Flossmoor School District 161 may have to get creative in how it transports students to school this fall, with a shortage of bus drivers poised to disrupt a return to normal routes.
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7/5/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
HOLIDAY CLOSURES – In observance of Independence Day, most government offices are closed today, in addition to banks, post offices, and village halls in Homewood and Flossmoor. No mail today, no garbage pickup for Homewood Disposal customers. Garbage services is delayed one day for the remainder of the week. ART[Read More…]
Four science summer camps offered at Homewood Science Center
The Homewood Science Center is offering four summer camps for kids in July and August. EC STEM Camp with PopUp Science @Home for kids ages 5-8 will meet from 10 to 11:30 a.m. July 12, 13, 14 and 15. Teachers Tikia Cross and Kim Brunson will help young learners go[Read More…]
Drama Group presents virtual performance of ‘Keeley and Du’
The Drama Group presents its final 2020-21 season production, “Keely and Du” as a virtual staged reading opening Friday, July 9, with performances over two weekends. “Keely and Du,” a 1994 nominee for a Pulitzer Prize, focuses on abortion rights. Du is a right-to-life activist and Keely is a rape[Read More…]
H-F Theatre’s spring musical to stream as digital movie
“Ranked,” the 2021 spring musical production at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, is now available for viewing at home or on a larger stage at Irwin Park. The pandemic dashed any hopes of a live performance, so H-F High did the next best thing and videotaped the production. The digital movie will[Read More…]
Homewood Science Center offers Science Café virtual sessions for junior high students
The Homewood Science Center is offering a way for junior high students to expand their interest in science through its Summer Science Cafes on Tuesdays, July 6 and July 13. These free programs have students join a Google Meets virtual session led by University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular[Read More…]
South Suburban College drive-thru testing site now offers Johnson & Johnson vaccinations (free content)
The South Suburban College drive-thru COVID-19 testing site is now offering Johnson & Johnson vaccinations. The one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine is available for individuals ages 18 years and older. Vaccination is available three days a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and testing[Read More…]
With owners in crisis, Homewood family provides temporary home to dog, part of new SSHS program
Kerri Bradley is a Homewood resident who loves dogs. In April, she began fostering a dog named Brie as a part of South Suburban Human Society’s new Pets are Family program. Bradley and her family took care of Brie for about a month before she was reunited with her owners.[Read More…]
7/2/2021 | What You Need to Know This Weekend
FLOSSMOOR PARADE – On Saturday, decorate bicycles and wagons in red, white and blue and join in the return of Flossmoor Fire Department’s annual Independence Day parade. Line up at 9:30 a.m. in the Parker Junior High School parking lot. Parade steps off at 10 a.m. and proceeds into downtown[Read More…]
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