VETERANS MEMORIAL PROJECT – Watch a presentation about the Flossmoor Veterans’ Wall of Honor project at 7 p.m. Thursday via Zoom. Former Flossmoor Mayor Paul Braun presents about the “75-year, long-overdue effort.” Register and receive a Historic Flossmoor Sites coloring book. Email [email protected] (subject: Flossmoor Veterans Wall). OPEN MIC FOR[Read More…]
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200 volunteers work for Park Pride
While fewer people came out to Park Pride than in previous years, about 200 volunteers spruced up their local parks during the spring cleanup event organized by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District. For two hours in the morning of Saturday, May 7, crews of residents were led by park district staffers[Read More…]
Dunning’s Market, a community staple, marks 25 years
This week Maureen Mader is celebrating a quarter century of ownership of Dunning’s Market, but the business itself goes back more than six decades. It was established in 1958 in Homewood, and Mader is the business’s second owner. The market has seen many changes over the years (including surviving a[Read More…]
5/10/2022 | What You Need to Know Today
SUDDENLY IT’S SUMMERY – Unseasonably warm temperatures hit the area today, with a high of 87, and are forecast to stay through Thursday. With the drastic change in temps, be sure to protect pets, children, the elderly, and anyone who is sensitive to extreme heat. MEDICAL TESTS TOGETHER – On[Read More…]
Proclamations, oaths of office at Homewood board meeting
The Homewood Board of Trustees has no action items on the agenda for its meeting Tuesday, May 10, other than approving the payment of bills, but there will be two proclamations and three oaths of office administered. Ryan Bischoff and Samantha Nissen will be sworn in as police officers. Martin[Read More…]
H-F student art project will have ‘larger-than-life’ portraits on display
Braun to present Flossmoor Veterans Memorial program May 12
Flossmoor Veterans’ Memorial Inc. (FVM) President Paul Braun will present “Honoring Flossmoor Veterans Past and Future” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, via video conferencing program Zoom. The 45-minute program will be presented by Braun and members of the FVM board of directors and steering committee. The presentation is[Read More…]
Cork Gaming and Wine Bar opens in Flossmoor Commons
Cork Gaming and Wine Bar officially opened in Flossmoor Commons on Tuesday, May 3, but the gaming portion isn’t in operation yet. The wine bar has eight small tables with three chairs each. There’s a full bar for patrons to sit and drink wine and eat cheese, salads and other[Read More…]
District 161 costs rise; Bus company points to labor shortage and higher fuel rates
Flossmoor School District 161 will pay 20% more for bus transportation in the 2022-23 academic year, after the board approved a contract with Kickert School Bus Lines at its meeting on Monday, May 9. In its contract renewal, the district agreed to pay $152,000 more, for a total of about[Read More…]
Flossmoor approves $2 million bid for reduced version of street rehab
The 2020 Street Rehabilitation Project is back on track — albeit at approximately half the scope of the original plan. The village board voted unanimously Monday, May 2, to approve a roughly $2 million bid from Gallagher Asphalt Corporation for the 2022 Street Rehabilitation Project. While a schedule was not[Read More…]
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