TICKETS FOR VIKINGS SEMIFINAL — The H-F varsity boys basketball team will play New Trier at 3:45 p.m. today at the State Farm Center in Champaign. Tickets are available here with code TEAL4A. HISTORY OF IZAAK WALTON PRESERVE — Izaak Walton President John Brinkman will present the history of the preserve at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Homewood[Read More…]
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Flossmoor mayor says police chief will leave after less than a year at the helm
Flossmoor Police Chief Jerel Jones is out. After several days of rumors that the village planned to dismiss him and a sometimes raucous village board meeting Monday that overflowed with his supporters, Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson issued a statement Thursday, March 7, indicating Jones would be leaving his post. “To[Read More…]
Homewood police report 2 carjacking suspects arrested
Two men have been arrested in connection with a carjacking incident on Feb. 27, according to Homewood police. Santo Barr, 20, of Homewood, and Katasha Asielue, 28, of Chicago were taken into custody and each was charged with one count aggravated vehicular hijacking, police said. The incident happened shortly after[Read More…]
Flossmoor mayor posts statement on police leadership, indicates chief and village will ‘part ways’
Metra: Homewood Station to close April 1 to May 20 for stair replacement
The Homewood Station, which is currently undergoing a $20.7 million reconstruction, will temporarily close from April 1 to May 20 to replace the sole stairway leading to the platform. The station has been open to customers during the reconstruction work, which began in May 2023, but because there is only[Read More…]
Flossmoor trustees approve new sculpture for Ballantrae Park
Flossmoor trustees accepted a gift sculpture into the village’s permanent collection and opted to place it in Ballantrae Park, fulfilling a request from Ballantrae neighborhood residents. Residents have been lobbying for new artwork in the park since two sculptures by artist Terry Karpowicz, “Mount” and “Totem,” were removed. The two[Read More…]
Harvey doctor to join Rep. Kelly as State of the Union address guest Thursday night
Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., will be joined by Dr. Lisa Green, a physician and Black maternal health expert, as her guest for President Biden’s State of the Union Address to Congress on Thursday, March 7. Green is the CEO and a co-founder of Family Christian Health Center in Harvey and[Read More…]
3.7.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
TICKETS FOR VIKINGS SEMIFINAL — The H-F varsity boys basketball team will play New Trier at 3:45 p.m. Friday, March 8, at the State Farm Center in Champaign. Tickets are available here with code TEAL4A. HOMEWOOD APPEARANCE COMMISSION — The board will meet at 6 p.m. tonight in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. Find the agenda here. Attend remotely here or[Read More…]
Half Week | March 6: Update on Flossmoor police chief, voting info, FVM Trivia Night, feminine product drive, more
NEWS Flossmoor police chief off work several days to allow ‘cooling of heads.’ Flossmoor residents expressed frustration at Monday’s Board of Trustees meeting that little information was available about rumored disciplinary action against Police Chief Jerel Jones. A WGN-TV story Wednesday night included a statement attributed to the assistant village manager: “The Chief has been[Read More…]
H-F punching and counterpunching its ticket to the state finals
Toughness. It’s a word that repeatedly comes up in conversations with and about the Homewood-Flossmoor boys basketball team this season. Second-year coach Jamere Dismukes has a series of “tough man” drills designed to make his players just that during practice. The Vikings demonstrate that toughness on the court, rarely backing[Read More…]
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