Fall in Illinois includes high school football, spectacular scenery as the leaves change colors and the arrival of deer mating season. The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois Department of Natural Resources are reminding motorists to be alert for deer, which are entering their peak active season, especially at dawn[Read More…]
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10.18.2023 | What You Need To Know Today
PROGRAM ON “INVEST IN KIDS ACT” — The League of Women Voters H-F Area and the National Council of Jewish Women South Cook Section are co-sponsoring a program at 7 p.m. tonight at Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave., on whether the “Invest in Kids Act,” which allows the use of public funds to[Read More…]
Homewood Fire Department holds fire safety demonstrations at open house
The Homewood Fire Department held an open house on Saturday, Oct. 14. The fire station was packed with community members, display tables and demonstrations on fire safety. In an outside demonstration, two replicas of a living room were set on fire. One had a protective sprinkler system and the other[Read More…]
Pappas: Second installment 2022 tax bills are now online
Cook County property owners who don’t want to wait until their property tax bills arrive in the mail may now view, download and pay their second installment bill for the 2022 Tax Year Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Tuesday, Oct. 17. Tax bills are online at cookcountytreasurer.com. Property owners can select[Read More…]
Homewood Science Center’s annual Walk Walton set for Oct. 22
Walk the grounds and partake in a host of activities during the Walk Walton event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 22, rain or shine, presented by the Homewood Science Center. The grounds of the Izaak Walton Preserve, 1100 Ridge Road in Homewood, are the perfect place[Read More…]
Homewood trustee, state and county officials condemn Hamas attack, boy’s killing
Local, county and state officials have spoken out in recent days in response to the war that erupted on Oct. 7 when Palestinian militia Hamas attacked Israel. During the Homewood Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday, Oct. 10, Trustee Jay Heiferman, who is Jewish, read a statement condemning the attack. Many[Read More…]
10.17.2023 | What You Need To Know Today
DISTRICT 153 PERSONNEL COMMITTEE — The committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. today in the district conference room at 18205 Aberdeen St. in Homewood. Find the agenda here. DISTRICT 233 BOARD — The board will meet at 7 p.m. tonight in the South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave., Flossmoor. Find the agenda here. PARK BOARD — Commissioners[Read More…]
Memories flood back for H-F Class of 1973 alumni
Fun times and rekindled friendships were the order of the day when members of the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Class of 1973 gathered for their 50th class reunion. Yes, they remember the 1973 hit songs “Tie a Yellow Ribbon” by Tony Orlando & Dawn and “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers.[Read More…]
Crews respond to fire at Home Depot Monday afternoon
Homewood Fire Department crews responded to the Home Depot home improvement store at 17845 Halsted St. in Homewood Monday afternoon after receiving a report about 4 p.m. of a fire in a storage rack. Homewood Fire Chief Bob Grabowski said store staff and patrons had already evacuated the building when[Read More…]
Hundreds support Cancer Support Center’s Walk of Hope
Supporters decked out in pink came out Sunday, Oct. 15, to help the Pink-a-Boo Walk of Hope meet its $75,000 goal for the Cancer Support Center. More than 400 people registered for the walk through Homewood. Walkers started out at the center, 2028 Elm Road, and selected a 1- or[Read More…]
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