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After nine years of brewing beer and creating community on Bretz Drive in Homewood, Rabid Brewing is bidding farewell to its first home. Friday, April 24, will be the last day to taste the craft brewer’s beers there as owners Raiye Rosado and Tobias Cichon close in preparation for a[Read More…]
The District 153 school board on April 13 approved tenure for 19 teachers and certified staff using the Illinois State Board of Education guidance. Tenure is awarded to those who have received high ratings in their classroom work. The state recently changed the tenure rules reducing the time from four[Read More…]
Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream of the meeting will be available here, ID 991 8481 1606, passcode 573812. Highlights: Food for Fines. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will celebrate National Library Week by accepting unexpired canned[Read More…]
As the temperature warms, are you thinking about spring planting? Is your sunscreen current? Do mosquitoes pester you? Thinking about a ‘green’ answer to all those questions is easy, thanks to Gaia’s Market & Refillery in Homewood. Store owner Sarah Tozer has added new and seasonal products to her refillery,[Read More…]
The James Hart School chapter of the National Junior Honor Society conducted an induction ceremony on Monday, April 13, for 43 new members. The students worked to fulfill the five pillars of NJHS: scholarship, service, leadership, character and citizenship. Superintendent Scott McAlister said the seventh and eighth graders “represent everything[Read More…]
Dining out in Flossmoor will soon come with a small added cost after the village board voted to approve a new tax on restaurant purchases as part of broader efforts to support village services and economic development. At its April 20 meeting, the trustees approved on the consent agenda a[Read More…]
In celebration of Earth Day, Gov. JB Pritzker announced on Wednesday, April 22, the launch of the first-in-the-nation incentive to promote environmentally sustainable film and television production. Under the expanded program, productions recognized as a “certified green production” through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s (DCEO) Illinois Film Office[Read More…]
Public Input: District 161 Superintendent Search. The Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education is seeking public input to help with its search for a new superintendent. Residents are invited to complete a survey in English or Spanish that will be open until midnight tonight. Read, Play, & Grow!: A Storytime for Babies and Toddlers. Meet in[Read More…]
Rev. Richard Kozak, 84, pastor emeritus at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Homewood, died April 15. He was associate pastor from 1998 to 2002 and served as the parish’s pastor from 2002 until his retirement in 2015. “After retiring, he said he intended to minister to others as long as[Read More…]
The Homewood Village Board approved an amendment to a redevelopment agreement that will give additional time to move forward with the planned restaurant project at 18134-18138 Dixie Highway. According to Angela Mesaros, Homewood director of economic and community development, the project proposed by Joaquin Anguiano, owner of Casa Catrina in[Read More…]
