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Cyclists who made the journey July 13 along the Hidden Gem Half Marathon route noted some streets were crumbly. Flossmoor Public Works tackled the problem, and by Friday, Aug. 16, finished patching work on the race route in preparation for the Sept. 7 event. Public Works Director John Brunke said the[Read More…]
Two drum majors and a field commander are sharing leadership for the 200-member Homewood-Flossmoor High School band this year. Seniors Alex Contreras of Chicago Heights and Jazz Jabulani of Glenwood are drum majors and junior Kirkland Benson is a field commander.
With Flossmoor Fest only a few weeks away, residents can look forward to a full day of music, games and entertainment on Sept. 7. The fest has been a tradition for 20 years; the first took place in 1999, and it has continued almost every year since.
Springfield, Ill. — Taking another step to address the statewide teacher shortage, Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 2078 on Thursday raising teachers’ minimum salary to $40,000. “As Illinois children head back to school this week and next, this new law says to them and their parents loud and clear:[Read More…]
District 233 school board members are reviewing a proposed $56.35 million budget. The board will act on the budget at its Sept. 17 meeting. The budget, for fiscal year July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, shows a 5.48 percent drop from the $59.44 million budget of 2019. [Read More…]
A party to mark 50 years of work by Respond Now, a helping agency in the South Suburbs, is planned for Thursday, Sept. 19, at Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery, 1035 Sterling Ave. The party goes from 6 to 9 p.m. and will feature music, food and a specialty beer[Read More…]
South Suburban Mayors & Managers Association is making discounted tickets for Six Flags Great America amusement park available for Aug. 31 through Sept. 2.
Matthew Lulich bid goodbye to Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Tuesday after serving as the board’s attorney for nearly 29 years. He was in partnership with former Flossmoor resident Ken Goff.
Flossmoor officials have extended the deadline to submit commercial development proposals for vacant property in the village’s southwest corner. The village is looking to develop just under 29 acres (17 parcels) of the 36 acres it owns in the former tax increment financing district (TIF) near Meijer.
A Flossmoor man was killed after his car crashed into a utility box and tree in the early morning hours on Aug. 18. The accident took place at 3:30 a.m. Sunday in the 2100 block of Flossmoor Road, according to a police report.
