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Editor’s note: This story was updated July 20 to provide clarifications and corrections. Two young golfers appealed to Homewood-Flossmoor Park District commissioners asking that Coyote Run Golf Course rejoin a national program that allows youth to golf for $5. At the July 7 meeting, Wakana Hill and Imani Green made[Read More…]
At an age when most teenagers are balancing homework, sports and social lives, 16-year-old Anderson Pries of Homewood does all those things while orchestrating something far more ambitious: producing a full-scale ragtime festival. Set for Aug. 22–23 at the Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin, the two-day event is[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Education will meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the dining room at Flossmoor Golf Club, 1441 Western Ave. The agenda is available here. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream of[Read More…]
Sculptures around Flossmoor tend to become part of the background. But each piece has been thoughtfully placed and commissioned since the collection started in 1998. The public was invited to learn more about six works from the village’s collection during Flossmoor’s semi-annual Sculpture Walk. Held at 6 p.m. July 8,[Read More…]
At the group’s last meeting of the year on Friday, July 10, members of 100+ Women Who Care South Suburbs came together at Flossmoor Community Church Community House to hear from three local nonprofits before voting on which group would receive their collection of $100 donations totaling more than $9,000.[Read More…]
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District invited the community out for an evening picnic on Friday, July 10, at Homewood Estates Park. The grill and picnic tables were set up in the parking lot behind the Racquet & Fitness Center, games were on the grassy knoll, a DJ played the hits and[Read More…]
Your government | Notices | Stuff to do | Plan ahead THE WEEK > Your government Monday, July 13 Homewood District 153 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. in the James Hart School media center, 18220 Morgan St. The agenda is available here. Tuesday, July 14 Homewood-Flossmoor School[Read More…]
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) expects to have two projects totaling $5 million to address odor mitigation near its Thornton Reservoir completed by the end of 2026, bringing total mitigation efforts over the past decade to $8.6 million, according to officials. Following three strong storms July[Read More…]
H-F Beast Obstacle Course Dash. From 8 to 11:30 a.m. at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club, 2920 W. 183rd St., participants will be able to test themselves on an obstacle course. The dash for kids ages 6 through 14 will involve eight obstacles and a one-mile run. For participants age[Read More…]
It’s been a week since strong storms moved through the area, and the community continues to recover from the high winds and torrential rains of July 3 and July 4. At 7 a.m. Monday, July 6, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District reservoir at Thornton quarry’s stormwater reservoir was holding 7.3[Read More…]
