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The District 233 proposed operating budget for the 2024-25 school year shows $72.73 million in revenues and $70.83 million in expenses for Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The school board is expected to accept the budget at its Sept. 17 meeting. The FY25 budget extends to June 30, 2025. Lawrence Cook, chief[Read More…]
GoodSpeed Cycles bike shop in Homewood organized a 100-kilometer ride around Homewood and Flossmoor on Sunday, Aug. 18. Around 55 cyclists, mostly local but one from as far away as New Mexico, participated in the “HoFlo Hundred,” raising more than $1,100 for the James Hart Outriders, an organization that improves[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor High School teachers and instructional staff members are hoping to get a new contract with the District 233 school board “very soon.” Teacher Dana Noble, who serves as president of the H-F Education Organization, the teachers union, said this will a be three-year contract for the 225 staff members.[Read More…]
Jill Stein, the Green Party nominee for president of the United States, spoke to dozens of Green Party members and others in the patio area of Cilantro Cocina Mexicana in Homewood on Sunday, Aug. 18. Stein’s name will not appear on the list of presidential candidates on the Illinois ballot[Read More…]
Pre-teen artists, jewelry designers, bakers and other crafters showed off their creativity at The Children’s Business Fair on Saturday, Aug. 17. Organizers Danielle Such and Mirielle Barker of Flossmoor helped bring the fair to life, the first of its kind in the South Suburbs. The fair drew 36 young entrepreneurs[Read More…]
HEATHER HILL BASIN MEETING CANCELED — Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education canceled a special meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. today. The meeting topic, which would have focused on residents’ safety concerns with the storm water detention basin being constructed adjacent to Heather Hill School, will be added to the regular board[Read More…]
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields is hosting a free suicide prevention course from 9 to 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 20201 S. Crawford Ave. in Olympia Fields. The entry level Question, Persuade and Refer or QPR Suicide Prevention Course, is based on curriculum developed by the QPR Institute. The course aims[Read More…]
The District 233 school board is inviting residents to join with Homewood-Flossmoor High School students, faculty and staff in selecting the next superintendent. The board is forming a community panel of 12 to 15 people to engage with the top two or three finalists during the selection process. Persons interested[Read More…]
Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is touting the new ABLE Savings program helping people with disabilities achieve greater financial independence through investment accounts. ABLE is short for Achieving a Better Life Experience. A decade ago, Congress passed a law allowing states to create programs to help individuals with disabilities save[Read More…]
HOMEWOOD LIBRARY BOARD — Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, in the library, 17917 Dixie Highway. GIVE A PINT, GET A PINT BLOOD DRIVE — Culver’s in Homewood, 850 183rd St., will host aVersiti Blood Center of Illinois blood drive from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Donors can get a free pint[Read More…]
