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The holiday season will kick off in the Flossmoor on Saturday, Nov. 25, with Small Business Saturday throughout the village’s shopping districts and Celebrate the Season festivities in downtown Flossmoor. Area businesses will open early and will close late that day, one of the busiest shopping days of the[Read More…]
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District approved a contract for roof work at Irons Oaks Learning Center, 20000 Western Avenue in Olympia Fields. At its Nov. 7 meeting, the board accepted a $37,700 bid from All American Exterior Solutions of Lake Zurich. The board agreed to add additional work to the project,[Read More…]
Thousands of steps. Hundreds of fist bumps. About 80 dads were busy with both activities on Oct. 30 when they converged on Homewood-Flossmoor High School for the second annual Dad Squad event, sponsored by the Homewood-Flossmoor Parents Association. The day included extensive tours of the school, giving dads a close look[Read More…]
ALICE BY HEART — Actors of 23 Miles South Theatre will perform “Alice by Heart,” a musical inspired by “Alice in Wonderland,” at 7 p.m. Friday and Sunday in the Flossmoor Community House, 847 Hutchison Road in Flossmoor. Recommended for ages 13 and up because of adult language and situations. Tickets are available[Read More…]
Homewood native, Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduate and childhood White Sox fan Jason Benetti is leaving the Chicago baseball club’s broadcast booth for the division rival Detroit Tigers. Benetti’s eighth season in the booth on the south side as the team’s play-by-play announcer will be his last, both teams announced Thursday. [Read More…]
Administrators at James Hart School in Homewood are dealing with a student’s threats of violence against the school that were made Wednesday, Nov. 8. The student reportedly warned students not to come to school on Thursday. Principal Kim Johnson wrote to Hart parents: “Upon learning this, we immediately intercepted the[Read More…]
The Edward Jones Office at 18735 Dixie Highway is a drop-off site for the 2023 Illinois Toys for Tots program. Patrick Zamkin, financial advisor, and his staff will accept new, unwrapped toys during regular business hours through Dec. 13. The Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program is best known[Read More…]
A long vacant village-owned lot on 175th Street in Homewood will be the site of a new development next year as Apparel Redefined has agreed to move its headquarters and operations from Crestwood to Homewood. The company produces custom silk screening and embroidery products for local schools, small businesses and[Read More…]
HOMEWOOD BREWING VIDEO — Everyone who travels Dixie Highway in downtown Homewood has been able to watch progress all summer on the construction of Homewood Brewing. Now there’s a video by Powering Chicago showing the inside and including comments by contractors and by co-owner Carmela Wallace. The craft brewery and restaurant is expected to[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior Jack Piros has been named a National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalist, and seniors Undra Pillows, Madison Leathers and Ave Van Til were named National Merit Commended Scholars. Piros, of Homewood, is among the high scorers on the PSAT/NMSQT exam. The National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalist group represents the[Read More…]
