It’s time for senior citizen homeowners to apply for their senior and senior freeze property tax exemptions. The deadline is Feb. 8. Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios said his staff has mailed the renewal applications for tax year 2016. Savings from these exemptions will appear as deductions on the 2017[Read More…]
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Paul Braun Jeanne “Gigi” Gummerson It’s the first competitive mayor’s race in Flossmoor since 2009. For weeks, hundreds of signs in support of the two mayoral candidates – Jeanne “Gigi” Gummerson and Paul Braun, the two-term incumbent – have dotted the village. Flossmoor voters will make their decision on[Read More…]
District 161 residents can participate in superintendent search this month
More than 25 applicants are seeking the position of superintendent in Flossmoor School District 161 with three weeks remaining for more to apply, according to an official of the firm conducting the search. Mark Friedman, president of BWP and Associates, is pleased with both the quantity and quality of the[Read More…]
Tom Brabec 2017-March
Homewood-Flossmoor High School had 51 students compete at the state DECA competition in March 2017. (Provided photo) Six students have qualified to represent Homewood-Flossmoor High School at the DECA International Career Development Conference in California. These students will be participating in the international meet after winning top honors in state competition[Read More…]
TB Eggert Insurance 2017-Dec
Nicor crews work in Flossmoor recently to upgrade aging gas infrastructure. (Photo by Tom Houlihan/H-F Chronicle) For the past two months, Nicor Gas trucks and equipment have been a common sight in Flossmoor as crews work to modernize aging underground infrastructure. Joe DelReal, Nicor’s manager of community relations and economic development,[Read More…]
TB Eggert Insurance 2017-March
Homewood’s five incumbent candidates for village office made a case for their leadership and promised to build on successes during a candidate forum Saturday, March 18, sponsored by the local League of Women Voters (LWV) chapter and co-sponsored by the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle. Two trustee challengers ― Jennifer “Jen” Sjoblom whose[Read More…]
Travel Brokers 2017-April
Paul and Maureen Milord stand on the stage of The Drama Group’s newly dedicated Milord Studio Theatre. Charlie Misovye, left, president of The Drama Group’s board of directors, made the dedication announcement at one of the group’s February play performances. (Photo by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) The Drama Group has found a way to honor Paul[Read More…]
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District 161 hires interim school superintendent
Board of education members in Flossmoor School District 161 have hired an interim superintendent for the remainder of the 2016-2017 academic year. At a special meeting Wednesday, board members approved the appointment of Michael Popp as interim superintendent. According to a press release issued Thursday by the school board, Popp[Read More…]
Flossmoor police get green light to hire two new officers
Flossmoor is adding two more officers to its police force. Faced with evidence that calls to the newly opened Meijer store could strain police response in the rest of the community, village board members Monday unanimously voted to hire the additional officers. R.E.M. Management Services, a Lansing-based consulting firm, recently[Read More…]
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