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Excitement was heard, along with sighs of relief, when residents met with Flossmoor village staff and project engineers to learn about developments for the Brumley Drive Project. The project could start in March or April and will include resurfacing the street from Sterling Avenue to Perth Avenue. From Perth to[Read More…]
The Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education appointed three new assistant principals at the Feb. 19 meeting. According to a press release from the district, the decision follows a rigorous selection process that began with 39 candidates. After meticulous screening and multiple interviews, the district’s interview committee, comprising administrators,[Read More…]
Josh and Morgan Snedden are not your typical farmers. They both have degrees in psychology from Grinnell College and worked in different fields before they decided to grow food. Visitors to the Homewood Farmers Market may recognize the Sneddens who have been selling their produce there. They are the owners[Read More…]
THE WEEK > Meetings Flossmoor Community Relations Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, in the committee room at village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. Thornton Township Board of Trustees will meet at 6[Read More…]
Interest in joining the next generation of leaders for the Hidden Gem Half Marathon appeared to be strong to the race’s founders at an informational meeting Sunday, Feb. 18. Brent Bachus and Tom Dobrez said they had hoped at least five people would show up and show interest. The turnout[Read More…]
Jermaine Butler of Homewood, a member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team, is one of six Warhawks who earned All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors Feb. 17 by finishing the top two of his respective weight class at the 2024 WIAC Championship in Platteville. Butler is majoring in Entrepreneurship. He[Read More…]
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has issued an updated standing order allowing schools to keep a supply of medications like naloxone on hand, and also permitting school nurses or other trained personnel to administer them to students in the event of an opioid overdose. The updated order, signed[Read More…]
VIKING GIRLS HEAD TO ELITE 8 — Homewood-Flossmoor High School announced Friday that the girls’ basketball defeated Lincoln Way-East 47-36 Thursday night and now heads to the Elite 8. On Monday the team will play Nazareth Academy at Hinsdale Central at 7 p.m. “AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’” — The 1930s in Harlem come alive in[Read More…]
At the Illinois Gaming Board’s (IGB) first meeting of the year, it reported that state and local governments earned more than $1.5 billion in tax revenue from Illinois’ 15 licensed casinos, more than 46,000 video gaming terminals and 13 sports wagering operators statewide in 2023. Total revenue from Jan. 1,[Read More…]
(Note: Below are Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s remarks as prepared for delivery on Wednesday, Feb. 21, announcing his proposed budget for the next fiscal year.) Speaker Welch, President Harmon, Lt. Gov. Stratton, my fellow constitutional officers, members of the 103rd General Assembly, Chief Justice Theis and members of the Supreme Court,[Read More…]
