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They used to call Jhames Holley III “Little Hurt” with a nod to former Chicago White Sox slugger Frank Thomas, who was known as the “Big Hurt.” He eventually grew too big for any moniker with the world “little” in it, so now they call the Homewood 13-year-old “Hurtcules.” Whatever[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor High School wrestling’s Robinson brothers each brought home first-place finishes from the well-respected Powerade tournament in Pennsylvania this week. Jaydon Robinson, a junior, was coming off disappointing finishes at the last two major tournaments he wrestled in Ohio and Indiana. He won the 145-pound division at Powerade, topping Cameron[Read More…]
Linah Alsberry and her family have only been living in Flossmoor for roughly a year, but she said they have felt incredibly welcomed ever since moving. “We’re so happy to be here in Flossmoor,” Alsberry said. “We couldn’t have picked a better community to move to.” While the family is[Read More…]
Rethinking 183rd Street to make it slower, safer and more pedestrian and cyclist friendly began in earnest with a traffic study commissioned by the village of Homewood in 2021. The centerpiece of the March print edition is a walk along the street and through the study to see what it[Read More…]
The principle on the first night of Kwanzaa is umoji, or unity, and Flossmoor Trustee George Lofton and his wife, Felecia, led the candle lighting ceremony in Flossmoor Park on Dec. 26 to celebrate how the concept defines the village. Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson introduced them. “Kwanzaa is a great[Read More…]
Rep. Robin Kelly, D-lll., has been able to secure $1,740,000 for the Southland Career and Technical Education Center proposed by local high schools and Prairie State College. Kelly represents Homewood and Flossmoor in Congress. The funding, designated for classroom design and curricula for career and technical education programs, was part[Read More…]
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced on Friday, Dec. 30, the CDC is reporting 54 counties in the state are at an elevated level for COVID-19. Of those, five Illinois counties are at a high level, compared to 33 a week ago; while 49 counties are at medium[Read More…]
During the second night of Flossmoor’s public celebration of Kwanzaa, the Principle being celebrated was Kujichagulia, or Self-Determination. And Mayor Michelle Nelson said she was happy the village’s Mitchell family was there to lead the festivities on Tuesday, Dec. 27. “I’m so honored that you would pick this night, because[Read More…]
Fifth grader Hannah Bryant’s resiliency, developed after a tragedy, led her to designing a business that is helping other girls as they grow into womanhood. Hannah, 10, has organized EHN Creativity, a kids-run business selling period kits for young girls who will be starting their menstrual cycle, and a girls[Read More…]
DON’T LET TREES & LIGHTS GO TO LANDFILLS – If you’re taking down holiday decorations this weekend, remember to recycle your Christmas tree and nonworking holiday lights with H-F Park District now through Jan. 18. Drop off Christmas trees at Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center at the Vollmer Road parking[Read More…]
