A CHANCE FOR CHESS – Try out spacer Chess Club for Kids is from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Homewood Public Library. Kids 7 and older can learn the game or sharpen their skills. CARDBOARD FOR STEM STUFF – Large cereal boxes and paper towel tubes – that’s what[Read More…]
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Obituary: Michael A. Galderio
Michael A. Galderio. Age 69. Frankfort resident, formerly of Chicago Heights. Attended Bloom High School. Started his work in the restaurant business as a bartender at Alf’s Pub in Dolton. Became a partner at the Tender Trap in Chicago Heights and then Ciao Ristorante in Matteson. In 1996 Mike opened[Read More…]
Specialty Physicians to offer free menopause and mental health fireside chat on Jan. 17
Specialty Physicians of Illinois will present a free women’s health seminar entitled, “Menopause and Mental Health: Empowering Women for the Change of Life,” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Franciscan Health Olympia Fields auditorium located at 20201 S. Crawford Ave. This relaxed, intimate and informative conversation about[Read More…]
Look back: July 2022
The cover feature story in July was a review of the switch in water source, a once-in-a-generation public works project. Homewood had purchased Lake Michigan water from Chicago via Harvey since the early 1980s. The village switched to lake water from Hammond via Chicago Heights, which required the construction of[Read More…]
1.5.23 | What You Need to Know Today
EVERYBODY, MEET ART – Plan to attend on the Flossmoor Art Commission Meeting at 7 p.m. Monday. at Village Hall. FRIENDS OF THOSE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS – Family, friends and loved ones of people with mental health conditions can learn more about how to help take care of them with[Read More…]
Family-to-Family mental illness program starts Jan. 10
The National Alliance on Mental Illness-South Suburbs of Chicago chapter is hosting a free, eight-week Family-to-Family educational program for family, significant others and friends of people with mental health condition. The first session will be Tuesday, Jan. 10, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Bremen Township Senior Complex, 15350[Read More…]
Irwin Center is getting a major update
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Marie Irwin Center, 18120 Highland Ave. in Homewood, is getting a facelift. “It’s time for an update,” said Oralethea Davenport, center manager. The facility, which opened in September 1986, is shedding its wood paneling. The walls are being painted in shades of blue and gray, the[Read More…]
Ukrainian sisters reunite with help of Flossmoor host family
Jeanne Kryszyn’s online post wasn’t wordy or sentimental. The Homewood resident simply stated her request: She needed a temporary home for a young woman and her 2-year-old child hoping to flee the war in Ukraine. One room, near the train. It took a few months, but Flossmoor residents Margaret Hagerman[Read More…]
1.4.23 | What You Need to Know Today
DONATE GIFTS TO SENIORS – If you received a holiday present that’s not your style, donate it to Leave it for Love, a Flossmoor nonprofit organization that gives gifts to low-income seniors. Bring your unused gifts to Flossmoor Brewery through the end of February. Ideas include toiletries, trinkets, warm weather[Read More…]
Kwanzaa Night 7: Marianne Powell closes Flossmoor’s weeklong celebration after yearlong journey
Marianne Powell promised herself she would not get emotional, but she paused for just a moment as she started to tell her story. The past year, after all, was a year of change for Powell. And she was about to address a small crowd gathered at Flossmoor Park on the[Read More…]
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