encourages residents to take precautions against West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne disease, which, in rare cases, can be deadly. The virus occurs in humans when they are bitten by mosquitoes[Read More…]
Homewood Stories will feature five storytellers at the Tuesday, June 10, show, which will be hosted by Jill Howe. The monthly storytelling event is an intimate evening of true, personal storytelling at the FCC Community House, 847 Hutchison Road, Flossmoor. Each show features storytellers who share honest, moving and often[Read More…]
Metra Delays. Trains could be up to 30 minutes behind schedule today and tomorrow because of track construction. Listen to announcements for any platform changes. For additional information visit metra.com/constructionnotices. Homewood Art & Garden Street Fair. The second day of a two-day festival on Martin Avenue between Ridge Road and Hickory Road. Hours[Read More…]
Three Parker Junior High students won a trip to New York City to be part of a special Broadway presentation of the musical “Hamilton” as part of the national Hamilton Education Program. A poem about Alexander Hamilton’s son Philip won the trip for Minah Bobb, Tabitha Waita and Isabella Aventano,[Read More…]
