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Flossmoor will host an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, in Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave., to provide information about the next stage of the multi-year, multi-phase Flossmoor Road Viaduct Drainage Improvements Project. (Note: The location information above is correct. The information in the[Read More…]
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor Community Relations Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 28, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education Learning and Instruction Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, in Normandy Villa Administrative Office, 41[Read More…]
Sandy the therapy dog, a well-loved staff member at Governors State University, had a retirement party on April 22. Though she didn’t say much, Sandy seemed to enjoy the party in the GovState library. She made her rounds, trying to give attention to everyone in attendance, and ensured she[Read More…]
As you walk into the Eclectic Artistry Boutique you’re welcomed by bright colors and hit with the unique style Etrenda Jones brings to fashion. Racks of jewelry and clothing of different styles in the modern eclectic style fill the boutique along with the interior design captivating one’s attention. Jones of[Read More…]
Kristin Arielle Oliver Memorial Blood Drive. Click here to make an appointment for this blood drive from 10:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at Sgt. Means Park Bradford Barn, 20712 Western Ave. in Olympia Fields. Women’s Adventure Day. From 1 to 5 p.m. women can climb the high ropes course at Irons Oaks, 20000[Read More…]
Starting July 1, Flossmoor’s Catholic grade school, Infant Jesus of Prague School, will welcome Joseph Francis as its new principal. He pledges to be a leader who will be accessible to the school’s 150 students, its staff and the community. Francis, a native of Massachusetts, has been a teacher at[Read More…]
Homewood trustees and residents heard an update at the Tuesday, April 22, village board meeting on the water rate study being conducted by Burns and McDonnell Engineering. Rate increases are almost certainly going to be suggested as part of the study’s conclusions, and the lead line replacement project is the[Read More…]
Youth Baseball and Softball Opening Day. Flossmoor Baseball and Softball will hold its opening day parade starting at 9:30 a.m. from the Parker Junior High Parking Lot to Flossmoor Park ball fields. Opening day festivities will start after teams arrive at the fields. Homewood Baseball and Softball has not posted a[Read More…]
Homewood residents in the area of 186th Street and Riegel Road received an emergency alert just after 4 p.m. Friday, April 25, advising them to shelter in place because of police activity. Willow School was placed on lockdown, although students were gone already. Homewood police assisted Chicago Heights officers in[Read More…]
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle issued the following statement Thursday, April 24, after she received notice that the Trump Administration intends to cut funding Cook County is using for violence prevention programs. “I strongly oppose the Trump Administration’s recent decision to cancel Department of Justice funding that supports life-saving[Read More…]