Cassie Creswell, director of the Illinois Families for Public Schools, will be the guest speaker Wednesday, Oct. 18, at a program looking at Illinois’ Invest in Kids Act and how it shifts money from public to private schools. Creswell is part of the “Take Action: Sunset Invest in Kids” program[Read More…]
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Suzie’s Hallmark owner dies Oct. 6
Long-time Homewood business owner Bernadine “Suzie” Sierzega died unexpectedly on Oct. 6. She was 76. For 49 years, Mrs. Sierzega and her husband, Fred, owned and operated Suzie’s Hallmark, first on Ridge Road and then at an expanded location at 18065 Harwood Avenue. Before they met, she asked about[Read More…]
Forest Preserves start ‘Stay on the Trail’ initiative to protect critical habitats
Forest Preserves of Cook County announced Thursday, Oct. 5, the start of an effort to educate visitors to stay on established trails in order to protect the plants and animals in the preserves. The trails through thousands of acres of woodlands, wetlands, prairies and savannas are bordered by critical habitat,[Read More…]
The Weeks | Oct. 8: Which government owns our streets? Diversity Dinner, Trail Mix music, Fire Department open house
THE WEEK > Meetings Flossmoor Public Art Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, in the conference room at village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, at Normandy Village, 41 E. Elmwood Drive. Homewood Board of Trustees will[Read More…]
Famous Wienermobile visits Walt’s on Friday
What’s 27 feet long, claims to get countless smiles per gallon and is billed as “a monument to fun”? That would be the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile, which made a stop for about an hour Friday, Oct. 6, at Walt’s Food Center in Homewood. The Wienermobile staff — “BBQ” Brady Schroeder[Read More…]
Trail Mix Concert Series will continue to feature local and national acts
Trail Mix, an acoustic concert series known for bringing together local and national musicians at Izaak Walton preserve in Homewood, will return on Friday, Oct. 13. Donna Herula, a Chicago blues musician, will open for The Wildwoods, a three-piece Americana band from Lincoln, Nebraska. Herula won Best Traditional Blues Artist and[Read More…]
Lions Pool lifeguards earned top ranking
The members of the lifeguard staff at Lions Club Pool this summer earned top scores three times in five specific areas when assessed by StarGuard Elite, a lifeguard certification agency. Jennah Carlson, recreation supervisor, shared news of the staff’s outstanding efforts with Homewood-Flossmoor Park District commissioners at the Oct. 3[Read More…]
Walk offers insights into Flossmoor’s trees
The Village of Flossmoor is hosting a free guided fall tree walk at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, starting at the traffic circle in downtown Flossmoor. Flossmoor has a variety of trees. On this half-mile walk, David Becker, the village’s arborist and forestry maintenance technician, will share information on how[Read More…]
Diversity Dinner seeks to nurture transformative conversations
The South Suburbs Diversity Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 12, in person for the first time since the pandemic, will feature author Debby Irving, author of “Waking Up White: And Finding Myself in the Story of Race.” The dinner will take place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Flossmoor Community House,[Read More…]
10.7.2023 | What You Need To Know Today
RECYCLEPALOOZA — The annual opportunity to clean house and recycle hard-to-recycle items. The Flossmoor Green Commission volunteers will collect items from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Parker Junior High School parking lot across the street from village hall in the 2800 block of Flossmoor Road. Participants should stay in their[Read More…]
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