Two consulting services are joining the effort to decide the next water supply route for the village of Flossmoor. Services include Strand Associates, a firm that specializes in water supply, water quality, water treatment and distribution systems, and continued advising from Bill Balling, a retired Buffalo Grove city manager and[Read More…]
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Travel Brokers AS April 1-30 2019
The first weeks of adult-use cannabis sales in Illinois were busy ones for the state’s dispensaries, and Homewood’s Windy City Cannabis was no exception. More than two hours before the doors opened on New Year’s Day, a line of more than 50 people waited outside the building. According to social[Read More…]
Tom Brabec FS April 1-30 2019
At the Homewood Board of Trustees meeting on Jan. 28, two Homewood Fire Department captains, Larry Lipinski and Bill Wright, were honored for their four decades of service each. Trustees also witnessed the oath of office being administered to their replacements, John Elashik and Tom Gaskin, who were promoted to[Read More…]
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Mary Page Marlowe at age 69 (Suzanne Ashlock of Homewood, seated) is comforted by her nurse Mary (Caroline Herrera) in this scene from “Mary Page Marlowe.” (Provided photo) Residents of Homewood and Flossmoor will be appearing on stage when The Drama Group presents “Mary Page Marlowe” over two February weekends.[Read More…]
Surplus in early budget discussions for Homewood
Homewood Director of Finance Dennis Bubenik presented a draft budget that starts with a surplus of more than $500,000. Bubenik outlined the budgeted expenses for trustees at the village board meeting on March 26. “There’s always a demand for more of our services. We’d all like to see a[Read More…]
H-F cafeteria workers win salary increase
Food service workers at Homewood-Flossmoor High School ratified a new contract with their employer, Chartwells, in March. According to Nick Desideri of Service Employee International Union Local 1, the 25 union members working at H-F overwhelming approved the contract. He did not provide specific dollar amounts, but did[Read More…]
Guided migratory bird walks offered at Izaak Walton
Izaak Walton Nature Preserve, in partnership with the Thorn Creek chapter of the Audubon Society, will be offering three guided migratory bird walks at the preserve in coming weeks. Members of the Thorn Creek Audubon Society will lead small groups out into the preserve in search of migratory birds. There[Read More…]
Power plant developer pulls the plug on Glenwood project
[Updated at 9:55 a.m. Saturday] Oak Meadow Energy LLC has notified Glenwood officials that it will no longer pursue the development of a controversial electricity generating plant in the village. In a letter dated Wednesday, March 27, addressed to Glenwood residents, Mayor Ronald Gardiner announced Oak Meadow’s decision and provided a[Read More…]
$14.3 million in federal health funding shared by two local agencies
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., announced three federal grants totaling $14.3 million have been awarded to care agencies in the 2nd Congressional District. Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness Center, based in Olympia Fields, was awarded two federal grants totaling $12.1 million and Harvey-based Family Christian Health Center was awarded[Read More…]
Homewood urges Glenwood to reconsider power plant approval
Homewood trustees approved a resolution formally opposing a proposed power plant in Glenwood. The Homewood resolution, approved at the March 26 village board meeting, urges municipal officials and other authorities in Glenwood to reconsider allowing construction of the plant. Mayor Richard Hofeld said a copy was sent to the office of[Read More…]
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