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The Homewood Village Board on Tuesday approved the transfer of $3.3 million from the village’s General Fund to the Capital Projects Fund to help pay for upcoming infrastructure and capital improvements. According to Homewood Director of Finance Amy Zukowski, the funding comes from the village’s unassigned fund balance and will[Read More…]
IPO: Four Seasons. The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra will perform Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” and Dvorak’s “Serenade in E-major, Opus 22” featuring Esme Arias-Kim on violin at 7:30 p.m. in Ozinga Chapel at Trinity Christian College, 6601 West College Drive, Palos Heights. Click here to purchase tickets. Flapjacks and Forest Games. Learn how maple[Read More…]
Correction: This story originally listed Taylor Purchas’s class incorrectly. She is a sophomore. A lot of familiar faces are around Homewood-Flossmoor softball this season. A lot of the big hitters, the important pitchers and best parts of the defense are the same. Even new head coach Larry Dawson was an[Read More…]
Residents of Homewood continued to express concerns over the downtown transit-oriented development of 2024 Chestnut Road and 2066 Ridge Road at the March 10 meeting prior to the board’s vote to choose Holladay Properties as the developer for both. After listening to the revisions to proposals made by the developers[Read More…]
Mail Ballots Early. Cook County Clerk alerted voters recently that changes in postmarking policy could mean ballots mailed on or near Election Day might not count. She offered voters suggestions on how to safely vote by mail: Friday, March 13 Senior Social Hour. Seniors are invited to visit the meeting room at Homewood Public[Read More…]
Flossmoor officials say the village’s finances have taken a few hits in recent months — but leaders believe the community is still on solid footing. During a discussion of the village’s preliminary Fiscal Year 2027 budget at the board meeting on Monday, March 9, trustees reviewed revenue trends, infrastructure needs[Read More…]
The Homewood Village Board voted in favor of Holladay Properties, with the exception of Trustee Lauren Roman, for the downtown transit-oriented development (TOD) project at the March 10 meeting. The village received six proposals for redeveloping the sites of the village hall parking lot at 2024 Chestnut Road and the[Read More…]
Immigration is a central question among the 10 candidates in the Democratic primary March 17 to fill the 2nd Congressional seat. Immigration was the first question for three of the candidates at a forum Saturday, March 7, at Thornton Fractional North High School in Calumet City. A student, who introduced[Read More…]
D’s Cookie Dough Company announced on their Facebook Jan. 11 that they will be closing their retail business in Flossmoor but would continue as a frozen cookie dough manufacturer. Owners D.K. and Staci Stout opened the retail store in April 2024. They plan to sell their classic baked cookies at[Read More…]
Homewood Science Center will host its annual Girls STEAM Celebration on Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s state-of-the-art Net Zero Science Building. The event will include up to 100 middle school girls from James Hart and Parker Junior High for a day of[Read More…]
