The Flossmoor Village Board voted to support a 1.95 percent increase in the 2018 tax levy and heard numbers showing a positive trend in the village’s property values.   If the board gives final approval Dec. 3, the levy increase would mean the owner of a $200,000 home pays about[Read More…]

There have been and will be more changes at Homewood-Flossmoor High School that will protect the students, teachers and staff and help maintain the excellent work happening on the campus, according to Steve Anderson, president of the District 233 school board.    Steve Anderson,  president of  Homewood-  Flossmoor High  School[Read More…]

No one was harmed during a house fire in the early morning hours Saturday at 18332 Martin Ave., Homewood, though at least one resident suffered significant personal property damage.   According to Homewood Fire Chief Bob Grabowski, the department received a call about the fire shortly after 1 a.m. Grabowski[Read More…]

Vice District Brewing, the newest microbrewery in the H-F area, is reopened. As of Friday, Nov. 9, the code violations that forced its closure have been corrected and the brewery is back up and running. Brewery owner Curtis Tarver is looking forward to an active clientele at the craft brewery[Read More…]

Gratitude was flowing in both directions when veterans and students gathered at Homewood’s James Hart School Friday for District 153’s annual veterans appreciation breakfast.  Student musicians and veterans John Beele, commander of Wally Burns VFW Post 8077, J. Stevens and Don Tollefsen braved chilly temperatures and the season’s first light[Read More…]

  Operation Nehemiah volunteers who worked on the   Overflow Ministry clothing pantry at Korean United  Methodist Church met with Pam Isaac, left, and John  Harvey, third from left, missions coordinator. Sharing  their skills are, from second left, Max Gilmore,  Roy Zeitlow, Len Christensen, Dean Cotter, David Gilmore,  Rob Lach and Mike[Read More…]

Amy Crump, director of the Homewood Public Library, submitted her resignation to the board. Her last day will be Dec. 7.   Crump has accepted a new position as director of the Bellwood Library.   Amy Crump has  resigned her position  as executive director  at Homewood Public  Library to lead [Read More…]

Nizhoni Ward, an eighth-grader at James Hart School in Homewood, stands out immediately from her peers.   Her commitment to advocacy is striking, her passion palpable. While many 13-year-olds are obsessed with social media and their social life, Nizhoni is raising awareness to combat the erasure of indigenous people.  [Read More…]

The Cancer Support Center is taking orders through Friday, Nov. 23, for its holiday tree and wreath sale. The sale coincides with the Village of Homewood’s Holiday Lights festivities on Dec. 7, where trees and wreaths will be available for pick-up.  A 24-inch Fraser fir wreath is $30; a 6-[Read More…]