If you have a little one, bring them to the Birth to Five Forum of South Cook County free early childhood screening at the Homewood Science Center, 18022 Dixie Highway. The screenings will be available from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, June 30. Parents will fill out a form[Read More…]
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Painting Black America: Artist Abe Ilo’s collection displayed at H-F Juneteenth Festival
Legacy is artist Abe Ilo’s main focus as he strives to continue the work his late grandmother, artist Annie Lee, began. In his art installation, Faces of Black Americana or FOBA, he kept her legacy alive and crafted his own. Faces of Black Americana is the first art installation to[Read More…]
Homewood trustees extend Washington Park sales tax sharing deal
Washington Park Plaza got a five-year extension to its sales tax sharing agreement with Homewood when trustees voted May 23 to approve the deal. The shopping center at 17748-17956 Halsted St. is home to national retail stores Best Buy, TJ Maxx, Five Below, Petco and Old Navy. The center was[Read More…]
6.24.2023 | What You Need to Know Today
AIR QUALITY ALERT AGAIN SATURDAY — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an air pollution action alert for today for Homewood and Flossmoor. The alert will be in effect through tonight. People who are sensitive to elevated ozone levels should consider limiting time spent outdoors. HOMEWOOD FARMERS MARKET —[Read More…]
H-F class of 2023 marks rite of passage June 4
When the Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduates marked the end of their high school journey on Sunday, June 4, it was another pandemic-scarred class that accepted diplomas. The pandemic figured in several of the speeches, but aside from a few playful pokes at the foibles of remote learning periods in 2020[Read More…]
Artists capture spirit of liberation in displays at HF Juneteenth fest
Thousands of community members gathered outside of Homewood-Flossmoor High School for its third annual Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 16. The event had 170 vendors and exhibitors, including many Black artists and Black-owned businesses. The artwork featured everything from portraits of people to pop culture-related artwork to pieces with themes[Read More…]
Juneteenth embraced, celebrated at annual festival
Homewood-Flossmoor community members embraced and celebrated the Juneteenth Festival on Saturday, June 17, while recalling the significance and meaning behind the holiday. It was a beautiful sunny day for guests to walk among the 170 vendors and exhibitors, meet friends, enjoy food dishes and sit and watch the entertainment. Sponsored[Read More…]
6.23.2023 | What You Need to Know This Weekend
AIR QUALITY ALERT AGAIN FRIDAY — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an air pollution action alert for today for Homewood and Flossmoor. The alert will be in effect through tonight. People who are sensitive to elevated ozone levels should consider limiting time spent outdoors. CHIP-IN — The South[Read More…]
D233 board names Stovall, Dore to director positions
At the June 20 District 233 school board meeting, Hope Stovall was named director of Career Pathways and Workforce Development and David Dore was promoted to director of Special Education at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Stovall will lead the Career and Technical Education program (CTE) serving business, culinary, shop classes and[Read More…]
County releases preliminary budget forecast with $85.6M deficit
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on June 22 unveiled the preliminary forecast for the county’s Fiscal Year 2024 showing a projected gap of $85.6 million which is down significantly from the height of the pandemic and its $409.6 million gap. The preliminary forecast report presents a mid-year projection of[Read More…]
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