Homeowners in Cook County have until Friday, Sept. 11, to apply for missing property tax exemptions on their 2019 second-installment property tax bills. By meeting this deadline, homeowners can receive corrected property tax bills by mail before the Oct. 1 deadline to pay without incurring penalties and interest. The Cook[Read More…]
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Award honors H-F principal for work supporting African American students
Jerry Anderson, principal at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, received the Phenomenal Woman in Education award from the Reaching Back Foundation. The Phenomenal Woman event recognized Anderson as someone who embodies the vision of the organization in the community and in her area of expertise, and serves as a foundation fundraiser.
D161 sees progress on Western Avenue, Flossmoor Hills projects
Alumni may soon want to make a return trip to Western Avenue Elementary School. “To experience Western with central air — we have been talking about that for so long,” said Michelle Hoereth, president of Flossmoor School District 161’s Board of Education. Superintendent Dana Smith noted it “feels completely different”[Read More…]
County launches #MASKUP campaign to encourage ‘20-Somethings’ to wear face coverings
Our overhead canopy endures a freak storm, and waiting for backyard fruit to fall
It’s a tragedy whenever a tree is lost, and the aftermath of the August 10 derecho windstorm was grounds for mourning across our H-F towns. We were on a family visit and far from home on the day of the storm. Driving back to Flossmoor the next day, I started[Read More…]
District 161 sees success with remote learning as it works out the kinks
An all-remote start to the 2020-2021 school year wasn’t Plan A for Flossmoor elementary schools, but so far so good, according to officials. “We really did have a positive start,” Superintendent Dana Smith told members of the District 161 Board of Education at its Monday, Aug. 31, special meeting. “A[Read More…]
Sounds of summer: Homewood’s Porch Fest puts an end to music drought
Homewood and Flossmoor residents have been gathering at Homewood’s Artisan Street Fair, Homewood Fall Fest and Flossmoor Fest for years. The three big warm-weather festivals have been filled from beginning to end with live music. Sadly, these events were canceled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Residents grew tired[Read More…]
HF community fed up with speeders
For Intense Conditioning of Homewood, the silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic’s dark cloud arrived on April 3, when owner Janet Caldanaro officially reopened the business in a new home. Caldanaro started the business seven years ago almost to the day in a small shop at 18033 Dixie Highway. She[Read More…]
State health officials offer guidance for polling locations
In preparation for the 2020 elections, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has issued guidance to protect the safety and health of voters as they cast ballots at polling locations throughout the state during early voting and Election Day. The “COVID-19 Guidance for Election Polling Places” guidance can be[Read More…]
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