Bessie Coleman Centennial Aviation Film Festival. The aviation-themed film festival will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bult Field, 28261 S. Kedzie Ave., Monee. The event is sponsored by the Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce. For more information, click here. Barb & Dan’s Road Ride. A 25-mile fitness bike ride. Everyone[Read More…]
Tag: Action for a Better Tomorrow
05/01/2026 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
Friday, May 1 Flossmoor Public Works Department will be applying an organic herbicide to the rights-of-way and landscape beds in Flossmoor’s Central Business District between 3 and 7 a.m. today Applications will be applied as needed during suitable weather conditions to complete non-selective weed control. Stay off the treated areas until[Read More…]
‘We want people to be treated humanely’: No Kings rally draws crowd to Homewood Veterans Memorial
“I’m so tired.” Katherine Herrman said it without hesitation. “My daughter is 12. She borrows my old clothes from the ’90s. She listens to my music from the ’90s,” she said. “I could have saved my ‘No Blood for Oil’ signs from the ’90s. I’m so sick of this.” She[Read More…]
03.28.2026 | What You Need To Know Today
Lucky Egg Hunt. The annual egg gathering event for kids will start at 10 a.m. in Apollo Park. A few lucky eggs will include an extra prize. The bunny will be available for photos after the hunt. For Homewood and Flossmoor kids age 10 and under only. Lucky Dog Egg Hunt. It’s[Read More…]
Residents rally on President’s Day to support democratic values
More than 50 people, with signs saying, “Ice Out!” “We’re not radical” and “We just remember history,” were in attendance for the South Suburban chapter of Action for a Better Tomorrow President’s Day rally on Monday, Feb. 16. The day’s slogan was “Democracy is Not for Sale.” The group gathered from[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…]
H-F area residents at Lights for Liberty vigil in Homewood lament immigrant treatment
In response to reports of migrants being held in poor conditions and children being separated from parents at the U.S. southern border, three local activist organizations held a vigil in Homewood on Friday, July 12, to rally support and send a message to politicians. The event at 6 p.m. in[Read More…]
Local activist groups to host vigil Friday in support of immigrants
Three local activist groups are planning a vigil from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 12, at Irwin Park, 18120 Highland Ave. in Homewood. Lights for Liberty is sponsored by Action for a Better Tomorrow South Suburbs, Indivisible South Suburbs Chapter and Dems on the Move.
Vigil held Sunday in Homewood in response to Charlottesville violence
Violent clashes between white nationalists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday provoked a response from some Homewood and Flossmoor residents who gathered in Irwin Park on Sunday evening to express their support for the victims and their dismay at the racist idealogy of right-wing extremists. During the confrontation in[Read More…]
H-F community pitches in to help local domestic violence agency after state funding dries up
The state might be failing to provide support for local domestic violence agency South Suburban Family Shelter (SSFS), but the Homewood-Flossmoor community is working to fill the funding gap. On Thursday, March 23, Loulou Belle shop in downtown Homewood hosted a fundraising event for SSFS, and on Saturday, March 25,[Read More…]
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