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Community members, out-of-towners, professional chefs, Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson and the Black Foodies came together for the third annual Battle of the Chefs in downtown Flossmoor on Saturday evening, July 8. All proceeds from the event were donated to the iCanDream Center in Tinley Park. The center is a nonprofit organization that[Read More…]
At the ribbon cutting ceremony last year for Roots + Fire Water, Homewood Mayor Rich Hofeld asked if the owners, Denice Rhodes and Amanda Battles, would offer help to people who tend to kill houseplants. It turns out he wasn’t the only one with that question. As the mother-daughter team[Read More…]
A groundbreaking is being planned for later this month for a new science wing at Homewood-Flossmoor High School after the District 233 school board, meeting in special session July 12, approved a $29.7-million contract with Reed Construction for construction of a science wing on the South Building and improvements in[Read More…]
STARRY NIGHTS CONCERT IN THE PARK — The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District presents its second Starry Nights concert of the summer Irwin Park, 1800 block of Ridge Road in Homewood, featuring “Good Clean Fun” at 7 p.m. with family fun and games from 5 to 7 p.m. Food and drinks will[Read More…]
South Suburban baseball fans will see a couple of familiar faces in the professional ranks soon after a pair of Homewood-Flossmoor High school players were picked in the early rounds of this week’s Major League Baseball draft. Outfielder and recent H-F graduate Dillon Head was picked 25th overall by the[Read More…]
The Homewood Village Board on Tuesday, June 27, passed a resolution to approve a redevelopment agreement with Wind Creek Hospitality and East Hazel Crest on the construction of a casino, hotel, parking structure and related infrastructure. The south suburban casino project has been in the works for more than a[Read More…]
MUSIC AT THE COUNTRY CLUB — Members of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at Olympia Fields Country Club on Wednesday, July 12. The “Winds & Keys” concert will feature an IPO quartet with Cynthia Fudala on flute; Naomi Bensdorf Frisch on oboe; Claire Werling on clarinet; Matthew Hogan, bassoon[Read More…]
CeCe Belue was hired as the new assistant director of student support services for Homewood District 153. She leaves an assistant principal position with District 160 in Country Club Hills to join the District 153 administrative team. The former Homewood village trustee will start in her new position Aug. 7. [Read More…]
Homewood’s grant application for restructuring lanes on 183rd Street from about Morgan Street west to Dixie Highway has been approved, but that doesn’t mean work is imminent. Public Works Director John Schaefer said the village received word in April that the project was approved for a $232,875 Illinois Transportation Enhancement[Read More…]
PROPERTY TAX HELP — Homewood residents living in Bloom Township might want to attend a property tax assistance workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11, at Chicago Heights Middle School, 1020 Dixie Highway. The workshop will help property owners understand assessment notices, determine whether to file an[Read More…]
