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Flossmoor Plan Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. Flossmoor Holiday Lights Parade. Decorated trucks and vehicles from Flossmoor’s Public Works, Fire and Police Departments parade through the village starting at 4:30 p.m., bringing the holiday spirit[Read More…]
The students at Serena Hills Elementary School in Flossmoor School District 161 received a holiday surprise this week thanks to the generosity of alumnus Allan DiCastro. During a special assembly in the packed school gymnasium, every child at the school was gifted a new winter jacket, custom-sized to fit them[Read More…]
The Illinois Office of Tourism in November released its annual Illinois Made Holiday Gift Guide, highlighting 16 small businesses statewide that are part of the Illinois Made program, including one from Homewood and one from Olympia Fields. Vintrendi Wine Company, 3408 Vollmer Road in Olympia Fields, was listed in the guide’s Festive Bottles[Read More…]
Village board members got an update on downtown parking Nov. 26 in anticipation of development of the lot on Chestnut Road behind the village hall. Residents question whether the village could afford to give up parking spaces to make way for a proposed residential building to be constructed on the village hall[Read More…]
Brenda was born on February 21, 1967, in Chicago Heights, Illinois, the daughter of Charles A. and Ruth E. Karczewski DeThomas. She graduated from Bloom High School in Chicago Heights and went on to earn a degree in Surgical Technology from Prairie State College in Chicago Heights. On April 23,[Read More…]
According to auditors, Flossmoor School District 161’s finances are in good shape. At the Dec. 16 meeting, Jeffrey Slade, senior manager from assurance, tax and consulting firm RSM US LLP, reported the most recent annual audit results to District 161 board members. Slade said that after reviewing the district’s financial statements[Read More…]
Hanukkah and Kwanzaa Program. Learn all about Hanukkah and Kwanzaa and how they are celebrated from a Flossmoor rabbi and representatives from the St. Veronica Kwanzaa Ministry at 6 p.m. in Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave. Professional Women’s Network Sip and Shop. Enjoy holiday cheer while catching up with other professionals[Read More…]
The District 153 school board approved a three-year contract with the Homewood Education Association (HEA) at the Monday, Dec. 16, board meeting. The contract includes wage increases of 5% for the 2025-26 year, and 4.5% in both 2026-27 and 2027-28 years, with additional money toward insurance costs. Contract language also[Read More…]
The Cook County Property Tax (PTAX) Reform Group, in collaboration with Josh Myers Valuation Solutions, has released a comprehensive study on commercial property valuation practices in Cook County. The study focused on the processes, practices and outcomes of commercial valuation by both the Cook County Assessor’s Office (CCAO) and the[Read More…]
Three new physicians recently joined Specialty Physicians of Illinois LLC and are accepting new patients in Olympia Fields. Gastroenterologist Amer AlSamman, MD; cardiologist Brittany Dixon, MD, FACC; and breast surgical oncologist Raquel Gonzalez Heredia, MD, PhD all joined Specialty Physicians this fall. AlSamman is a board-certified gastroenterologist. He attended medical[Read More…]
