Traffic safety on 183rd Street in Homewood has been a high priority for residents and village officials after a fatal accident last summer, and on Tuesday trustees will have an opportunity to take another step toward improving the situation. On the board’s agenda for its 7 p.m. meeting Tuesday, Feb.[Read More…]
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Mayor looks to appoint George Lofton to vacant trustee seat, pending Monday board approval
George Lofton could soon fill the recently vacated seat of former Flossmoor Trustee Gyata Kimmons, pending affirmation Monday by the Flossmoor Village Board. Mayor Paul Braun announced via press release Thursday, Oct. 29, his intention to appoint Lofton to the seat vacated the week before by Kimmons. A Chicago ethics[Read More…]
Homewood trustees to formally approve capital bond issue
Homewood trustees are expected to vote on a nearly $1.8 million bond issue at the regular board meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8. If approved, the money would be used to fund a range of capital expenses and improvements. The board held a public hearing on the plan at its[Read More…]
Flossmoor incurs additional storm sewer cleaning costs
Flossmoor trustees will be asked at their meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, to ratify additional costs incurred during a storm sewer cleaning and televising project in several flood-prone areas. The meeting has been moved from Monday to Tuesday due to the Labor Day holiday. Public Works Director[Read More…]
Water rate hike on agenda at Flossmoor board’s first open meeting since March
Flossmoor village board members will consider an increase in the water and sewer rate at Monday, July 6, meeting, the first session to be held in-person since Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a stay-at-home order in March after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m.[Read More…]
Video gaming, property transactions on Homewood board agenda Tuesday
At their meeting Tuesday, Homewood trustees will consider two property transactions that will affect downtown development, and action that will reverse years of gaming policy. Trustees will consider a change to municipal code to allow video gaming machines in bars and restaurants that have operated in the village for at[Read More…]
Homewood trustees to consider measure allowing outdoor dining during pandemic
Homewood trustees will consider a measure at their meeting Tuesday to allow local restaurants to provide outdoor dining service consistent with the state’s Restore Illinois plan. Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued an executive order in March forbidding indoor dining service in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus that[Read More…]
Homewood trustees to consider ordinance changes to align with new state cannabis law
Wondering how to consume cannabis products in Homewood and stay within the rules established by the new state law allowing for recreational use? The details might be clearer after Tuesday’s village board meeting.
Bus safety video to be unveiled at village board meeting Tuesday
Homewood Police Chief Bill Alcott will present a new public service video at the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees on Tuesday. The video, produced by the village in collaboration with Homewood School District 153, is aimed at improving safety around school buses. A group of Willow School kindergarten graduates star[Read More…]
TIF to help Bogart’s redevelopment on Homewood board agenda
Homewood trustees will have an opportunity Tuesday to continue the process of creating a small tax increment financing district (TIF) downtown that is expected aid the redevelopment of the former Bogart’s Charhouse site at 18225 Dixie Highway. The restaurant closed in 2012, and the building has been vacant since then.[Read More…]