The District 161 Board of Education is considering information about the suspected causes and potential solutions to humidity issues at Flossmoor Hill and Western Avenue schools. A third-party report outlined progress in a plan to address humid air condensing on chilling pipes, which has caused significant damage to the facilities.[Read More…]
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10.16.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Commuter Parking Lot Closure. The south commuter parking lot at 18015 Park Ave. will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, until 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20, for sealcoating and restriping to maintain and improve the surface condition. During this time, all vehicles must be removed from the parking[Read More…]
Flossmoor village board rejects liquor license request from Tornado BP gas station
The Flossmoor board of trustees unanimously voted down a request for a Class B liquor license from Tornado BP gas station, 3950 Vollmer Road, at the Oct. 6 board meeting. Gas station owner Hassan Hussein requested a Class B license allowing the sale of alcohol at retail in the original[Read More…]
PSC marks Dia de los Muertos with free events
Prairie State College invites the community to celebrate Día de los Muertos with free events Oct. 20, 21 and 23 that honor Hispanic cultural traditions on the PSC campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Residents are invited to reserve a table to create and personalize a remembrance[Read More…]
Local organization to host No Kings event in Homewood
On Saturday, Oct. 18, Homewood will join thousands of communities nationwide to protest the Trump administration’s authoritarian policies and practices, including the immigrant roundup currently under way in the Chicago area. Action for a Better Tomorrow is sponsoring a peaceful protest from 1 to 3 p.m. at the veterans memorial, 18161 Morris[Read More…]
The Good Stuff: Ruth Coles Harris, pioneering professor
Note: The Good Stuff is an occasional series of stories in various media of the people, local and from elsewhere, who capture the attention of Flossmoor resident and Grammy winner Juan Woodbury during his travels. In this installment, he features Ruth Coles Harris, the first Black woman CPA in Virginia,[Read More…]
10.15.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the library, 17917 Dixie Highway. The agenda is available here.Little Red Donut Truck. There will be apple cider mini-donuts made on site from 3 to 6 p.m. in the James Hart School/H-F Sports Complex parking lot, 18220 Aberdeen[Read More…]
Homewood resident sets up elaborate Halloween decorations on Ridge Road yard
Jimmy Marinez’s home leaves no doubt Halloween season is upon us. The Homewood resident has decorated his front yard at 1735 Ridge Road with dozens of life-sized horror movie figures, many of which he built for the Halloween season. His wife, Alisha Marinez, compared the decorated yard to a haunted[Read More…]
Obituary: Michael Dean Shroyer
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the unexpected passing of Michael Dean Shroyer on July 15, 2025. Michael was born October 30th 1964 in Kewanee IL, to Howard Shroyer and Kathryn (Williams) Shroyer. Michael graduated from Wethersfield Elementary School before moving to Homewood, IL where he attended H-F[Read More…]
10.14.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream of the meeting will be available here. Use meeting ID 980 4907 6232, passcode 830183. Highlights: Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday,[Read More…]
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