The Homewood Village Board approved the redevelopment agreement and purchase agreement with PWP Homewood LLC (Caton Commercial Real Estate Group), for the village-owned property located at 3003-3025 183rd St. at the July 8 meeting. The property is located in the 183rd West Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District. The village established[Read More…]
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Consultant designs three options for future water rate increase
The Homewood Village Board has three options to consider as it studies how it will raise water rates. Dave Naumann, senior project manager for financial analysis and rate design with the engineering firm Burns & McDonnell, presented the three options for the water rate study to trustees on July 8.[Read More…]
Homewood Board approves budget amendment for sales tax to Ford of Homewood
The Homewood Village Board approved a budget amendment at the July 8 meeting to pay its share of the annual sales tax based on an agreement made to Ford of Homewood. In 2021 Steve Phillipos purchased the former Van Drunen Ford dealership at 3233 183rd St. and renamed it Ford[Read More…]
Homewood board approves economic developments at June 24 meeting
The Homewood Village Board approved a number of economic development incentives at the June 24 meeting. The village supported a Class 8 property tax renewal for the property located at 3355 183rd Street, owned by Zenah Taher. Angela Mesaros, Homewood director of economic and community development, said the board originally[Read More…]
Homewood moves forward with property sale to Barefoot Land Co.
The Homewood Village Board has agreed to negotiate a purchase and sale agreement to sell the property at 17701 Bretz Drive to Barefoot Land Co. of Cape Coral, Florida, at the June 24 meeting. After publishing three bid solicitations in May in the Chicago Tribune, the village revealed the proposal[Read More…]
Homewood to consider implementing local grocery sales tax beginning Jan. 1
In 2024, the Illinois General Assembly approved Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to repeal the statewide 1% grocery sales tax effective Jan. 1, 2026. The Homewood Board of Trustees will consider implementing a local 1% grocery sales tax effective Jan. 1, 2026, to compensate for the lost revenue. The legislation repealing[Read More…]
Homewood village board members take oaths of office with new trustee, clerk
Mayor Rich Hofeld took the oath of office at the Homewood village board meeting on May 13 after being elected eight consecutive times. Re-elected trustees Lauren Roman, Vivian Harris-Jones and Phillip Mason also took the oath office. Associate Cook County Circuit Court Judge Barbara Dawkins, a former trustee, administered the[Read More…]
Letter: Village board meeting structure fails to make residents’ views welcome
At the LWV forum for our trustees, prior to our election, a question was asked of all candidates regarding the village’s participation at the regularly held board meetings. Each of the eventual winners of that election — all members of the Greater Homewood Party — agreed that more participation was[Read More…]
Southgate TIF district expired and is officially terminated
The Homewood Village board officially terminated the 23-year-old Southgate tax increment financing (TIF) district at the Dec. 10 meeting. The TIF was established in 2000 and officially expired in December 2023. TIF districts are designated areas where a portion of the property taxes are used to fund projects to support[Read More…]
Protests of Flossmoor police shooting spread to Homewood board meeting
Protesters condemning the July police shooting of Madeline Miller — normally seen at Flossmoor board meetings — spoke during the Homewood Village Board meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27. They called for Homewood elected officials to implement new programs they say are being disregarded in Flossmoor. While Flossmoor board members have[Read More…]
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