Flossmoor residents are another step closer to being able to move their pickup trucks from their garages to their driveways as a decades-old ban is set to go before the village’s plan commission. The Flossmoor village board Monday unanimously voted to put the zoning ordinance amendment up for a public[Read More…]
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Possible change in Flossmoor pickup truck ordinance on Monday agenda
Flossmoor village board members Monday will take the first step toward a possible repeal of the longtime prohibition of pickup truck parking on residential driveways. Board members will consider a motion directing the Flossmoor plan commission to hold a public hearing on a proposed text amendment to the village’s zoning[Read More…]
Video cuts to the heart of what Flossmoor residents love about their town
Flossmoor’s commitment to diversity rings loud and clear in a recently-released promotional video highlighting the community’s many faces and positive attributes. The three-minute video features clips from events in town, such as National Night Out and Martin Luther King Day of Service, and interviews with Flossmoor residents who talk[Read More…]
Engines running low before Flossmoor’s big truck referendum
The little law that made big news all over the country will be called into question again soon. On the Nov. 6 ballot, Flossmoor residents will vote on a referendum question asking about the village’s ban on visibly parked pickup trucks.
New citizen action committee forms in Flossmoor
With a solid turnout at its first meeting to gauge interest, a new citizen action committee called Flossmoor’s Future is moving forward with plans to coalesce residents’ energy and ideas into positive action for the village. Flossmoor’s Future plans to focus on positive ways the village’s residents can contribute[Read More…]
Fun flowed at first Flossmoor Brew Fest
Smiling faces braced against chilly air to sip frosty beers at the first Flossmoor Brew Fest on Oct. 13 along Sterling Avenue. The fest attracted nearly 300 attendees, with about 175 people buying their tickets in advance and 100-plus getting a same-day ticket. Flossmoor Assistant Village Manager Allison Deitch[Read More…]
Nearly a dozen brewers on tap for Flossmoor’s first brew fest
Hopheads and suds lovers will pour into downtown Flossmoor on Saturday for the village’s inaugural Flossmoor Brew Fest event, which is from 2 to 6 p.m. Nearly a dozen breweries will offer samples from tasting stations lined along Sterling Avenue, which will be closed to auto traffic between Flossmoor Road[Read More…]
Youths involved in Flossmoor Fest fight face hearing process
Four youths are undergoing local adjudication hearings following their arrests for fighting at Flossmoor Fest on Sept. 8. The four young males, all in their early teens, were arrested after a fight that led to one of the participants going to the hospital and a broken window at the Coldwell[Read More…]
Resident asks Flossmoor for help in clearing invasive buckthorn
Holding up a branch, Erica Wildrick approached the dais at the Flossmoor village board meeting on Sept. 17. Wildrick was there to ask for the village’s help in removing invasive buckthorn from the community. “Naturalists have recommended the removal of buckthorn because it is so invasive,” Wildrick said. “It[Read More…]
Flossmoor buys vacant downtown land for development
A 37,500 square-foot plot of land in downtown Flossmoor that has been vacant for more than a decade is now slated for development, with village officials considering businesses, high-end apartments, restaurants and community space as potential options.
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