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About 150 community members marched through the Flossmoor Park neighborhood of Flossmoor for the 17th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on the afternoon of Sunday, March 17. According to village officials, Flossmoor’s St. Patrick’s Day parade started as an event organized by Flossmoor residents. The village got involved, making it an official[Read More…]
Trail Mix Productions is hosting three concerts at three different locations in April. Nellie McKay will play at Thornton Distilling Co. on April 26. Phoebe Hunt will return to Trail Mix to perform at The Rock Shop on April 18, the first Trail Mix show at this location. Trail Mix[Read More…]
Thornton Township’s proposal to establish a mental health board funded by a 0.15% property tax to mental health services was soundly defeated in the primary election Tuesday, March 19, according to preliminary results posted by the Cook County Clerk’s office. The mental health board, which would have distributed proceeds from[Read More…]
Shops on Sterling, originally called Gypsy Fix and Co., was started in 2021 by Morgan Sullins, owner of the clothing and accessories shop Gypsy Fix. Sullins said Shops on Sterling has never had empty storefronts because they’re always immediately filled up. There’s currently a waitlist for more businesses to open[Read More…]
Softball dugouts are not quiet places, but Homewood-Flossmoor’s echoes with laughing, cheering, talking and dancing. The players obviously enjoy playing with each other, and Coach Corinne Zimmerman said that can only be a good thing. “I’ve known most of these girls for a really long time. We all played rec[Read More…]
FLOSSMOOR PLAN COMMISSION— The board will meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. WORKING IN WATER — At the Izaak Walton Preserve general meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the preserve, 1100 Ridge Road in Homewood, Dave Zaber will present “Working in Water, an International View,” discussing[Read More…]
MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving announced on Wednesday, March 20, that South Suburban Public Action to Deliver Shelter (SSPADS) is one of the Yield Giving Open Call’s awardees. SSPADS will receive $1 million. In March 2023, Yield Giving launched an Open Call for community-led, community-focused organizations whose explicit purpose is to enable individuals and families[Read More…]
Prior to the Flossmoor Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, March 18, there was some confusion about whether and why Jerel Jones was being terminated as the village’s first Black police chief. After the meeting, the question of “whether” had been answered, but some residents were still asking “why.” Mayor[Read More…]
Rover’s Run dog park, which is operated by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District as a paid amenity, will be free for residents and their pups around May 1. Board president Brent Bachus said he saw the park district’s main objective as “how do we get more people to use the dog[Read More…]
THORNTON TOWNSHIP REFERENDA — With 92% of precincts reporting, one of three Thornton Township referenda appears to be approved. By a 72.94% to 27.06% margin, voters favored creating a second food pantry in the township. A measure that would have created a new board and a 0.15% tax to fund mental health services appears headed for[Read More…]
