The District 233 school board again agreed to give taxpayers a break by abating taxes by $3.8 million. That abatement breaks down to $1.9 million each for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. Over the last seven years, the board has abated more than $29 million to taxpayers, according to Lawrence[Read More…]
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H-F District 233 candidates forum Saturday
The League of Women Voters of Homewood-Flossmoor Area with the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle is hosting a forum Saturday, March 1, to give the public a chance to hear from the candidates running for the Homewood-Flossmoor High School school board in the April 1 election. The forum will begin at 1:30 p.m.[Read More…]
02.27.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream of the meeting will be available here. Use meeting ID 991 8481 1606 and passcode 573812. National Cigar Day. Embassy Cigar Lounge will host LoveLuvv for a night of[Read More…]
Mayor of Flossmoor recognizes local Black owned organization
Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson declared February as Black History Month in the village and issued a proclamation shining a light on local Black owned businesses. The proclamation, presented at the Feb. 17 board of trustees meeting, outlines the values the village recognizes in its history and how Flossmoor thrives through its[Read More…]
H-F wrestling sends five to state, earns three medals
Homewood-Flossmoor High School boys wrestling capped one of the most successful seasons in program history by sending five to the state finals Feb. 20 to 22 in Champaign. RJ Robinson, Chazz Robinson and Jovan Vukajlovic each placed. Davion Henry and Ethan Hamilton were also qualifiers. “All the kids that went[Read More…]
Pace, RTA to host public meeting March 4 on South Halsted improvement plan
Pace, in collaboration with the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), will hold an open house meeting for area residents to help shape the future of land use and potential transportation, bicycle, and pedestrian infrastructure improvements along the Far South Halsted Street corridor. A related project is also advancing Pace Pulse service on[Read More…]
Old Homewood library not being demolished — yet
Early in February it appeared workers were beginning to demolish the old Homewood library at 17900 Dixie Highway. It was really a misunderstanding, according to Village Manager Napoleon Haney. The building is slated to be torn down to make way for a new village water tower, but the date for[Read More…]
02.26.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Makerspace Days. Whether you want to learn how to make earrings, a scribble bot, or create something completely new, the Flossmoor Public Library Makerspace at 1000 Sterling Ave. provides an opportunity starting at 3:30 p.m. There will be a focused activity each session, but participants can come up with their own projects, too.
Board-certified rheumatologist joins Specialty Physicians of Illinois in Olympia Fields
Board-certified rheumatologist Dr. Aravind Gopal is now part of Specialty Physicians of Illinois LLC and is accepting new patients at his office on the Franciscan Health Olympia Fields campus. Gopal also is board-certified internal medicine. He attended medical school at TD Medical College in Alappuzha, India, and earned his MD[Read More…]
Obituary: Anthony J. ‘Tony’ Pratscher
Anthony John Pratscher, 72, of Griffith, Indiana, passed away on Feb. 19. In Homewood, he was known as “Tony the Mailman” who walked the downtown business district route until he retired in 2017. Mr. Pratscher was a native of Thornton, Illinois. An accomplished drummer, he crisscrossed the United States and[Read More…]
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