Parker Junior High School was labeled as underperforming for the 2018-19 school year based on low-income and special education students falling below Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) standards. The Flossmoor District 161 school board on Nov. 13 discussed the state’s designation but struggled to identify a specific issue that[Read More…]
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House projects lead to partnership
I could not be more thankful for my neighbors, Dave and Yoka Ward. In 2011, I moved into a 1932 Sears kit home in the Old Homewood neighborhood. I was a newly divorced, single mom with a 7-year-old son, ready to begin a new life. Though beautifully maintained, the house[Read More…]
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Springfield, Ill. — Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation strengthening Illinois’ medical cannabis program, which provides relief to more than 80,000 patients across the state. “This legislation brings our medical cannabis program in line with my administration’s vision for equity, and it makes adjustments for the lessons we’ve learned since its[Read More…]
Baby’s warm milk on a backyard burner
Once a few years ago when the power was out in Flossmoor, Gregg and Kristen Beglau didn’t have any way to warm milk for their baby, Anabella. Their neighbors, Ed and Trish Ladner, offered up their propane grill. “He had a burner on the grill, so we would heat up[Read More…]
Mowing the lawn meant so much
The late Scott Gummerson was an architect. When he died from acute myeloid leukemia in 2015, his neighbors tied orange ribbons in his honor on trees in front of the Flossmoor houses he designed or helped add on to.The outpouring of support during the two years Scott was sick didn’t[Read More…]
Possible change in Flossmoor pickup truck ordinance on Monday agenda
Flossmoor village board members Monday will take the first step toward a possible repeal of the longtime prohibition of pickup truck parking on residential driveways. Board members will consider a motion directing the Flossmoor plan commission to hold a public hearing on a proposed text amendment to the village’s zoning[Read More…]
St. John Episcopal Church welcomes Pastor Froyen
When Father Jeremy Froyen interviewed for the pastor position at St. John Episcopal Church in Flossmoor, he left with a decision: if the job was offered, he’d accept. Froyen said he and his husband “really fell in love with the place after our visit.” Froyen accepted the appointment and arrived in[Read More…]
Queen of hearts raffle approved for Glenwood Academy, 5th Quarter
Homewood officials approved a license for a Queen of Hearts raffle beginning this month to benefit Glenwood Academy. The village board approved the license at its Nov. 13 meeting. It includes an extension of Homewood’s usual 90-day maximum to a one-year term. It also raises the maximum prize value from[Read More…]
IPO Nov17-Dec8 2018
The Flossmoor Village Board on Monday denied a request for the Flossmoor BP gas station to obtain a different liquor license so that it could pursue video gambling machines. The BP gas station at 3950 Vollmer Road has a license to sell packaged beer and wine, but owner Gayatri Patel[Read More…]
Visiting the neighbor’s yard for parties, piñatas and puppies
Editor’s note: Of all the factors that go into making a great community—businesses, schools, infrastructure and events—one of the most important doesn’t show up in the numbers, and that’s the neighbors we cherish. As Thanksgiving nears, we asked H-F residents to tell us stories about the neighbors who support them in ways large and small. These are two[Read More…]
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