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It was serendipity that two local theater groups — 4,000 miles apart — found each other. For the next two weekends, they will celebrate their 20-year friendship and love of performance at The Drama Group, 330 W. 202nd Street in Chicago Heights. The production by the Stable Theatre of Hastings,[Read More…]
ARTISAN STREET FAIR – Homewood hosts its largest annual festival on Friday and Saturday. The Artisan Street Fair features more than 80 vendors, artists and makers from all over Chicagoland. Local restaurants and musicians round out the fest in downtown Homewood. 60422 ZIP CODE PARTY – The “once in a[Read More…]
The summer event season will get into full swing on Friday and Saturday, June 3 and June 4, with the Homewood Artisan Street Fair, and on Saturday, June 4, with Flossmoor’s once-in-a-lifetime Zip Code Party. The Zip Code Party refers to the convergence of the date and Flossmoor’s zip code, 60422; to[Read More…]
Homewood and Flossmoor residents gathered on Monday, May 30, in both villages to pay respects to those who have died in the service of the nation. The Homewood ceremony at 10:30 a.m. was conducted by the Wally Burns Chapter of the VFW, led by Commander John Beele. Musicians with James[Read More…]
Provided News St. Joseph Catholic Church is hosting a food donation drive on Saturday, June 11, for the “Neighbors in Need” program sponsored by Catholic Charities. Donations of food will be accepted from 9 to 11 a.m. in the church’s north parking lot at 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood. This[Read More…]
IMPROV THIS AFTERNOON – There’s still time to register kids in fourth through eighth grades for Introduction to Improv: Grade School at Flossmoor Public Library. Learn the basics of improvisation from Kate Wiersema. 2 p.m. today GROWN UP RECESS – Take a break from work with Grown Up Recess, from[Read More…]
You can now drive down Harwood Avenue in Homewood or Flossmoor Road in Flossmoor and see more than 100 smiling faces of residents who are part of the “Smiles Are Contagious” project. Homewood’s display is on the west wall of Ridgewood Tap at the corner of Ridge Road and Harwood[Read More…]
FOREVER FLOSSMOOR HILLS – Support Flossmoor Hills with a cool treat as Forever Yogurt in Homewood hosts a fundraiser from 3 to 8 p.m. today. Show the flyer on the Forever Yogurt Facebook page, and a portion of your purchase will go to support Flossmoor Hills PTO. MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE[Read More…]
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School class of 2022 was showered with congratulations and several episodes of thunderous applause during the graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 29, but they also received some straight talk from student government leaders and from District 233 Board of Education President Gerald Pauling. First, Pauling applauded the[Read More…]
In her 22 years at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Paula Crawford taught just about every physical education and health course on the books. Outdoor life and sports have always been a part of her life. She grew up on a South Dakota farm, the youngest of eight children. Between helping on[Read More…]
