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The Homewood Board of Trustees on Tuesday, June 27, approved a letter of intent with Apparel Redefined to assist with the purchase and redevelopment of village-owned land on 175th Street and an adjacent office building. The site will be the company’s new headquarters. Apparel Redefined, a leading custom-decorated apparel screen printing and[Read More…]
Josh BootsmaThe Lansing Journal The Thornton Township Board of Trustees passed a motion Tuesday night to declare Township Assessor Cassandra Elston “absent from her duties,” and order her to return to her office. The vote saw Trustees Darlene Gray-Everett, Jerry Jones, and Carmen Carlisle, as well as Supervisor Tiffany Henyard,[Read More…]
What a way to start Pride Month. On May 31, I was walking through Leavitt Park in Flossmoor, getting some video of the yarn bombing art project created the day before by Homewood-Flossmoor High School students. They wrapped trees near the playground in rainbow colors to show support for LGBTQ+[Read More…]
MURAL WALK CLOSED — Flossmoor Public Library announced on Thursday that registration has reached capacity and closed early for the July 2 Haas Mural Walk cosponsored with the Flossmoor Veterans Memorial group. HOMEWOOD FARMERS’ MARKET — The market will be open Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with fresh produce,[Read More…]
Valeaka Freeman recently opened Creations by Pure Inspirations at 2015 Ridge Road to bring a unique cultural and inspirational gift store to Homewood residents. “This was my hobby on the side, and it spun out of control in the best way,” she said. A native of Harvey, Freeman, a member[Read More…]
The Village of Homewood is conducting an online communications survey for all Homewood residents until July 15. The survey takes approximately four minutes to complete, has eight questions and will remain anonymous. “The village is committed to authentic, effective and transparent communication within our community and is asking all Homewood residents[Read More…]
AIR QUALITY ALERT THURSDAY — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency extended an air quality alert through Wednesday for fine particulate matter because of smoke from wildfires in Canada that is moving into the region. Like Wednesday, air quality is expected to be in the “very unhealthy” range. Active children and[Read More…]
Dear Editor, I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt appreciation for the amazing ground crew and all the dedicated volunteers at Homewood Baseball and Softball. As a Juniors level softball coach and 12U travel coach, seeing other parks serves as a constant reminder of how fortunate we[Read More…]
Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller convened a hearing Tuesday, June 27, of the Cook County Board’s Health and Hospitals Committee to hear from stakeholders about the ways Illinoisans can be better protected during and after pregnancy and childbirth. In April, Miller championed a resolution calling for the hearing after reports[Read More…]
Franciscan Health Family Birth Center in Olympia Fields recently received two awards from the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative for its patient-centered care. The Family Birth Center received the Leader Award for Birth Equity and the Quality Improvement Excellence Award for Promoting Vaginal Birth in 2022. Joan Culver, director of patient[Read More…]
