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Oak Meadow Energy LLC of Boston has proposed building and operating a 1,250 megawatt electricity generating plant on 75 acres of land on the southeast corner of Glenwood. Residents opposing a proposed gas-fired power plant packed a Glenwood Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Tuesday, and while they did not stop the[Read More…]
Construction of the two arts wings onto the South Building at Homewood-Flossmoor High School is proceeding on schedule. “The overall message is clear: we are currently on time and on budget,” architect Ed Wright of DLA Architects told the District 233 school board at the Dec. 17 meeting. [Read More…]
In April, the cover feature was about various approaches to gardening as told by local gardeners. With the election looming, candidates made their final pitches before voters cast their ballots. A sampling of other news: Bids for H-F High School’s arts expansion came in over budget. H-F also celebrated teacher[Read More…]
SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. – State Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, is offering local residents an opportunity to make their voices heard by welcoming input and feedback on proposing bill ideas. Jones represents the 29th District, which includes an area on the east side of Homewood. “The duties of public service are[Read More…]
Flossmoor Police Department has named two internal promotions to take on the roles of deputy chief and police commander. Police Chief Tod Kamleiter on Wednesday appointed former Administrative Sergeant Clint Wagner to the role of deputy chief and former Sergeant Keith Taylor to the role of police commander. Flossmoor[Read More…]
Remember January? Here’s a look at what was happening in Homewood and Flossmoor as 2018 came crossed the finish line and 2019 left the starting blocks.
The Flossmoor Village Board approved an ordinance Monday that would allow a recreational cannabis dispensary to operate within certain boundaries in the village, along with a 3-percent sales tax on cannabs sold there. Beginning Jan. 1, Illinois joins a growing number of states to legalize recreational cannabis, but municipal[Read More…]
Thinking about summer right now? Get a jump on the season and you could save money on a pool pass for the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s Lion’s Club Pool in Homewood.
The Well at the Distillery is the South Suburbs’ newest distillery, but it’s not the first time alcohol has been produced in its Thornton location. The business at 400 E. Margaret St. is producing craft gin, vodka, whiskey and rum in the same spot where beer was brewed for a century.
A Cook County Criminal Court judge this week denied bail for Frederick Walker, the 23-year-old man accused of murdering a Homewood resident and then setting fire to his home to cover up the crime. Walker was ordered held without bond by Judge Luciano Panici when he appeared in a Markham[Read More…]
