Keith Kebschull designs his annual Pedal for Prostate fundraising bike ride to be family-friendly and fun. It’s not a race. It’s an opportunity for solace and service and, hopefully, sunshine. The fourth annual ride will begin, rain or shine, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, from the parking lot at[Read More…]
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Parades, first pitches launch new youth ball season
Youth baseball programs in Homewood and Flossmoor held opening day festivities on Saturday, April 21, with parades and ceremonial first pitches prior to the first games of the season.
NY Times reporter shares insights with H-F’s journalism class
Journalism students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School had an up-and-coming journalism star in their midst when Astead Herndon, a New York Times reporter and H-F graduate, sat for a question-and-answer session on Friday, April 20.
Architectural changes align with H-F student needs in MVP Academy
After months of input from faculty, students, administrators and the community, the architects at DLA Architects have given the District 233 school board a revised plan for future work at Homewood-Flossmoor High School.
Fine arts extravaganza May 3 at Western Avenue School
The fifth annual Fine Arts Extravaganza will be a celebration of music, art and physical education on Thursday, May 3, at Western Avenue School, 940 Western Ave. in Flossmoor. The community is invited to the 6 to 7 p.m. program themed around Egypt and Africa. Gifted fourth and fifth graders[Read More…]
Metra construction to affect Electric Line schedule April 26-29
Metra’s Electric Line schedule will be affected April 26-29 by a construction project. The schedule changes will allow workers to complete the installation and testing of a new signal and switching system just north of the Museum Campus/11th Street Station. The work could delay Metra Electric and South Shore trains[Read More…]
Band festival gives young musicians chance to perform, get feedback
Young musicians from Homewood and Flossmoor performed and got valuable feedback and input from experts during the 2018 South Suburban Junior High School Association Band Festival April 12 hosted by James Hart School in Homewood.
Foundation 153 helps purchase 90 devices for students
A gift from Foundation 153 has helped purchase 90 new computers for students in Homewood District 153. Beth White, technology director, said the funding helped her department purchase 60 iPads for students at Willow and Churchill Schools, and 30 laptops for students at Hart School. “It’s a super exciting thing[Read More…]
Next Flossmoor budget closes gap with help from projected sales tax revenue
Buoyed by an anticipated half-million dollars in additional tax revenue, the fiscal year 2018-2019 budget for the Village of Flossmoor was passed unanimously by the board of trustees April 16. The nearly $14 million budget leans in part on revenue projected to be collected from the sales tax increase[Read More…]
Local real estate agent appointed to Homewood board
Homewood’s newest trustee grew up in the village and is now raising her family here. Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld announced Thursday, April 19, that Lauren Roman, a 2003 graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School, will be sworn in at the regular board of trustees meeting on Tuesday, April 24.
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