Homewood-Flossmoor High School Science Department Chairperson Kimberly Smith has been selected for the Centers for Disease Control Science Ambassador Fellowship program. Kimberly Smith, Homewood-Flossmoor High School science department chair, has been awarded a CDC fellowship. Smith is set to participate in a five-day interactive summer course at CDC headquarters in[Read More…]
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Bike it or watch it: Two ways to learn Hidden Gem race route
Organizers of the inaugural Hidden Gem Half Marathon in Flossmoor have announced “Bike the Gem,” a unique event on Saturday, July 13, to highlight the upcoming 13.1-mile course through the village. They are also producing a series of short videos featuring the sights to be seen along the route.
Garris selected scholarship winner
Kai Garris, a 2019 graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School, has been awarded a Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship. Kai Garris Garris, of Flossmoor, was one of 72 regional recipients of the scholarship this year. Students are selected for their outstanding community service, academic performance and leadership skills. [Read More…]
Farmers Market gets a break
The Homewood Farmers Market has had a rough time with the weather so far this season. Opening day on May 25 was sunny and beautiful, but the first two Wednesday evening markets, June 12 and June 19, were cut short by cold rain. The market on Saturday, June 15, was[Read More…]
South Suburban Humane Society opens Homewood Adoption Center
Sallie May, Vern, Ollie and their furry friends barked and howled in unison with the audience’s applause at the ribbon cutting for the South Suburban Humane Society’s new adoption center Friday, June 21, in Homewood. Humane society and village officials gathered to mark the occasion of the new facility at[Read More…]
Chicagoland Realty FS 6/25-7/25/2019
On Tuesday, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced an emergency relief fund for businesses and 1099 workers in suburban Cook County. Cook County will seed an initial $10 million for the fund, which will grant loans to gig workers and small businesses to weather the COVID-19 pandemic. The creation[Read More…]
Board splits on assignments for two H-F administrators
The District 233 board on Tuesday, June 18, moved two administrators into new assignments at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, but not without some controversy and a split vote.
First-ever pride party rocks downtown Flossmoor Friday
As summer officially begins Friday, the Village of Flossmoor is sponsoring its first-ever Pride event, a celebration of the LGBTQ community. The event, slated between 6 and 10 p.m. in downtown Flossmoor, features a concert by the rock group Catfight, performances by other local entertainers and food and drinks from[Read More…]
Ecology interns design, plant pollinator garden
Four members of the Homewood Science Center’s Conservation Ecology Internship Program were proud of their handiwork on June 8. When they were told the tree they planted was an ironwood, they quickly named it “Tony” in reference to Tony Stark, the alter ego of Avengers superhero Ironman.
Flossmoor recognizes Juneteenth holiday
The Flossmoor Village Board on Monday passed a proclamation recognizing June 19 as Juneteenth, a holiday which celebrates the end of slavery for African Americans. The holiday recognizes the date Union General Gordon Granger issued a general order to free remaining slaves in Texas in 1865, which was more than[Read More…]
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