The District 233 school board approved Round 2 of You Matter 2’s Discover U program for Homewood-Flossmoor High School students. The board initiated the program in the fall semester as a college and career readiness program. The school board renewed the program at the Jan. 20 meeting awarding You Matter[Read More…]
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Flossmoor board OKs plans for Chipotle, 7 Brew locations
The Flossmoor Village Board unanimously approved plans Feb. 2 for a new commercial development featuring Chipotle and 7 Brew near the Meijer store at 3900 Vollmer Road. The approval included amendments to the site’s planned unit development, special use permits, and a subdivision request to allow the two restaurants to[Read More…]
Public invited to hear candidates for U.S. Senate, Congress at Feb. 21 forum
Meet and hear from the candidates for U.S. Senate and the 2nd Congressional District seat at a forum from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, hosted by the League of Women Voters and the Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce. The program will be at Moraine Valley Community College,[Read More…]
Drama Group offers a poetic celebration of Black womanhood, healing
The Chicago Heights Drama Group production of Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf” runs Feb. 13 through Feb. 22 at the The Drama Group studio theater in Chicago Heights. The play is directed by Cordaro Johnson and is part of the Drama[Read More…]
02.05.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Appearance Commission will meet at 6 p.m. in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The meeting livestream will be available here. Meeting ID 844 1118 8079, passcode 170845. Highlight: Baby Bloomers. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host story time for children aged birth to 2.5 years old[Read More…]
Flossmoor takes 1st step toward further development of Vollmer Road corridor
The Flossmoor Village Board approved a memorandum of understanding Feb. 2 with the Southland Development Authority (SDA), beginning what officials described as an early, exploratory step toward future commercial development along the Vollmer Road corridor. The agreement establishes a partnership allowing the SDA to help create a conceptual development plan,[Read More…]
H-F pulls away from LWC late behind Cade, Hawkins
Tempo is everything in the game of basketball. Some teams want to push it while others play better slowing it down. Homewood-Flossmoor allowed visiting SouthWest Suburban Conference rival Lincoln-Way Central to dictate the speed of play for much of a Feb. 3 game. That turned around in the fourth quarter.[Read More…]
Parker Junior High staff member honored
Sarah Rudenga, media center coordinator at Parker Junior High, was the recipient of the Flossmoor District 161 #AboveAndBeyond award. The district started the #AboveAndBeyond recognition program in December 2019 to spread the word about teachers and support staff’s positive impacts on students’ lives. Before Rudenga was presented with the honor,[Read More…]
02.04.2026 | What You Need To Know Today
Read, Rock, n’ Rhyme. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host story time for kids aged birth to 7 years old. Kids will be able to dance, shake and wiggle as we share stories, songs, rhymes, and more from 10:30 to 11 a.m. in the Rauch Reading Room. Register here. Read,[Read More…]
Western Avenue Elementary to host Black History Month Book Fair
Local Black authors, comic artists and booksellers are scheduled to be at Western Avenue Elementary in Flossmoor on Thursday, Feb. 12, and Friday, Feb. 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., for a Black History Month Book Fair. The book fair will be open exclusively to Western Avenue students, staff[Read More…]
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