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Ballot box waiting for Union members’ votes at GSU last week. (Chris Weber) Governors State University’s faculty and staff union (GSU UPI) voted overwhelmingly last week to authorize a strike if a new contract agreement cannot be reached. The vote comes after nine months of negotiations, mediation and little progress[Read More…]
The ground was broken on Friday, March 24, for House of Goshen, a 14-bed in-patient hospice in Flossmoor. Wearing hard hats, House of Goshen’s owners, Sade Bello and Hakeem Bello, stuck shovels into the ground, marking the beginning of the facility to be built on Governors Highway. House of Goshen,[Read More…]
Age: 50Education: Attended Chicago Vocational School, Attended Alcorn State University, Illinois State University, Attended Pivot Point Academy (License in Cosmetology), Certified Youth Mental Health First Aid CounselorJob Role: Rich Township Clerk; Business Owner, Property Investor Family Background: I’ve lived in Flossmoor for over 18 years. My husband Rafi and I have raised our children here.[Read More…]
THE WEEK > Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 27, in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive in Chicago Heights. Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 27, in the board room at village hall, 2800 Flossmoor[Read More…]
Chicago Southland Green Drinks, a group actively involved in examining environmental topics, will host a “Sustainability 101” discussion led by Maria Anna Rafac at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 30, at Flossmoor Station, 1035 Sterling Ave. in Flossmoor. Rafac is the sustainability coordinator at Joliet Junior College, an architect and[Read More…]
Age: 76Education: B.S., Architectural Engineering, SIU; Chicago Technical CollegeJob/role: Retired vice president, ComEdFamily: Wife, Felecia, and three daughters.Other elected positions: N/A Issues:Security, safety, home value, economic development. Goals:
Age: 65Education: B.S., Management, Purdue UniversityJob/role: Sales – Atlas Restoration LLCFamily: Wife, Nancy, and four children.Other elected positions: Flossmoor trustee for 28 years, Flossmoor Zoning Board for two years. Issues:The most important issues facing Flossmoor are aging infrastructure and high taxes. Goals:My top goals are to retain our top-notch village staff and support the excellent[Read More…]
Education: B.A. English/French, Elmhurst University; M.B.A. Finance, DePaul University; French, University of Pau, Bayonne, France.Job/role: RetiredFamily: Married, blended family of seven. Issues:Flossmoor is well managed and fiscally responsible. The inflationary economy has strained expenditures and costs. Almost all budgeted projects have been more expensive due to increased costs, delays and supply chain disruption.[Read More…]
Age: 43Education: A.A. from Joliet Junior College; B.A. from University of Illinois at Chicago; J.D., The John Marshall Law School (now UIC Law School)Job/role: Cook County BHR-Labor/ Hearing OfficerFamily: Husband, Joe, and four children. Issues: First, to fulfill my duties as clerk during the village board meetings and by preparing the minutes after the meetings.[Read More…]
It may be March, but the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is gearing up for summer. Stomping Grounds summer camps will be held at three locations. Kids will be segregated by ages with the kindergarten and first graders at Irwin Park; second and third graders at the H-F Sports Complex, part of[Read More…]
