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THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor Board of Trustees normally meets on Mondays but will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, this week because of a scheduling conflict. The agenda is available here. The meeting livestream will be available here. Use meeting ID 852 1089 4513, passcode 60422. Highlights: Homewood-Flossmoor Park District[Read More…]
The prevailing fashion statement for the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Class of 2025 on Sunday, June 1, was brightly decorated caps with celebratory messages inscribed as graduates marked the transition to the next stages of their lives. Amid the joy of the occasion, there was also sadness. There was an unoccupied[Read More…]
Wendell “Wendy” Yonker, who founded Homewood Disposal in 1956, died Wednesday, May 29. He was 101. Mr. Yonker served in World War II as a radioman on the SS William A. Coulter in the Pacific, surviving a kamikaze attack near the Philippines. After the war, he was in the construction[Read More…]
A 42-year-old man from Markham was killed Saturday, May 31, when his motorcycle struck a vehicle crossing 183rd Street on Hood Avenue in Homewood. Homewood police said the crash occurred shortly before 9:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of 183rd Street. The motorcycle was traveling westbound on 183rd when it[Read More…]
I write on behalf of Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery to encourage the Flossmoor Village Board of Trustees to keep in place the current village ordinance which prohibits the use of food trucks in the central business district of downtown Flossmoor except for certain limited village-approved special events. Flossmoor[Read More…]
Homewood Outdoor Farmers Market Opening Day. 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[Read More…]
In mid-May a new dining venue opened at the Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino & Resort and its creator, celebrity chef Fabio Viviani, was on hand Tuesday, May 27, to introduce his new venture to local media. Located atop the building on its 17th floor, Alto translates to “high” in[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly, D-Ill, will address the PSC Pioneers Wear Orange event at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at the Prairie State College Conference Center, 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Participants will gather outside on the east side campus stairs. Kelly has campaigned for and supported tougher gun[Read More…]
Saturday, May 31 Homewood Outdoor Farmers Market Opening Day. 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[Read More…]
Note: This is part one of a two-part series. The second story focuses on comments from community members, bidders and village trustees. Homewood trustees voted unanimously Tuesday, May 27, to invite Caton Commercial Real Estate Group and Granite Realty Partners to purchase and redevelop Park West Plaza at 3003-3025 W.[Read More…]
