Flossmoor School District 161 welcomed a list of new employees at the July 5 special Board of Education meeting. Serena Hills Elementary has a new assistant principal. The board voted to approve Heather Minyard for the position. According to board documents, Minyard has more than two years of experience as[Read More…]
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D161 Board considers big-ticket items
Members of the Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education debated several items at the July 5 meeting, including adding kitchens in the schools and continuing professional development programs. The board heard information about a plan to spend more than $40,000 on a kitchen improvement study. The kitchens at elementary schools[Read More…]
A year after Miller shooting, Flossmoor’s efforts focus on communications, mental health response
Note: This version of the story differs from the one that appears in the Chronicle’s July 1 print edition. We removed a passage regarding the appointment of Police Chief Jerel Jones that Mayor Michelle Nelson and village trustees said was inaccurate and racist. The sentence suggested Jones was hired as[Read More…]
The Weeks | July 9: Questions about the viaduct, BBQ for the Troops, three concerts, meetings
THE WEEK > Meetings Homewood School District 153 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, July 10, in the cafeteria of James Hart School, 18220 Morgan St. Flossmoor Public Art Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, July 10, in the committee room at village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Homewood[Read More…]
5 storytellers will entertain at Homewood Stories July 18
Homewood Stories will present five storytellers at its 7:30 p.m. show on Tuesday, July 18, at the Flossmoor Community House, 847 Hutchinson Road in Flossmoor.. Guest presenters for this show are: Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Doors open around 6:30 p.m. Guests are welcome to[Read More…]
Obituary: James Patrick Illig | Feb. 27, 1927 – July 7, 2023
FAIRFAX, Ia. — James Patrick Illig, 96, formerly from Country Club Hills, Illinois and currently residing in Fairfax, Iowa entered eternity July 7th, 2023, surrounded by his family. Pat, as he liked to be called, was born February 27, 1927, in Patton, Pennsylvania to Herman and Bernadett Illig. Pat was[Read More…]
D161 approves plan to issue up to $13 million in bonds
Members of the Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education passed a resolution declaring the intention to issue $13 million in working cash fund bonds. The vote took place during the July 5 meeting. During the June 12 board meeting, Bob Lewis of PMA Securities presented the plan which allows the[Read More…]
Governor announces largest construction program in state history
Gov. JB Pritzker joined state and local officials at the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) headquarters Friday, July 7, to announce the largest multi-year program to fix and repair infrastructure in state history. The state plans to spend $40.99 billion over six years as part of the Rebuild Illinois capital[Read More…]
Obituary: Dorothy Maxine (Boley) Krotke | July 3, 2023
Dorothy Maxine (Boley) Krotke, 95, was called home by our Lord on July 3, 2023. Dorothy was raised in Ft. Wayne, IN and employed at International Harvester (IH) (Navistar). In 1949 she married John Krotke at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fort. Wayne. They lived in Homewood, IL and she[Read More…]
New beauty supply and tobacco stores open in Homewood
A new beauty supply store and a tobacco shop recently opened in Homewood. The building they share, formerly a Discount Tire outlet, is barely recognizable now. About a month ago, DNA Beauty Supply and Smoke Shop Superstore began welcoming customers to their new locations at 810 Maple Avenue in Homewood.[Read More…]
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