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Don’t think summer camp. This isn’t day care. Flossmoor School District 161’s Summer Academy provides students with a full day of curriculum-based instruction taught by the district’s own teachers. “It’s really an extension of the school year. We call it our pop-up school,” said Summer Academy principal Evita McNeil. Summer[Read More…]
Robert Butler of Flossmoor, who served on the District 233 school board for 27 years, died Wednesday, July 13. He was 85. Mr. Butler was on the board from 1980 to 2007. He served as the board’s president, vice president and secretary at various times during his tenure. He also[Read More…]
In the Homewood Public Works office there is a computer with displays that show the status of the village’s water system. In a few weeks, Homewood Public Works staff will click a few buttons at that console starting the transition from the current water lines to a new set of[Read More…]
Ursula Parris took only a few days off work to uproot her life in Florida and start to settle into her new role as principal of Parker Junior High School in Flossmoor. “I worked my previous job until June 28, went to Puerto Rico for a few days, came back[Read More…]
Chicago Southland International Film Festival (CSIFF) presented by Governors State University (GSU) is hosting its inaugural Summer Showcase event on July 29. This year’s event will celebrate filmmakers who have chosen to highlight social justice issues through cinema. Presented in collaboration with the university’s Social Justice Initiative (SJI), led by Dr. Phyllis West,[Read More…]
The Illinois Department of Transportation will host a virtual public meeting on July 28 to provide information and get feedback on the development of the state’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure plan, the latest in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s efforts to have one million electric vehicles registered in Illinois by 2030. Click[Read More…]
HEALTHY HOMEWOOD – Enjoy Healthy Homewood Fest, a day dedicated to the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of the community. Healthy snacks, bootcamp, drum circle, gong wash, ecstatic dance, meditation, Zumba, pickleball, games and entertainment for kids. Noon to 8 p.m. Saturday in Martin Avenue Square HOMEWOOD ESTATES PARK –[Read More…]
It came down to a shoot-out. After playing in regulation time to a 2-2 tie, the fifth through seventh graders on the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings youth hockey team won the Northwest Summer Hockey League championship June 12 by holding their opponent scoreless. The Vikings had completed the winter league play and[Read More…]
District 233 has a new superintendent and Homewood-Flossmoor High School has a new principal and a new associate principal working with administrators at both the North and South Buildings. Superintendent Scott Wakeley officially stepped into the top leadership position for the district July 1 after serving for a year as[Read More…]
The mother of the late Alexis Wilson filed a seven-count lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday, July 12, that names the village of Dolton and two Dolton police officers as defendants in the teen’s death. The suit alleges that officers Ryan Perez and Gerald Carlton deprived Wilson of her civil rights under[Read More…]
