You pay taxes on purchases made in stores along Halsted Street. You pay taxes when you fill up your gas tank. When people visit Windy City Cannabis, they pay a tax. And, yes, will there be taxes collected when the Wind Creek Casino opens at Halsted and I-294. But none[Read More…]
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Metra, Amtrak alert riders to possible disruptions from pending rail strike
Metra Electric Line, which serves the South Suburbs, will not likely be affected by a rail strike that could start at the end of the week, but other lines could be shut down by the strike. Amtrak is already reducing service in anticipation of the possible strike. “A potential work[Read More…]
9.14.22 | What You Need to Know Today
PUMPKIN LOVERS APPLY – Bust out your kitchen tools for the Perfectly Pumpkin online cooking class from Flossmoor Library. Learn how to cook Pumpkin Butter Roll Cookies and Pumpkin Pasta, with a class taught live on Zoon from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 4. The last online cooking class, teaching[Read More…]
Public invited to open house on traffic diet test results; Homewood to seek grant for 183rd Street lane restructuring
Homewood trustees voted unanimously Tuesday, Sept. 13, to authorize an application for an Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) grant that would help the village with costs of implementing a traffic diet plan on 183rd Street. At the meeting, Public Works Director John Schaefer announced that there will be two open[Read More…]
Flossmoor cheer teams again make the Hidden Gem special — for runners and themselves
Jeanne Wilder cheered runners in the Ballantrae neighborhood, where youngster Roman Ford handed out cups of water at the Flossmoor Montessori School water station. Steve and Donna Ramsey raised glasses of mimosas in toasts as runners passed their Heather Hill Crescent home. They represent the range of generations and approaches[Read More…]
St. Joseph’s planning celebration for final mass before reorganization
St. Joseph’s Church in Homewood will close out its 110-year history with a legacy mass at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16. Parishioners at St. Joseph will join with members of St. Anne Parish in East Hazel Crest and St. Emeric Church in Country Club Hills to form a new[Read More…]
Girl Scouts sharing space at Homewood Science Center
A ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Sept. 9, marked a new collaborative agreement between the Homewood Science Center and Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana. The agreement allows the Girl Scouts to use various spaces within the HSC, 18022 Dixie Highway, for meetings, events and offices. Schedules will vary, depending[Read More…]
9.13.22 | What You Need to Know Today
CHEAP TREES – A limited number of discounted trees are available for Homewood residents, priced from $45 to $95. Contact public works at (708) 206-3470 before Friday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MARY – Homewood’s oldest resident, Mary Cantway, is turning 108 years old on Friday, Sept. 30. The village is asking[Read More…]
9.12.22 | What You Need to Know Today
LUCKY WITH THE LIBRARY – September is Library Card Sign-up Month at the Homewood Public Library. Sign up for a card and you’ll become part of a raffle for a $20 gift card from participating businesses including Loulou Belle, Lassen’s Tap and Bookie’s (use it online). Details are at [email protected]. RISING[Read More…]
Flossmoor pledges community forum amid continuing policing discussion at board meetings
For the fourth consecutive Flossmoor Village Board meeting since the death of Madeline Miller, discussion continued to be dominated by public calls for change in police practices. Mayor Michelle Nelson opened the meeting Tuesday, Sept. 6, by noting that the village is working on hosting a community forum on the[Read More…]
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