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Tickets are on sale for the South Suburban Humane Society Spotlight Gala from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Tinley Park Convention Center. This 35th annual fundraiser will include a signature drink created by Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Tito’s silent auction and raffle donations. SSHS will be[Read More…]
‘URINETOWN’ at H-F — According to Musical Theatre Internation, “Urinetown” is a “musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics, and musical theatre.” The musical will be performed in the Mall Auditorium at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, 999 Kedzie Ave., at 7[Read More…]
Electors at the Thornton Township annual meeting Tuesday, April 9, approved the financial reports for the 2024 fiscal year and set the date for the next annual meeting. A number of electors also urged the township administration to make the financial reports more accessible in the future. The area of[Read More…]
HOMEWOOD LIBRARY BOARD — Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in the library, 17917 Dixie Highway. Find the agenda here. AQUA ZUMBA WITH GIGI — Have fun, get exercise from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. at the HF Racquet & Fitness Club, 2920 183rd St. in Homewood. TINY TOTS YOGA — Serendipity Yoga and Wellness Studio,[Read More…]
Don “Coach” Laketa, 91, of Homewood, died April 11. Loving father of Jan (Dave Shepherd) Laketa, Donna (Pete) Catan (deceased), Kay (Bill) Oppe, Parker (Brigitte) Laketa, and Sue (Mark) Jostes. Loving grandfather to Morgan Laketa, Quinn Shepherd, Sam (Alexia) Catan, Hope (Jonathan) Portney, Lauren Oppe, Kevin (Destiny) Oppe, Jacob Oppe,[Read More…]
D233 BOARD — Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in the Viking Room, South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. in Flossmoor. Find the agenda here. The board will consider hiring The Alma Group to conduct the search for the district’s next superintendent following the announcement that Superintendent Scott Wakeley plans to retire in 2025, a[Read More…]
THE WEEK > Meetings Monday, April 15 Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Find the agenda here. Attend remotely here or call 312-626-6799. Use ID 826 1597 6110, passcode 60422. Contact the board at [email protected]. Highlights: Trustees will consider adopting the 2024-2025 budget and an ordinance requesting[Read More…]
Two groups tackled different areas of Flossmoor to clean up the detritus of winter and to prepare for spring. Volunteers organized by Stephanie Wright, the village’s community engagement coordinator, descended on village-owned property just east of the Meijer store on Vollmer Road. The terrain was soggy from recent rains, but[Read More…]
London Jarrett is a freshman. The Homewood-Flossmoor sprinter, hurdler and jumper knows that. If she didn’t, older opponents don’t mind telling her with pre-race chirps. “They look at the start and say ‘She’s just a freshman. She’s not that good,’” Jarrett said. “I just look and say ‘OK.’” But when[Read More…]
Visit Chicago Southland has won the Illinois Excellence in Tourism Award for Best Website Budget A. The recognition came during the 2024 Governor’s Conference on Travel & Tourism in Peoria, Illinois. The three-day Illinois Governor’s Conference on Travel & Tourism—the state’s premier educational and networking conference for tourism industry professionals—gathered[Read More…]
