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Wednesday, July 3 The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District hosts a free Stars and Stripes Family Social 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Irwin Park, 18120 Highland Ave. in Homewood featuring music by “Shout Out.” Kids will enjoy inflatables. Food, beverages and alcohol will be available for purchase from vendors; outside alcohol is[Read More…]
Flossmoor is getting a taste of Chicago’s favorite ice cream as The Original Rainbow Cone announced the opening of a new location at 19805 S. Crawford Ave. Rainbow Cone in Flossmoor will host a grand opening celebration with a ribbon cutting at 10:30 a.m. July 3. The first 50 guests in line[Read More…]
Ridership across Chicago’s transit system has continued to increase, with May 2024 seeing the highest ridership levels since 2019 for CTA, Metra and Pace. The figures represent nearly 14 percent year-over-year growth for all fixed routes on three Service Boards combined. The three operators provided more than 32 million rides[Read More…]
At its meeting on Monday, July 1, the Flossmoor Board of Trustees is expected to approve the new position of Director of Police Services; Carl Estelle of Flossmoor will be appointed to the role and start mid-July. Estelle has more than 30 years of leadership in law enforcement and management.[Read More…]
On Saturday, June 29, La Voute Bar + Bistro will end its nine-year run as the restaurant in La Banque Hotel at 2034 Ridge Road in downtown Homewood. On the restaurant’s Facebook page, owner Claude Gendreau announced Wednesday, June 26, that Saturday, June 29, would be the last day for[Read More…]
The search for a new District 233 superintendent had 18 candidates as of mid-June with the majority being African Americans, according to Monica Santana Rosen, CEO of Alma Group which is leading the search. “I’m not surprised, actually, because we think this is going to be a very popular role,”[Read More…]
FRAGMENTS OF FLOSSMOOR BOOK CHAT — Kris Condon’s new book, “Fragments of Flossmoor: A Series of Essays on the Interesting, Curious, and Unique in Our Village” will be featured at 3 p.m. Saturday at The Rock Shop, 18109 Dixie Highway. Donations will benefit Veterans’ Wall of Honor project in Flossmoor.LASER TAG — Flossmoor[Read More…]
A water pipe broke in a classroom Thursday, June 27, in the South Building at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. When summer school students were dismissed at 12:50 p.m., crews shut off the water to make the necessary repairs, said Carla Erdey, director of communications at H-F. Without water, no one was[Read More…]
A Flossmoor man has been charged after allegedly attacking Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, also a Flossmoor resident, in an incident Friday, June 21. According to court records, William Swetz, 34, was charged with aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a motor vehicle after the incident. The alleged attack[Read More…]
Homeowners in many south and southwest suburbs will have to pay a lot more in property taxes as the median tax bill jumped a record 19.9% in the region, according to an analysis released today by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas. The biggest increases in homeowners’ tax bills occurred in[Read More…]
