Community Clean-up Day Sign-up Deadline. The first community clean-up day coordinated by Flossmoor, Homewood and the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District on April 4 will have opportunities for businesses, organizations and families to pitch in and spruce up the area. Sign up here. Registration closes today. Baby Bloomers. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host[Read More…]
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Santa’s helpers step in to answer holiday mail in Homewood-Flossmoor
When a handful of letters to Santa risked missing their journey to the North Pole, local helpers stepped in to make sure every child received a reply. High school seniors from Homewood-Flossmoor High School and adult senior citizens joined together on Saturday, Dec. 13, at Wiley’s Grill in Flossmoor for[Read More…]
H-F Park District earns Distinguished Accredited Agency recognition
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District has been recognized as an Illinois Distinguished Accredited Agency by the Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD) and the Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA). The two statewide associations administer the Illinois Distinguished Accreditation program with the goal of improving the delivery of park and recreation[Read More…]
H-F park board begins first step for green roof initiative
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park Board took the first step Tuesday, Oct. 21, to go green, install a new roof and reduce utility costs by having solar panels installed at the Racquet & Fitness Club, 2920 W 183rd St. in Homewood. The park district currently pays 0.130 kWh (kilowatt hour). If the[Read More…]
Safe to play: Gacsko plays key role in H-F playground safety
Note: This story is part three of a four-part series on park playgrounds. Visit any of the 20 playgrounds in the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District and you’ll see kids having fun on the swings. They get a thrill from the slides and are excited by the movement of swaying bridges. Enjoyment[Read More…]
08.05.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, in the Goldberg Administration Center, 3301 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. National Night Out and Touch a Truck in Flossmoor. The village’s police, fire and public works departments will host the annual community gathering to give residents[Read More…]
H-F Racquet Club getting new fitness equipment
The H-F Racquet & Fitness Club will be getting nearly three dozen new pieces of equipment for the facility at 2920 W. 183rd St. in Homewood. The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District agreed to spend $100,000 on the treadmills, stair climber, weight benches, power sled, ellipticals, ski-erg, a squat machine, Smith machine,[Read More…]
Park District welcomes 2 new commissioners, discusses crisis plan
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board marked the first full session for newly appointed commissioners Erika Schafer and Byron Walker during its meeting on Tuesday, June 18. Walker won election April 1 to a six-year term, and Schafer was appointed to the board for a two-year term to fill a board[Read More…]
Walker elected, Schafer appointed to H-F Park District board
Byron Walker and Erika Schafer took their seats on the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, May 20. They replaced Linda Ojode of Flossmoor, who served a six-year term, and Steve Johnson of Homewood, who was on the board for 18 years, serving three terms. Only Walker ran[Read More…]
Park board OKs new playground equipment, RFC air conditioners
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District approved a transfer of $1.5 million into its capital fund that will help underwrite improvements in three parks and cover the replacement costs for new air conditioning units at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Center. Residents’ input helped make the decisions on which playground equipment options[Read More…]
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