Your government | Notices | Stuff to do | Plan ahead | Last week THE WEEK > Your government Tuesday, May 26 Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. at Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. The agenda is available here. The meeting livestreamed will[Read More…]
Tag: Pride Month
Residents discuss restoring LGBTQ+ Pride flags with Homewood officials
About a dozen community members gathered inside Homewood’s Village Hall on Saturday, May 9, to discuss why the village hasn’t flown LGBTQ+ Pride flags in June, Pride Month, since 2019. Homewood resident Quincy Crump gathered more than 380 signatures in a petition, requesting that the village fly Pride flags again this[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Public Health celebrates Pride Month
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is joining Illinoisans in celebrating 2025 Pride Month throughout June by showcasing programs and services that improve the health and wellness of the state’s diverse LGBTQIA+ community. A highlight of the 2025 Pride Month in Illinois is Chicago’s Pride Parade on June 29.[Read More…]
Homewood Pride Fest featured live music, celebration and outreach
Hundreds of community members and travelers from other parts of the Chicago region and dozens of vendors and nonprofit organizations gathered to celebrate Pride Month in Irwin Park in Homewood on the evening of Friday, June 7. The event celebrated and showed support for the LGBTQ+ members of the community.[Read More…]
Page 2 | Pride Month in H-F: Love wins over hate
What a way to start Pride Month. On May 31, I was walking through Leavitt Park in Flossmoor, getting some video of the yarn bombing art project created the day before by Homewood-Flossmoor High School students. They wrapped trees near the playground in rainbow colors to show support for LGBTQ+[Read More…]
Two dads find H-F a welcoming home for biracial family
Not many years ago, their family would not only have been frowned upon, it would have been illegal in most states. J.R. and Brandon Willard-Rose of Homewood are gay, married and have an adopted Black son. Times — and the law — have changed, and society’s attitudes are in the[Read More…]
First-ever pride party rocks downtown Flossmoor Friday
As summer officially begins Friday, the Village of Flossmoor is sponsoring its first-ever Pride event, a celebration of the LGBTQ community. The event, slated between 6 and 10 p.m. in downtown Flossmoor, features a concert by the rock group Catfight, performances by other local entertainers and food and drinks from[Read More…]
LGBTQ Pride Month celebrated June 21
Community members are invited to the June 21 meeting of Lighthouse, a support group for LGBTQ teens and young adults, to join in the celebration of LGBT Pride month. The event, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Community House, 847 Hutchison Road in Flossmoor, will feature music, a[Read More…]
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