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The Drama Group will take you back to the 1960s dreams of love and peace when it presents “Hair.” The musical tells the story of Claude and his tribe of friends as they rebel against the Vietnam War and prepare for the dawning of the Age of Aquarius where love[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor girls wrestling will host a summer invitational Saturday, July 19, in the school’s fieldhouse at the North Building. Registration is open online with trackwrestling.com and walkups will be welcome. Early registration is $30 per wrestler. It will cost $40 the morning of the tournament, beginning at about 7:30 a.m.[Read More…]
Gottschalk-the-Walk postponed Homewood’s chalk art event scheduled for Sunday, July 21, is being postponed, according to Community Engagement Specialist Antonia Urbanski. Complications following Monday’s damaging storm is part of the reason. Village hall was still without power Wednesday afternoon, July 17. Homewood Property Assessment Town Hall Homewood will host a[Read More…]
The National Weather Service in Chicago confirmed on Wednesday, July 17, that an EF-1 tornado producing winds of up to 100 mph traveled from Flossmoor, through Homewood and ended in Thornton on Monday, July 15. The NWS storm survey is expected to be completed by the weekend. So far, NWS[Read More…]
By Melanie JongsmaThe Lansing JournalJuly 16, 2024 The stage was set before the July 16 meeting of the Thornton Township Board began, though The Lansing Journal didn’t learn the context until later. Unnamed members of the board had submitted five proposed ordinances to be included as items on the July 16[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor Park District crews have begun the cleanup of Indian Trail Park, but it will be a slow process. Crews got a first look at the park about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, just hours after a violent thunderstorm tore through the Southgate area of Homewood. Doug Boehm, executive director of the[Read More…]
Flossmoor trustees discussed the possibility of creating a business registration program. Staff presented information at the board’s July 1 meeting on how the program could work and what its benefits would be. The village currently does not have a registration program, the only municipality in the area that doesn’t, according[Read More…]
HOMEWOOD LIBRARY BOARD — Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, in the library, 17917 Dixie Highway. Find the agenda here. ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS — Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center, 20000 Western Ave., will host a petting zoo from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Animals from Little Starr Farm of Manhattan will be available[Read More…]
Andrew Sline was sworn in as Homewood’s newest full time firefighter/paramedic, resuming a family tradition of service to the village. Sline is the third generation of his family to serve as a firefighter in Homewood. His grandfather, John Elashik Sr., was on hand to congratulate his grandson at the village board[Read More…]
After 16 years of service, Deb Havighorst resigned from the District 153 school board. She said she gave it her all and believes it is time for someone new to serve. Havighorst was appointed to the board in 2008, and won election four times. When she was first elected, her[Read More…]
