Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Education Finance Committee will meet at 7:45 a.m. in the Viking Room, South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. The agenda is available here. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream of the meeting[Read More…]
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05.12.2026 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Education will meet as a committee of the whole at 8 a.m. in the Viking Room, South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. The agenda is available here. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The meeting[Read More…]
‘1619’ playwright guides audience through captivating history lesson
Educator, civic leader, playwright, minister, actor, and family man — Ted Williams III plays many roles in life. On Feb. 18 his ability to use all of his talents in his one-man signature work, “1619: The Journey of a People,” mesmerized the audience at the Helen Wilson Meeting Room at[Read More…]
Flossmoor board approves 2024 tax levy with a 4.84% increase
The Flossmoor village board approved the 2025 tax levy with an increase of 4.84% over 2024’s levy at the Dec. 15 board meeting. The board was presented with two options for the levy. Option 1 would have had no increase and Option 2 showed the 4.84% increase. The approved levy[Read More…]
Participants share their culture at Hispanic heritage program
In her vestido de escaramuza, a traditional Mexican dress with bright ruffles and flowers, 7-year-old Linda Alvarez stood a little taller on Saturday, Sept. 20. At the Flossmoor Library’s first Hispanic Heritage Month event, her mother said Linda felt proud to share her culture: “It makes her feel like, ‘Hey,[Read More…]
Flossmoor library trustee urges village to begin work on the sinkhole
Members of the Flossmoor Public Library board say they have a sinking feeling. They’re stuck on how best to operate the library without hearing from the village on how it will fix the library’s sinkhole. The sinkhole resulted in the Adult Fiction section being relocated to the other side of[Read More…]
Flossmoor introduces Good Neighbor Week for community engagement
The Flossmoor Community Relations Commission is marking Good Neighbor Week Sept. 22 through 28 by calling on residents to do charitable deeds for their neighbors. Random acts of kindness can include helping with yard work, walking pets, giving food, inviting them to dinner, helping them run errands and more. [Read More…]
The case of the Flossmoor Library sinkhole
The Flossmoor Public Library has had a big section of the first floor closed off for the last year because of a sinkhole. Village crews are working to find the cause and the best way to fix it. After examining the situation, the village has found a void of 11.5[Read More…]
1.25.23 | What You Need to Know Today
BLACK HISTORY MONTH READING CHALLENGE – Homewood Library is issuing a challenge to young people ages 11 to 18. During February, read books about Black history and books written by African-American authors. Then, track your hours read through the Beanstack app to earn rewards. Read 10 hours and get entered[Read More…]
Hotspots, games and hiking kits — Flossmoor Library continues to diversify circulation materials
The Flossmoor Public Library — it’s not just for books anymore. In actuality, it has not been all about the books for quite some time. Books still make up the bulk of circulation, according to Library Director Jamie Paicely. But the single most-checked-out item of last year? A hotspot that went out[Read More…]
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