Bob St. Leger, head coach for the Homewood-Flossmoor High School volleyball team, is hosting a youth volleyball clinic for boys grades 5 through 8. The sessions will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 9 and 10, at the high school. St. Leger has planned the[Read More…]
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District 161 superintendent has been on leave since Oct. 18
Craig Doster, the superintendent of Flossmoor School District 161 for the last six years, has been on a leave of absence since Oct. 18, the day after Board of Education members received a letter from community residents demanding his immediate removal. Board members received the letter, reportedly signed by 400[Read More…]
Man charged with DUI after fiery two-car crash in Flossmoor
Two cars burn early Oct. 23 after a collision at Vollmer Road and Crawford Avenue in Flossmoor. Both drivers escaped, but one was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment. (Photo provided by Olympia Fields Police Department) Two cars caught fire following an early-morning collision this week at Vollmer Road[Read More…]
Homewood District 153 staff, volunteers honored with Those Who Excel awards
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) presented 2016 Those Who Excel awards to Homewood District 153 teachers, Churchill Principal Cece Coffey, parent volunteer Terry Keigher and the Citizens for Homewood Schools team.
Coming together after an election marred by fear, hate
The commentary below represents the ideas, observations and opinions of the author. Eleven days to go. If you are like me, the end of the 2016 presidential election can’t come soon enough. I am tired of this election season in a way that I’ve never experienced before. I am not a[Read More…]
Candidates circulating nominating petitions for local offices
Candidates interested in running for local offices in the April 4 consolidated election are asking registered voters for their signatures on nominating petitions. Seats are open for municipal positions in Homewood and Flossmoor; School Districts 153 in Homewood, 161 in Flossmoor and 233 for Homewood-Flossmoor High School; the Homewood-Flossmoor Park[Read More…]
Homewood clears way for alcoholic drink sales at Beans and Greens
Connoisseurs of locally grown and crafted wines and beers will have a source to purchase a wide variety of affordably priced beverages in downtown Homewood. In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the village board agreed to draft an ordinance granting a Class 10 liquor license to Beans and Greens Food Market,[Read More…]
Walmart opens new supercenter in Homewood
Walmart’s new supercenter at 175th and Halsted streets opened its doors early Wednesday, Oct. 26, with fanfare provided by the Homewood-Flossmoor High School marching band and cheers by the store’s staff. Walmart and village officials marked the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony presided over by Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld. The[Read More…]
Agreement will allow Flossmoor to reduce number of fire trucks
Flossmoor has agreed to a partnership with a neighboring community that assures proper fire department staffing while reducing vehicle costs in the years to come. Flossmoor village board members agreed this month to a partnership with Park Forest that allows the fire departments in both communities to share an older[Read More…]
Joe Garcia brings out the Page Avenue spooks for Halloween
Most graveyards are shrouded in darkness, but not the one on the east side of the 18600 block of Page Avenue in Homewood. The ghosts and goblins get special LED spotlights to bring out their bloody features.