Woori Taekwondo & Hapkido Academy has kicked open its doors to Homewood residents for its newest establishment and most recent location on 18029 Dixie Highway. Kwan Pil Kim, founder and grandmaster of the academy, and community members, including Mayor Richard Hofeld, celebrated the new business’s ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, April[Read More…]
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Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough dies Sunday
Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough died Sunday, April 7, at age 73. The clerk’s office issued the following statement. “It is with profound sadness that the Cook County Clerk’s Office announces the death of Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough, a beloved leader and dedicated public servant who was serving her second[Read More…]
Crowd gathers to watch the solar eclipse outside the Homewood library
About 50 community members gathered outside the Homewood Public Library (HPL) to watch the partial solar eclipse on the afternoon of Monday, April 8. While Homewood wasn’t in the line of totality, the moon covered about 94.9% of the sun at the peak of the eclipse, according to a map[Read More…]
Health & Wellness 2024: Nurse navigators guide patients through medical terrain
As medical services become more advanced and effective, the process also can be increasingly complex.Various health care providers, insurance companies and government regulations all play a part in a dizzying array of factors swirling around any given treatment. The process might seem as daunting as the illness or injury, but[Read More…]
4.9.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
ART IN THE PARK — The first session will be from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Flossmoor Park, 2449 Flossmoor Road. Explore and play at the parks of Homewood and Flossmoor. There will be a different art project each week. Future locations include Millennium Park on April 23, Leavitt Park on May[Read More…]
H-F Park board ready to update its master plan
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District commissioners agreed the master plan needs an update. The master plan on file was prepared for the five-year period 2012-2017. It had a few updates since then, but discussion at the board’s April 2 committee meeting focused on the need for a total revamp. “I think[Read More…]
D161 board approves controversial storm water detention basin easement
After more than an hour of often impassioned public comment, board member statements and a final plea from Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson, the District 161 Board of Education voted Monday, April 8, to approve an easement that will enable the creation of a detention basin near Heather Hill School. The[Read More…]
Hands Of Gold MedSpa & BodySculpting opens in Homewood
The spa celebrated with a new business’s ribbon cutting “soft-opening” Thursday, March 14. Tania Jones, a Hazel Crest resident and founder of Hands of Gold MedSpa & BodySculpting, was overjoyed with Homewood’s business representatives and village members being so supportive. “Having Mayor Rich Hofeld and the Homewood Fire Department coming[Read More…]
Health & Wellness 2024: Flossmoor doctor leads as hospital adapts to changes
The health care world is changing rapidly, and a Flossmoor physician is at the helm of medical operations at Franciscan Health’s Olympia Fields hospital, guiding the local facility through those changes.Dr. Fulton Porter stepped into the role of chief medical officer and vice president of medical affairs at the end[Read More…]
The Weeks | April 7: Homewood master plan, 2 eclipse parties, Scouts pancake breakfast, D161 to vote on basin, privy diggers
THE WEEK > Meetings Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, April 8, in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. Find the agenda here. Attend the meeting remotely here. Highlights: The board is expected to vote on a proposed easement that would allow the Village of Flossmoor to[Read More…]