A driver was seriously hurt in a one-vehicle crash in the overnight hours Monday, Jan. 12, in downtown Flossmoor on Sterling Avenue, according to village officials. The driver was transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn by ambulance in critical condition. Advocate Christ is the closest hospital with a[Read More…]
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Flossmoor Police Department announces results of Labor Day safety campaign
The Flossmoor Police Department successfully conducted an impaired driving enforcement effort during Labor Day weekend, resulting in four arrests for driving with a suspended driver’s license, 125 seat belt citations, with 111 occurring ocurring during nighttime hours. Other citations included eight car seat citations and three other enforcement citations. “Through[Read More…]
Flossmoor police chief updates community on party control in the village
Flossmoor police recently were able to stop a house party before it got out of hand and blocked a second one from happening. Police Chief Carl Estelle shared with the board of trustees on July 21 the steps officers took to prevent a potentially disruptive party in the village. Estelle[Read More…]
Flossmoor welcomes new deputy chief, police officer and village clerk
Flossmoor’s new Deputy Chief Douglas Merkle, police officer Anoribe Nwannewuihe and the new Village Clerk Cecil Porter were sworn in and welcomed by the community at the July 21 board of trustees meeting. In his new position, Merkle is second-in-command assisting the chief in managing and overseeing all aspects of[Read More…]
Flossmoor Police Department announces traffic enforcement results
The Flossmoor Police Department announced Monday, July 14, that officers issued 115 citations during enhanced traffic enforcement efforts conducted between June 20 and July 7. The program, part of the Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). was aimed at reducing traffic crashes and saving lives. During the[Read More…]
Flossmoor Police Department announces deputy chief appointment
Flossmoor Chief of Police Carl Estelle announced a strategic realignment in leadership for the Flossmoor Police Department with the appointment of a new deputy chief of police. “During the past several months, initially as the director of police services then as the chief of police, I have had the opportunity[Read More…]
H-F High staff discovered racial slur, threat in girls bathroom
Administrators at Homewood-Flossmoor High School notified parents Tuesday, April 29, that it was working to find the culprit who wrote a racially insensitive and threatening message in a girls bathroom at the school. According to an email sent to parents, the writing was discovered by a staff member sometime in[Read More…]
Flossmoor bonuses OK’d for newly hired PD officers
To attract new police officers, the Flossmoor village board and the Fraternal Order of Police union representing Flossmoor police agreed to offer bonuses for new hires and officers making lateral moves. The memo to the police contract was approved by both sides and then sent to Mayor Michelle Nelson and[Read More…]
Election 2025: Introducing Phil Lee
Note: This is the eighth in a 10-part series introducing candidates who are on the ballot for the first time in village board races in Homewood and Flossmoor. Flossmoor has a surge in trustee candidates this year. In 2023, four candidates ran for three four-year terms. This year, two incumbents[Read More…]
Trustee reads statement related to Madeline Miller’s death following CESSA discussion
For the first time in the months following the death of Madeline Miller, no residents spoke during public comment at the Monday, Oct. 17, Flossmoor Village Board meeting about the incident or policing in Flossmoor. But Trustee Rosalind Mustafa read a statement she prepared in anticipation of residents who have appeared before[Read More…]
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