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Debbie Berman received rounds of thanks from staff and fellow board members as she attended her last District 233 school board meeting Tuesday. She has served on the board for nine years. Berman was first appointed to an unexpired term in 2014 and was elected to two four-year terms. She[Read More…]
The Flossmoor Service League’s annual House Walk fundraiser will be back on May 17. This year’s house walk will be the 65th in its history. The first walk, known as the FSL Suburban Stroll, was on June 5, 1957, with over 1,000 people in attendance. It raised more than $2,000.[Read More…]
Five Homewood-Flossmoor High School students’ projects will be entered into the National Federation of Press Women’s High School Communications Contest. The students are part of the Viking TV and broadcasting program under the direction of teacher Mark Ciesielski. The students took first place honors in the Illinois Women’s Press Association[Read More…]
GO ON A WILDFLOWER WALK – Learn about spring wildflowers as you walk among them. Take the naturalist-led Wildflower Walk at 10 a.m. May 3 in Irons Oaks Nature Preserve. The fee for this all-ages event is $6. Register at conta.cc/3MzLyhd. SHOW YOUR LOCAL PARK PRIDE – Volunteer with friends, family[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor softball player Morgan Tate has a natural maturity about her, Coach Corinne Zimmerman said. It’s easy to see that while talking to the senior first baseman. Tate knows exactly where she gets it, too. “It’s my parents (Shaun and Tiffani),” she said. “They always instilled in me to keep[Read More…]
Big Brothers Tattoo, Homewood’s first tattoo parlor, is open in the Cherry Creek Shopping Center. The owner, Payton Bernard, does tattoos with his seven employees. “We have a lot of artists for different things. One does a lot of cover ups. One does a lot of color. We can do pretty[Read More…]
Franciscan Health is offering pre-diabetic patients the opportunity to help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes with its year-long Diabetes Prevention Program. Franciscan Health’s 12-month online Diabetes Prevention Program follows guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that have proven to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.[Read More…]
Two local public safety projects got a big boost earlier this month when the state approved grants totaling more than $1.4 million for Homewood and Flossmoor, but residents won’t see work begin immediately. Flossmoor Public Works Director John Brunke said phase 1 engineering has been completed on the downtown streetscape[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor High School was notified by the Barrington Police Department Wednesday morning that H-F’s phone number was listed among others on a potential list of schools to be targeted with a fake bomb threat on April 19. Police reported H-F’s phone number was found on a social media platform that[Read More…]
WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY – Enjoy small bites, wine, cheese pairings and smooth jazz at Wine O’clock, a 21 and older event from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at The Clubhouse at Dolphin Lake. This program is a partnership between H-F Park District and the villages of Homewood and Flossmoor. The[Read More…]
