Annual check-ups and screenings may not be the most thrilling way to spend the day, but Physicals Plus Health & Wellness aims to play a vital role in making them more than just routine. The company will host its third annual health fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on[Read More…]
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Flossmoor approves contract to replace closed-circuit camera system
Flossmoor trustees voted in the nick of time July 1 to use the remainder of grant money to help replace its aging video surveillance system with one from Quinlan Security Systems. The grant had to be used by July 1 or the village would risk having to return the unused[Read More…]
Group of Heather Hill residents requests temporary restraining order to halt detention basin project
Attorney Douglas Cipriano, representing a group of Heather Hill neighborhood residents, filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court the week of July 1 seeking a temporary restraining order to halt the construction of a storm water detention basin adjacent to Heather Hill School in Flossmoor. Crystal Cleggett is the only[Read More…]
The Weeks | July 7: Walmart site TIF, sculpture tour, 2018 Ridge sale, community band, Matilda Jr.
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor Public Art Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, July 8, in the village hall committee room, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Find the agenda here. Bloom Township Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at 425 S. Halsted St. Chicago Heights. No agenda had[Read More…]
Pace Bus pre-hiring program at South Suburban College
South Suburban College (SSC) and Pace Bus will host a pre-hiring event from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 15, to provide a free Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) permit course for the next generation of professional bus operators. During the event, applicants will complete a screening process in[Read More…]
Ridge Road building sale back on Homewood board agenda
Homewood trustees will consider a staff recommendation to sell the village-owned building at 2018-2020 Ridge Road to Grace Cui of Chicago Investment Group. Cui plans to convert the former karate studio into a Mongolian barbecue restaurant. Cui approached the village in April with a proposal to purchase the building. The previous owner[Read More…]
Homewood trustees to consider new TIF district including former Walmart store
Walmart closed its store at 17550 S. Halsted St. in March 2023, and now Homewood officials are considering establishing a new tax increment financing district on the west side of Halsted to help attract a developer to the site. The Board of Trustees will consider a contract Tuesday, July 9,[Read More…]
Flossmoor trustees create new police leadership position
Flossmoor trustees approved the creation of a new position, director of police services, at the board meeting Monday, July 1. The move is designed to enable Carl Estelle to take the helm of the police department. The vote was 4 to 2, with Trustees Joni Bradley-Scott and Rosalind Mustafa voting[Read More…]
7.6.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
BARB AND DAN’S ROAD RIDE — Weekly bike ride starts at 8 a.m. Saturday from GoodSpeed Cycle, 2125 W. 183rd St. in Homewood. There are two groups. One is a no-one-gets-dropped group that follows a 20-mile route. Another group goes on a longer ride. Helmets required. Lights encouraged. Riders of all[Read More…]
H-F’s Aydenn Harris selected for Bank of America internship
Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior Aydenn Harris is participating in a Bank of America internship through the Bank of America Student Leaders program. Harris is one of five Chicago area students selected for the program. He has been spending time at the nonprofit Metropolitan Family Services offices on the north side[Read More…]
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