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THE WEEK > Flossmoor Community Relations Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, in the village hall committee room, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the board room at village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. League of Women Voters will hold[Read More…]
Property owners in Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 school will pay less in taxes thanks to the school board’s action to abate property taxes by $2.09 million. The board took action at the Feb. 21 meeting. The district is abating 2022 and 2023 property taxes payable in 2023 and 2024[Read More…]
Runners love Flossmoor’s Hidden Gem Half Marathon. So many of them love the race that the Chicago Area Runners Association named the Gem the race of the year for 2022. The honor is the latest achievement in the Gem’s rapid rise as a premier race in the Chicagoland running world.[Read More…]
A 33-year-old Madison, Wisconsin, man has been identified as the victim of a stabbing in Homewood early Saturday. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office reported that Donnell Eugene Jr. of the 1500 block of Jennifer Street in Madison was pronounced dead at 3:48 a.m. Saturday. Homewood police officers found Eugene[Read More…]
Homewood’s Wally Burns Post 8077 honored eight students on Feb. 20 as the post celebrated its annual Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Patriot’s Pen essay contest. The essay contest, which has been staged for over 30 years at Aurelio’s Pizza, 18162 Harwood Ave. in Homewood, included four participating schools and[Read More…]
A 32-year-old man died at a local hospital early Saturday from stabbing injuries, according to Homewood police. Officers responded to the 19100 block of Pierce Court in Homewood shortly after 3 a.m. and discovered the victim with a stab wound. Officers and Homewood Fire Department paramedics treated the man at[Read More…]
The Chicago Southland International Film Festival (CSIFF) presented by Governors State University announced it is shifting the schedule for main events until next spring. After a successful festival in October 2022, which saw record attendance, the sixth annual festival will be held in April 2024. “It was great to see[Read More…]
A longtime Flossmoor resident is hoping to bring a new restaurant to Flossmoor Commons, possibly filling the space of Siam Thai as its owners are retiring. Randall Smith pitched his initial plans for Poppin Corks Bistro on Monday, Feb. 20, to the Flossmoor Village Board while requesting a liquor license[Read More…]
ESCAPE INTO THE THEATER – Enjoy slapstick comedy with “Scapin,” presented by H-F Theatre’s New Faces group at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the H-F Performing Arts Center. The comedic play adapted from Moliére is based on the classic commedia dell’arte tradition. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5[Read More…]
Metra will be closing access to the tunnel on the east side of Homewood Station on March 13 as work begins on the rehabilitation of the entire station. Metra Electric Line and Amtrak riders at Homewood will need to park and board from the west side of the station throughout[Read More…]
