Homewood Assistant Village Manager Tyler Hall’s last day with the village was Friday, March 1. He is leaving to join a small consulting firm based in Ohio that focuses on economic development. The job change was prompted in part by a new opportunity for his wife, who is a veterinarian. “She had[Read More…]
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March 19 ballot has Dems, GOP candidate choices
Voters in Homewood and Flossmoor will go to the polls on March 19 to select their party’s presidential nominee, but there are lots of other elected positions for voters to choose from. President Joe Biden is seeking re-election as the Democratic Party’s nominee. He’s being challenged by Minnesota Congressman Dean[Read More…]
Page 2: Flossmoor Book Club: Bigger than its name?
I think Flossmoor Book Club might be misnamed. I’ll explain. Last fall, the club’s publicity coordinator, Fran Arvia, invited me to a meeting. Before the meeting, I had in my head an image of the only kind of book club I was familiar with, the kind where everyone reads the[Read More…]
3.2.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
VIKINGS WIN SECTIONAL — The H-F Vikings won the IHSA boys Class 4A sectional championship 61-50 over Bloom High on Friday night. “SHE THE PEOPLE” AT GSU — “The Second City: She the People” show starts at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Governors State University Center for Performing Arts, 1 University Parkway, University Park. The[Read More…]
Franciscan Health Heart & Vascular Institute Olympia Fields echocardiography lab achieves accreditation
The Franciscan Health Heart & Vascular Institute Olympia Fields echocardiography lab has achieved accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (ICA) for adult transthoracic echocardiography. Echocardiography (also known as echo) is a form of non-invasive imaging used to assess different areas of the heart which can detect heart disease or signs of serious[Read More…]
GSU to offer pilot training program
To meet the growing demand for licensed airplane pilots, Governors State University is launching a training program in partnership with D14 Aviation. The non-credit course offered by the School of Extended Learning (SXL) begins with a private pilot license requiring 90-hours of classroom work at GSU and successfully passing 40 hours of flight time[Read More…]
Entrepreneurs espouse the joys of owning their businesses
A great idea can lead to a successful business. Believe in it. Black entrepreneurs from Homewood and Flossmoor told Homewood-Flossmoor High students that dreams can become reality with hard work and determination during the Black History Month program Roots to Success: Bringing Generations in Black Entrepreneurship on Feb. 19 jointly[Read More…]
2 H-F students part of a juried art exhibition
Art works by two Homewood-Flossmoor High School students are on exhibit in the Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry. Javiyah Israel, a junior from Homewood, and Isaiah Cole, a sophomore from Flossmoor, each submitted two pieces for the show that runs through April 21.[Read More…]
3.1.2024 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
VIKINGS IN SECTIONAL — The IHSA boys Class 4A sectional championship pits H-F against Bloom High. Game starts at 6 p.m. tonight at Rich Township High School, 5000 Sauk Trail, Richton Park. Buy tickets here. POOL PASSES ON SALE — Lions Club Pool passes go on sale today. Early-bird rates are in effect until Tuesday,[Read More…]
Homewood board approves $650,000 for street repairs
The Homewood village trustees unanimously approved the appropriation of $650,000 from the Motor Fuel Tax funds for patching the village’s streets at the board’s meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Prior to the vote, Trustee Allisa Opyd asked if the village had identified streets that needed more extensive work than just[Read More…]
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