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…]
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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…]
Volunteers sought for Park Pride on May 3
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is looking for volunteers willing to give a few hours of their time on Saturday, May 3, to help clean up the parks during the annual Park Pride event. The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will receive a T-shirt, and lunch is provided[Read More…]
H-F Parks accepting candidates to fill open board seat
Byron Walker was elected to the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District board of commissioners in the April 1 election. But a second seat remains open. The park board is seeking nominations by April 29 from residents interested in serving on the board. Candidates need to be registered voters of the Homewood-Flossmoor Park[Read More…]
H-F Parks awarded $600,000 state grant for Irwin Park improvements
Homewood-Flossmoor Park District administrators were excited to learn that the Illinois Department of Natural Resources had awarded the park district a $600,000 Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) matching grant for improvements at Irwin Park. Park staff had been discussing the need for updates since 2023. It hired Upland[Read More…]
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