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THE WEEK > Meetings Thornton Township Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 25, in township hall, 333 E. 162nd St., South Holland. The regular meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 26, has been canceled. Flossmoor Community Relations Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March[Read More…]
Next week, Flossmoor will begin the process of having license plate reader (LPR) cameras installed by Flock Safety in the village at key intersections. LPR) cameras have been used by law enforcement officials for many years to help solve multiple crimes across the country. On Wednesday, March 27, the cameras will[Read More…]
Trail Mix Productions is returning to its roots by hosting a concert of four local acts — Butterfield Creek, Doug Raffety, the Uh Ohs and the Six of Spades — at Izaak Walton nature preserve on Friday, April 5 at 7 p.m. In recent years, Trail Mix has featured national acts such[Read More…]
The Easter Bunny came out, as did dozens of children and their families for the annual Lucky Egg Hunt sponsored by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District. As the temperature barely made the freezing mark on Saturday, March 23, snow flurries started. Easter is a sign of spring, but there was no[Read More…]
LUCKY EGG HUNT — The H-F Park District will host its annual egg hunt for kids 10 and younger at 10 a.m. Apollo Park, Morgan Street & Bowling Green Road in Homewood. There will be a few lucky eggs which include an extra prize. The bunny will be available for photos[Read More…]
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is moving ahead with plans to improve the park and the playground area at Irwin Park, the busiest park in the park district just east of downtown Homewood in the 1800 block of Ridge Road. At the board’s March 19 meeting, park commissioners agreed to hire[Read More…]
Seven of the nine small businesses in Shops on Sterling, a building full of boutique and specialty shops in downtown Flossmoor, are owned by women. The businesses in Shops on Sterling are different enough so that shop owners don’t feel like they’re competing with each other. They help each other[Read More…]
The Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will soon vote on the Village of Flossmoor’s proposal to dig a detention basin on school property. After a lengthy discussion and many questions about the project at the February meeting, the board received a response from the Mayor of Flossmoor, Michelle[Read More…]
The Male Success Initiative (MSI) program at Prairie State College will host its annual “Ties That Bind” event on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m., in the Atrium on the Main Campus, 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The MSI program focuses on recruiting, enrolling, retaining,[Read More…]
FLASHLIGHT EGG HUNT — The H-F Park District will host an evening egg hunt in two sessions, 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. and 8:30 to 9:15 p.m. tonight at Irons Oaks, 20000 Western Ave. Bring a flashlight and basket. A non-paying adult must accompany child. The hunts will start promptly at the registered start[Read More…]
