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Lisa Rost loves teaching so much, she spent four years examining her teaching methods at Homewood’s Willow School so she could become a better teacher. Rost is the third District 153 teacher to earn a certificate from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, in addition to Laura Kozel[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor’s Vikings couldn’t compete against Bolingbrook’s 16-4 run in the third quarter of Friday’s at-home game. Despite their best efforts, the Vikings took the 86-63 loss.
On Jan. 21, while students and workers across the nation celebrate a day off, The Village of Flossmoor has committed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day to service, not rest. Tracie Hayes, program director for The South Suburban Chicago Chapter (SSCC) of Jack and Jill, an organization of African[Read More…]
David Bruni’s name will not appear on the ballot for the April 2 Flossmoor Village Board election, but he is contemplating a write-in campaign. Bruni said after the Flossmoor Election Board’s decision Friday he would take several days to decide his next steps for one of the three four-year[Read More…]
Jim Kvedaras, 58, retired in November as executive director of public affairs and government affairs at Canadian National Railway in Homewood. He’d been working for railroads for 37 years.
On Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, Homewood residents attended a public hearing on the Wind Creek Casino proposal hosted by the Homewood Village Board. What was clear by the end of the meeting is that the tension in the room revolved around common uncertainties that every democratic process results from: The[Read More…]
Applications for Cook County’s Senior and Senior Freeze Exemption on property taxes for 2018 are due Feb. 6. The Senior Exemption application is part of a booklet sent to eligible seniors. The booklet also contains the separate, income-based Senior Freeze Exemption application. The office of Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi[Read More…]
Homewood School District 153’s tax collection rate is near perfect, according to the district’s auditors. Taxpayers paid their property taxes at a rate of 98 percent in 2015 and 2016, according to Tim Fagan of Legacy Professionals, who presented the district’s latest audit report at its Jan. 7 meeting.[Read More…]
Flossmoor Station Restaurant and Brewery announced Thursday that it is offering free lunch and discounted craft beer to federal employees affected by the government shutdown.
Plans for a Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin Robbins at 3608 Vollmer Road can move forward after the Flossmoor Village Board gave unanimous approval Jan. 7. The 2,500-square-foot restaurant with drive-thru is planned for construction at the intersection of Vollmer Road and Central Park Avenue, across the street from the Park Place cul-de-sac. [Read More…]
