Vaccine mandates aren’t currently in place for employees at Homewood and Flossmoor village halls, parks and libraries but they could be in the future. The spread of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus led Gov. J.P. Pritzker on Aug. 26 to require mask mandates when in indoor spaces, and[Read More…]
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Hidden Gem runner will be trying for a world record
A 66-year-old Lisle resident is attempting to break a record this weekend by running the fastest half marathon for his age group at Flossmoor’s Hidden Gem Half Marathon. The record Dave Walters, a retired captain for United Airlines, is aiming to break Saturday stands at 1:23:50 for American men ages[Read More…]
New sculpture on the way to Highlands Park after Flossmoor approves honorarium
A new sculpture soon will be joining Flossmoor’s outdoor Rotational Sculpture Program. The Flossmoor Village Board voted unanimously Tuesday, Sept. 7, to pay an honorarium of $3,000 for “Reaching for the Sky,” by Hilde DeBruyne. The sculpture is to be placed at Highlands Park near the intersection of Lawrence Crescent[Read More…]
Demolition of Bogarts continues Wednesday
Community looks to the future of Flossmoor during strategic planning sessions, survey
The Flossmoor community has had its say in how the village’s strategic plan will evolve; now it is the village board’s turn. The village wrapped up an online survey Aug. 31 and before that held three community feedback sessions, one via Zoom and two in-person at Village Hall. The stated[Read More…]
9/8/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
FLOSSMOOR FREE TREES – Flossmoor residents can apply to participate in the Fall 2021 tree planting program. If their space is approved, the tree will be planted for no charge in the parkway by their homes by village public works staff and volunteers of the Flossmoor Green Commission. Find info[Read More…]
Service group dissolves due, in part, to COVID
Associate Superintendent: D161 facing ‘rough, rough start’ to transportation this school year
Schools nationwide are facing transportation issues to start the 2021-2022 school year, and Flossmoor School District 161 has not been immune to the trend. “It’s been a rough, rough start,” Associate Superintendent Frances LaBella told the district’s board of education the evening of Monday, Aug. 30. In June, LaBella warned[Read More…]
Demolition of former Bogarts Charhouse begins Tuesday
D161 hears more concerns regarding COVID-19 mitigation; talks construction near Parker
Flossmoor School District 161 parents are continuing to raise COVID-19 concerns as the 2021-2022 school year progresses this fall. Pam Jackson, a parent of twins in fourth grade and a kindergartener at Western Avenue Elementary School, was one of two parents to speak Aug. 30 during a board of education[Read More…]
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