Flossmoor Green Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. in the Viking Room, South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. The agenda is available here. Highlights: Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners will meet at[Read More…]
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‘Becoming Change Makers’ book signing to celebrate local women of color leaders
Flossmoor Resident Dominica McBride and her organization, BECOME, will host a book signing March 7 for their book, “Becoming Change Makers: The Exquisite Path to Leadership for Women of Color,” at the Beyond the Book bookstore, 18063 Dixie Highway, from noon to 2 p.m. The event will also double as[Read More…]
Rep. Kelly introduces two bills to hold gun industry accountable
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, who represents Homewood and Flossmoor in Illinois’ 2nd District, introduced two bicameral bills, Responsible Firearms Marketing Act and Firearm Safety Act, to investigate marketing practices of the gun industry and to implement consumer safety standards for guns. The bills seek to hold the gun industry to the same[Read More…]
EMS director Dr. Bernie Heilicser steps aside after 41 years
Before the conversation really begins, he makes one small correction. “It’s Bernie.” You had just called him Dr. Heilicser. You had read the old story about him. You knew what he meant to this area. An emergency physician. A longtime EMS leader. A volunteer firefighter in three towns. But on the[Read More…]
Cook County Clerk cautions voters about USPS postmark change that could impact mail ballots
Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon is urging voters who plan to vote by mail to take extra precautions following a recent United States Postal Service policy change that could affect whether mail ballots can be counted. Effective Jan. 1, the postal service implemented a nationwide change to how it defines[Read More…]
The Weeks | Feb. 15: D161 superintendent leaving, 2 candidate forums, Soup’s on for Equity, 1619 musical, bus company sold, water quality report
THE WEEK > Your government The meetings listed below are open to the public. Some can be viewed by livestream. Monday, Feb. 16 Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. The meeting livestream will be available here, ID 852 1089[Read More…]
More than a thousand H-F students walk out, protesting ICE
More than 1,000 Homewood-Flossmoor High School students walked out of their classrooms on Friday, Feb. 13, to protest the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Students walked alongside Kedzie Avenue and Flossmoor Road, carrying signs with slogans such as “It shouldn’t have to happen to you to matter to[Read More…]
02.15.2026 | What You Need To Know Today
The Rat Pack. The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University will present a step back in time to the glitz and glamour of 1960s Las Vegas in this tribute to the original kings of cool — Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. “The Rat Pack in Concert”[Read More…]
District 161 approves two new special ed teachers to help reduce service load
The District 161 school board agreed Feb. 10 to hire two special education teachers to improve special education services at Heather Hill and Western Avenue schools. Large class sizes are making it difficult for staff to meet the needs of these students. Jackie Janicke, director of special education, told the[Read More…]
State’s Attorney’s Office, partners launch alternative to detention program for juveniles
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has started referring eligible youth to a pilot program that ensures juveniles charged with serious offenses remain engaged in school, receive cognitive behavioral therapy and other supports from community-based organizations, and are appropriately supervised while their criminal cases are pending. The program is available to boys[Read More…]
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