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Heather Hills School in Flossmoor will have a new principal July 1. At its meeting Monday, May 14, the District 161 board approved the hiring of Ashley Holland. The board also approved the curriculum for the proposed STEAM lab at Serena Hills School and discussed a plan for restructuring student[Read More…]
In our cover feature, Marilyn Thomas reported on the South Suburban Recreation Association’s 45th anniversary. The organization provides sports and recreation opportunities to people with special needs in the H-F area. Tom Houlihan wrote about Flossmoor’s recognition for its intentional inclusivity by the International City and County Managers Association. The[Read More…]
Local police officers will be taking to the rooftops on Friday, not as part of a surveillance operation but to raise money and awareness for the Special Olympics. It’s the annual Cop on a Roof event.
Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., is sponsoring legislation in Congress to address the rise in maternal mortality rates. She announced the legislation, MOMMA Act, at a press conference May 12 at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial in Harvey. Kelly, who represents Homewood and Flossmoor in Congress, is chair of the Congressional Black[Read More…]
Steven Anderson, president of the District 233 school board, on Tuesday reassured more than 200 students, parents, staff and Homewood-Flossmoor community members the “project for fine arts is not off the table.” It was a Monday finance committee decision not to allocate funds for architectural work on fine arts building[Read More…]
Ed Laginess, president of the Beverly Arts Center board, presents Kimberly Mitchell of Flossmoor with the Bill and Judie Anderson Award in the 42nd Annual BAC Art Competition at the Beverly Arts Center in Chicago. Mitchell’s winning black and white photo is of an elderly woman praying during a church service. (Provided photo) All[Read More…]
It’s time for a swim! The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District opens Lions Pool Memorial Day weekend, and moves to seasonal hours starting Friday, June 1.
In June, our cover feature focused on how local firefighters keep themselves fueled up and ready to respond to emergencies. Carrie Steinweg’s story covered the culinary talents of Homewood and Flossmoor firefighters, with photos by Mary Compton. Top news stories included the purchase of the Triumph Building on Ridge Road[Read More…]
In the two short years the James Hart School Smart Lab has been open, students at the Homewood school have mastered technology and on May 10 they showed off projects at the Tech 2018 Illinois program at the Illinois State Capitol.
A longtime principal at Western Avenue School in Flossmoor, Jack Henneberry, will be honored at a May 19 event marking the publication of a book that’s filled with his words of inspiration that he shared with his staff and the school community over the years. The event, which is free[Read More…]
