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At its Jan. 13 meeting, the Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education recognized the #AboveAndBeyond winners for the second quarter of the 2024-25 school year. The district commended Seena Purham and Darrell Judon for their contributions to the district. Judon is a technology technician, and Purham is a special education[Read More…]
Homewood Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, in the library, 17917 Dixie Highway. The agenda is available here. Read, Rock, n’ Rhyme. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host a story time starting at 10:30 a.m. designed for ages birth to 7 years old. “It’s[Read More…]
Flossmoor School District 161 is collaborating with Project Syncere for the upcoming District 161 STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) Night at Parker Junior High on Feb. 13, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The event will feature interactive workshops led by Project Syncere staff, where students can explore robotics,[Read More…]
Heather Hill residents were increasingly engaged with the Village of Flossmoor and with each other last year, primarily over the building of a controversial storm water detention basin in their midst, and in November they took a step to build on that effort, forming the Heather Hill Civic Association. At[Read More…]
Now is your chance to vote for a new state flag. Residents can vote through Feb. 14 for one of the Illinois Flag Commission’s 10 new designs or one of three former flag designs, including the current one. The 10 new designs were selected from 4,844 entries the flag commission[Read More…]
Thornton Township Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, in township hall, 333 162nd St. in South Holland. The agenda is available here. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream of the[Read More…]
Cook County’s Department of Environment and Sustainability (DES) is seeking input from the public on the county’s draft environmental justice policy. The draft has been developed by an environmental justice internal working group made up of county employees and the Environmental Justice Community Advisory Committee. Once adopted by the county, the[Read More…]
The District 233 school board is considering instituting a new program offering 15 Homewood-Flossmoor High School seniors the chance to attend Prairie State College and earn up to 30 college credits while fulfilling their high school requirements. Jennifer Hester, director of curriculum, said the program is meant to give students[Read More…]
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive in Chicago Heights. The agenda is available here. The livestream can be viewed here. Flossmoor Public Art Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, in[Read More…]
The 2022 Annual Tax Sale, conducted by my office as directed by Illinois law, was probably a worrisome process for property owners whose property taxes were delinquent and sold. Understanding how the process works and what steps to take can make the difference between catching up on your taxes or[Read More…]
