News you can't get anywhere else
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 19, at Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. The agenda is available here. The livestream of the meeting will be available here. Highlights: Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m.[Read More…]
Volunteers are holding a food drive from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 31, at St. John Neumann Parish parking lot, 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood, to support the efforts of the Catholic Charities Food Drive. Between 150 and 200 families in need visit the pantry each week. The[Read More…]
The Homewood Village Board agreed to hire Fehr Graham to conduct a water quality study for the Prairie Lakes Stormwater Detention Facility, a series of ponds on the west side of Izaak Walton Preserve. The board’s action May 13 means a broader water quality study for Izaak Walton is now[Read More…]
Children and families served by Franciscan Health Olympia Fields got a boost from other local kids this spring thanks to fundraisers at local Catholic schools. Students at Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Infant Jesus of Prague School in Flossmoor and St. Agnes School in Chicago Heights all raised[Read More…]
At its May 13 meeting, the Village of Homewood board approved a Class 8 property tax relief measure that was requested by Jeffrey Vierra, owner of the building located at 17627 Halsted St. The 4,392-square-foot property consists of two commercial spaces. One is currently Dave’s Hot Chicken and the other[Read More…]
If President Donald Trump has his way, the National Endowment for the Arts will be DOA in 2026, according to his proposed budget for 2026, which he released to Congress on May 2. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is one of several organizations on the current administration’s chopping[Read More…]
Homewood Public Works Open House. If you think learning about street resurfacing and water lines sounds boring, you’ve never seen kids delight from a ride in a bucket lift or getting to sit at the controls of an excavator and pretend to dig a trench. Kids love big machines, and public[Read More…]
New Illinois Gaming Board administrative rules now require all casinos statewide to conduct mandatory human trafficking recognition training; develop, document and implement human trafficking training and reporting procedures; and post human trafficking awareness notices. “Human traffickers often target casinos and hospitality venues to conduct their illegal activities,” said IGB Administrator[Read More…]
Mayor Rich Hofeld took the oath of office at the Homewood village board meeting on May 13 after being elected eight consecutive times. Re-elected trustees Lauren Roman, Vivian Harris-Jones and Phillip Mason also took the oath office. Associate Cook County Circuit Court Judge Barbara Dawkins, a former trustee, administered the[Read More…]
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined officials from South Suburban College on Friday, May 16, to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Cook County Household Hazardous Waste facility. The facility located at 15800 State St. in South Holland is scheduled to open this fall. The $4.6 million facility is a[Read More…]
