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The “Angel Street/Gaslight” staged play reading was taped in the Drama Group studio Nov. 6 before a limited, social distanced audience. An anonymous donor is underwriting the royalties for two performances. which can be found at the Drama Group’s website.
Homewood Public Library closes building, continues drive-thru. HPL announced on Friday that the library building will be closed to the public starting Nov. 14. Online and drive-thru services will continue to be available. Drive-thru hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5[Read More…]
Attention matters when a new television show is launched, and as Amazon Prime works to generate buzz for its new unscripted show, “The Pack,” Homewood stands to get some of that attention. Emily Klehm, director of the South Suburban Humane Society, announced at the November meeting of the Homewood Business[Read More…]
Special greetings won’t only be delivered by the post office this year. Bigger-than- life holiday cards could be on your block. After a hiatus, the Holiday Yard Card program sponsored by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District returned this year at the suggestion of a resident. More than three dozen people took[Read More…]
Sixty-four students have been inside the walls of Flossmoor School District 161 buildings in recent weeks. And officials are asking themselves if and how bringing others back to in-person learning is feasible. The school board noted during a lengthy special meeting discussion on Monday, Nov. 9, that most students remain[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor High School is a destination school for many moving into District 233. Residency violations are an ongoing issue. The school board may consider hiring additional help to follow up on reports of students who don’t live in the district. Bill Mercer of Chicagoland Investigative Services made a presentation to[Read More…]
In light of the continued COVID-19 surge, Homewood officials announced on Thursday that village hall and the Public Works Municipal Center on Ashland Avenue will close to the public for the rest of the year. Officials said the pandemic situation would be reviewed in December and the decision would be[Read More…]
Flossmoor School District 161 is moving forward with a 2020 levy that marks a 2.68% increase over last year’s extension, but the failure of Illinois’ “fair tax” amendment and a significant reassessment of commercial property raised some new financial questions. The school board voted unanimously on Monday, Nov. 9, to[Read More…]
Construction will begin soon on a new main that will deliver water from Hammond, Indiana, to Homewood and Flossmoor. The Homewood village board approved the project at its Nov. 10 meeting. Village officials reviewed the costs with engineering firm Burns and McDonnell in two meetings in September and October, cutting[Read More…]
