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The Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education recognized seventh-grade Parker Junior High student Wakana Hill’s top-five finish in the Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) state golf tournament. Hill completed the state competition played at Metamora Fields Golf Course in central Illinois on Sept. 12 with the fifth lowest score. At[Read More…]
Early Voting Begins. Voting in person on touch-screen voting machines in the Nov. 5 election opened Oct. 21 and continues through Nov. 4. Locations and hours for suburban early voting are available here. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 21 through Oct. 26, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 27, 9[Read More…]
The District 233 school board approved four new courses for students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School at the Oct. 15 meeting, but two — an LGBTQ+ English course and consumer economics — failed to get unanimous votes. The LGBTQ+ Lives and Literature course for English 3 drew considerable discussion about equity,[Read More…]
In a collaboration that aims to enhance local history education, Flossmoor Veterans’ Memorial, Inc. (FVM) has partnered with Flossmoor School District 161 to introduce a curriculum for Parker Junior High students focused on the contributions of local veterans. The “Flossmoor Veterans Time Machine” started its journey for Parker students on[Read More…]
Jazmin Rhodes, a 2024 graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School, received a President’s Scholarship worth $21,000 from Baldwin Wallace University where she is a freshman. Rhodes is majoring in music theater at the school outside Cleveland. The scholarship award was based on her outstanding academic record at H-F. Rhodes left her[Read More…]
Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. Watch the livestream of the meeting here. Meeting ID 980 4907 6232, passcode 830183. Highlights: View Chicago LLC will give a presentation of the proposed Halsted Street Gateway Digital Monument Sign. The board[Read More…]
The League of Women Voters of the Homewood-Flossmoor Area (LWVHFA) heard a presentation by David Brodnax Sr. about the history of the Electoral College at the Flossmoor Village Hall on Oct. 16. Brodnax is a history professor and history department chair at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights and an[Read More…]
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School Theatre Program presents “Everybody,” its fall production, at 4 and 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1 and 2, in the Performing Arts Center. “Everybody” by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins was a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize. The play is a modern riff on the 15th[Read More…]
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District will have a variety of residents’ comments to sift through as it works on its next strategic plan. The plan was last updated 10 years ago. About 50 people gathered at The Clubhouse Wednesday, Oct. 16, to offer their opinions and to learn what the park[Read More…]
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. Watch the livestream of the meeting here. Meeting ID Passcode . Highlights: Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in[Read More…]
