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Despite slow progress, three local legislators say they see things happening on issues around community policing issues. U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, who represents Homewood and Flossmoor in Congress, Illinois Rep. Deborah Meyers-Martin, who represents sections of Homewood and Flossmoor in the Illinois House, and Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller, who[Read More…]
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has launched a climate action plan to serve as a blueprint for reducing the agency’s carbon footprint and achieving the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals by 2050. Plans include a pollinator-friendly solar installation, electric charging stations in state parks, greater use of electric[Read More…]
Cornerstone Community Development Corporation and Franciscan Health are inviting the public to a Health & Wellness Fair on Aug. 26 in Ford Heights featuring a variety of activities including free health screenings. Information about women’s and men’s health, domestic violence services, recovery services, senior programs, breast cancer education and the[Read More…]
During its Aug. 7 meeting, the Village of Flossmoor Board recognized the performance of the Flossmoor Baseball & Softball (FBBSB) Pony Division team, known as the Railriders. The highlight of the team’s season came on July 22 when they won the South Suburban Youth Baseball League (SSYBL) title for the[Read More…]
Summer break is coming to an end for students, and District 161 is prepared for the new year. Members of the District 161 Board of Education met on Aug. 7 to discuss plans for the 2023-2024 school year. A focus of the special meeting was documenting progress through student metrics[Read More…]
Richard Condon was a teenager when the first veterans memorial was dedicated in Flossmoor on April 1, 1945. That memorial disappeared a few years later without a trace. A little more than 78 years later, on Wednesday, Aug. 9, he was present at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Flossmoor[Read More…]
Seth Harris isn’t philosophical about track. “I just go out there, and I run fast. If they beat me, then, oh well,” he said. Harris, 13, is going into eighth grade at James Hart School. He’s a hurdler for the Panthers and with Legacy Runners Elite track club based in[Read More…]
As the sun began to set on Aug. 4, grown-ups started arriving at 7 p.m. at the Splash Pad for the free annual grown-up night event. The night was filled with live music, games such as cornhole, Jenga, and life size checkers. Wiley’s Grill had food available for purchase. Water[Read More…]
Gary Essig — a Chicagoland native, retired computer programmer, and lover of road trips — died Aug. 2, 2023, in Madison, Wisconsin, at the age of 70. Gary Todd Essig was born on March 6, 1953, to Calvaine and Evelyn Mae Danhoff Essig and was raised in Homewood, Illinois with[Read More…]
PHOEBE HUNT AT TRAIL MIX — The Trail Mix Concert Series will return to Izaak Walton nature preserve on Saturday, Aug. 12, featuring Texas folk singer and fiddle player Phoebe Hunt. Adjacent Cruise, a husband-and-wife duet from Chicago, will open for her. Tickets for August’s Trail Mix are available for[Read More…]
