The Cook County Assessor’s Office will hold a workshop on Tuesday, July 11, explaining the latest property assessment numbers for Bloom Township. The session will be from 6 to 7 p.m. at 1020 Dixie Highway in Chicago Heights. Property owners are given an opportunity to appeal their assessment if the[Read More…]
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Student honors for June
Local students receive college honors in June.
7.7.2023 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
THE BEAST — H-F Racquet & Fitness Club’s Beast Obstacle Course will be open from 8 a.m. until noon on Sunday, July 9, in the field behind the club at 2920 W. 183rd St. in Homewood. Kids 6 to 14 years old will have a course with eight obstacles and a 1-mile[Read More…]
Resident slightly hurt in home fire Thursday
A Homewood resident suffered a minor injury in a house fire Thursday evening in Homewood, according to Fire Chief Bob Grabowski. The fire department received the call at 7:15 p.m. and responded to the 18400 block of Dixie Highway. The home suffered moderate damage, but the cause has not yet[Read More…]
Nonprofit will send bikes to help all Hart students learn to ride
Outride, a California-based nonprofit, will be shipping bicycles to James Hart School in Homewood through its Riding For Focus program that encourages students to learn to ride. Hart is one of 55 recipients in the U.S. and Canada to be included in the program. Outride sees cycling benefitting the cognitive,[Read More…]
Members of Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra to perform for Chamber Night July 19 in Flossmoor
Chamber Night will bring beautiful music to downtown Flossmoor when members of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra perform during an evening program Wednesday, July 19.The special event, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the front of the Flossmoor Public Library, is presented by the Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce, the Homewood-Flossmoor[Read More…]
Experience summer in H-F
Independence Day is past, but there’s a lot of summer left and lots to do in Homewood and Flossmoor. Use this list to plan out the rest of the season. Community Band concert July 6 Volunteer musicians from Homewood and Flossmoor come together on Thursday, July 6, to perform in[Read More…]
Flossmoor kids’ 4th of July bike parade gains new enthusiast
Little Teyjus Kalokhe of Flossmoor made the hot journey on his scooter from Parker Junior High to the traffic island on Sterling Avenue in his first Flossmoor 4th of July Kids’ Bike Parade. He was accompanied by his parents, Kapil and Veronica Kalokhe, and grandparents, Urmi and Pradeep Kalokhe. Teyjus[Read More…]
State of Faith: Faith Lutheran Church looks for ways to ‘give itself away’
Editor’s note: The State of Faith series is supported by a grant from the Homewood Rotary Foundation. Five years ago, Amy Wiegert moved with her family to Homewood, as she took on her new role as senior pastor at Faith Lutheran Church, 18645 Dixie Highway in Homewood. With more than[Read More…]
7.4.2023 | What You Need To Know Today
METRA HOLIDAY SCHEDULE — Metra will operate a Sunday/Holiday schedule on Tuesday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. Alcohol will be prohibited on all Metra trains. Metra’s new train tracker can be found here: metratracker.com/home. TRASH PICKUP HOLIDAY SCHEDULE — Homewood Disposal is operating on a holiday schedule the[Read More…]
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