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The Indiana Department of Transportation is preparing for major traffic flow improvements on a 14-mile stretch from the I-80/I-94 interchange in Illinois east to the I-65 interchange in Merrillville, Indiana. It is estimated that each day 160,000 vehicles travel that stretch, known as the Borman Expressway in honor of astronaut[Read More…]
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Heart Failure Bronze quality achievement award. The honor recognizes the hospital’s commitment to improving outcomes for patients with heart failure according to the most up-to-date guidelines as outlined by the American Heart Association. The hospital’s outstanding care[Read More…]
RJ McDonald says his goal is to lead. That’s pretty standard for a senior quarterback, but it’s easy to see that Homewood-Flossmoor’s signal caller means it. Coach Terrell Alexander talks about McDonald as a “citizen” first, a player second. When asked about his own play, McDonald usually finds a way[Read More…]
Around 30 residents of the Heather Hill neighborhood in Flossmoor attended a meeting on Aug. 17 about safety concerns after one neighbor found a child playing in the detention basin construction site surrounding Heather Hill school. Crystal Cleggett said her husband first noticed the boy at the site and told[Read More…]
DISTRICT 233 BOARD — The board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, in the South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. in Flossmoor. Find the agenda here. H-F PARK DISTRICT BOARD — Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, at Goldberg Administration Center, 3301 Flossmoor Road. Find the agenda here. THORNTON TOWNSHIP[Read More…]
The Ridgewood celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Aug. 9. The business at the corner of Ridge Road and Harwood Avenue in downtown Homewood is across the street from the Metra station. The Ridgewood is in the same location as its predecessor, the Ridgewood Tap. The[Read More…]
“Then and Now: Restoration in the Forest Preserves of Cook County” is the topic of the Green Drinks Chicago Southland group meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, at Blue Island Beer Co., 13357 Old Western Ave., Blue Island. Guest presenter will be Jessica Becker with the conservation[Read More…]
The Village of Flossmoor celebrated the start of the 2024-25 school year with a unique twist on Friday, Aug. 16. The Back-to-School Birthday Bash welcomed students and their families to a new educational chapter and commemorated the village’s 100th birthday. The event, held at Flossmoor Park, offered attendees a variety[Read More…]
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Find the agenda here. Watch the video stream here. ID 890 0999 7471, Passcode 60422, or call 312-626-6799. Highlights: The board will consider: Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Education will[Read More…]
Cheryl Green, president of Governors State University, announced her retirement, effective March 1, 2025. In an email addressed to the GSU community, Green shared that her decision to retire from a 37-year career in higher education comes after receiving cancer treatment last year, during which she took a brief leave[Read More…]
