Senior citizens can get a break on their property tax bills, but they need to apply when seeking savings for the first time. The popular tax break is known as the Senior Citizen Homestead Exemption. For homeowners already receiving the break, Senior Citizen Homestead Exemptions are automatically renewed for properties[Read More…]
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Homewood Bird Day: Will Homewood be the next Bird City?
Homewood will enjoy its second annual World Migratory Bird Day celebration on May 11 with events and activities for all ages. The event is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon at the Izaak Walton Preserve. The community of Homewood is on a mission to add a new feather to its[Read More…]
St. Agnes students raise funds for Franciscan Health Olympia Fields diaper pantry
Students at St. Agnes School in Chicago Heights raised $1,650 during their Lenten service project to purchase diapers for Franciscan Health Olympia Fields’ diaper pantry for new moms in need. The project, called For the Sake of New Life, spanned two weeks during Lent. Students filled baby bottle banks with[Read More…]
The Weeks | April 21: Downtown Homewood master plan, reptiles & bugs at Flossmoor library, last debate, improv, poker night, choir concert, Nellie McKay
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, April 22, in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. Find the agenda here. Highlights: The board will hold a public hearing and vote on the 2024-25 budget. Flossmoor Community Relations Commission will meet at 7[Read More…]
County assessor announces April 29 deadline for property tax exemption applications
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi announced on April 18 the deadline for homeowners to apply for property tax exemptions is Monday, April 29. Exemptions are property tax savings that contribute to lowering a property owner’s tax bill. “My goal is to ensure that homeowners receive all the money-saving[Read More…]
Homewood village trustee makes artwork for better focus and catharsis
Jay Heiferman, a Homewood village trustee, painted words and designs onto the bike rack in front of the Starbucks in downtown Homewood, inked a birdhouse for the Homewood Science Center and created 12 interconnected canvas paintings. For Heiferman, making artwork is something he’s always done. It helps him focus or[Read More…]
State invites residents to participate in health survey
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has announced the start of the 2024 Healthy Illinois Survey, a statewide effort to compile essential data on the current state of health and wellness and areas where public health can be improved. Under Illinois law, IDPH is required to administer an annual[Read More…]
4.20.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
FLOSSMOOR BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL OPENING DAY — The parade of teams will start at 9:30 a.m. Saturday from the Parker Junior High parking lot. Teams will march east on Flossmoor Road to the Flossmoor Park ball fields, where first pitch ceremonies and other festivities at 10:15 a.m. will get the youth baseball[Read More…]
$500,000 grant helps Prairie State College start a paramedic training program
Prairie State College is using a $500,000 grant from Cook County to establish a paramedic training program that will begin accepting students this fall. The Urban Area Security Initiative Award was given to PSC by the county’s Department of Emergency Management & Regional Security. Andy Binanti, dean of PSC’s Allied[Read More…]
Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission recommends new downtown master plan, comments on parking, traffic issues
The Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend the new Downtown Transit-Oriented Development Master Plan to the Board of Trustees following a presentation and public hearing on the plan Thursday, April 11. Kelsey Zlevor, senior associate, and Fiona Kennedy, associate, from Muse Community + Design, provided an overview of the[Read More…]
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