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The Flossmoor Public Works Department is hosting two open houses in January to help residents learn about upcoming village construction projects. Project engineers and village staff will be available both evenings to present the projects and answer residents’ questions. Both open house events will be held at Flossmoor Village Hall,[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior Jalen Allred-Coleman is the recipient of the Chick Evans Scholarship covering four years of his college expenses. Allred-Coleman was one of 74 high school seniors selected for the honor after going through a selection process. To be eligible, caddies must meet four criteria: a strong caddie[Read More…]
The Village of Homewood announced the latest community contest on Tuesday, Jan. 16, in an effort to engage with Homewood residents and Homewood’s public safety departments. Residents are invited to submit an entry to name the snowplow. The “Name the Snowplow” contest will run from Jan. 16 until Feb. 15.[Read More…]
COLD — The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill warning until noon today. The low overnight was expected to be -8 and the high will be 2. With winds up to 25 mph, the wind chill could be near -30. Districts 153, 161 and 233 will move to e-learning today[Read More…]
In person classes at Homewood and Flossmoor schools were canceled in favor of e-learning sessions on Friday, Jan. 12, after the area received about 4 inches of snow overnight and early the next morning. When online classes ended, kids and parents made a beeline for Willow Hill, a favorite sledding[Read More…]
On a brisk winter Monday morning, community members joined the Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center staff to prepare seed balls for spring planting. The event was a chance to give back to nature, although nature could have been more hospitable. The biting cold hindered the original plan to prepare planting[Read More…]
The floors in the Homewood Science Center became work spaces on Monday, Jan. 15, as groups worked together to create blankets for Anew: Building Beyond Violence and Abuse, the helping organization that works with those affected by domestic violence. About 50 people came together at 9 a.m. to work on[Read More…]
Flossmoor’s sculpture collection is likely to see several key changes in 2024 after the village board approved a proposal from the Public Art Commission at the Dec. 18 board meeting. Public Art Commission Chair Nancy Burrows presented the plan, which includes one sculpture move, one removal, and three new pieces.[Read More…]
THE WEEK > Meetings Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Homewood-Flossmoor High School Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, in the Viking Room, South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners will meet[Read More…]
Ida B. Wells will be remembered at the Jan. 24 “Pursuing the Dream” event at Homewood-Flossmoor High School when her great-granddaughter, Michelle Duster, takes the stage as the event’s keynote speaker. The program, at 7 p.m. in the Mall Auditorium, is dedicated to celebrating black history and encouraging unity. This[Read More…]
