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Four Cook County Circuit Court judges will appear Monday, Feb. 24, for an informational panel discussion aimed at helping residents better understand how the court system works. The forum from 7 to 9 p.m. will take place at Irwin Community Center, 18120 Highland Ave. in Homewood.
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is offering a new tumbling program for 3, 4 and 5-year-olds this spring. Preschool Tumblebears will help young children develop overall fitness and motor skills through challenging activities on gymnastics equipment. Instructors will follow a weekly curriculum to ensure each child is learning at his or[Read More…]
After being left for dead on the side of the road, Vinny the pit bull is now recovering at South Suburban Humane Society’s Chicago Heights shelter. Vinny the pitbull, who was discovered in a plastic trash bag in Willow Springs, is now recovering at the South Suburban Humane Society. (Provided[Read More…]
For firefighters working an overnight shift, it’s a jarring experience – and one with potential health hazards – to be wakened for an emergency call. “When that alarm goes off at 3 a.m., you wake up and jump a foot into the air,” said Flossmoor Assistant Fire Chief Keith Damm.[Read More…]
Jameson Dague and Amanda Dickman got engaged in September 2019 while visiting Michigan City, Ind. Their wedding is planned for Leap Day 2020. (Provided photo)
Rabid Brewing of Homewood will host the 2020 Women’s Collaboration Brew Day on Friday, March 6, with the Chicago chapter of the Pink Boots Society, an international organization of women in the brewing industry.
Homewood police said they responded to report of a carjacking early Tuesday morning. Around 1:50 a.m., two people reported they were parked in a driveway in the 17600 block of Lincoln Avenue when three to four armed men approached the car and demanded the keys.
In an effort to avoid conflicts with state pension rules, the District 233 school board voted 4-3 to give Homewood-Flossmoor High School Superintendent Von Mansfield his 2018-19 merit pay when he retires. The arrangement was given the green light by the board’s attorney. Mansfield notified the Teachers Retirement System (TRS)[Read More…]
Flossmoor School District 161 is eligible to receive about $1.7 million as part of the fiscal year 2020 Illinois Tax Grant Relief program. The Illinois State Board of Education announced Jan. 27 that 39 school districts are eligible for the program this year, up from 28 districts the previous year,[Read More…]
To bee or not to bee. That is the question. Flossmoor gave the green light to beekeeping when village trustees, at their Feb. 17 meeting, unanimously approved more than a dozen regulations on the legal maintenance of backyard hives. Beehives in Flossmoor were previously prohibited in the village code.
