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Irwin Park Ribbon-Cutting. Homewood-Flossmoor Park District will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1 p.m. to officially open the new play area at Irwin Park on Ridge Road and Gottschalk Avenue. For the celebration, the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile will be on site, and staff will be giving free ice cream treats[Read More…]
Two young golfers appealed to Homewood-Flossmoor Park District commissioners asking that Coyote Run Golf Course become part of a national program that allows youth to golf for $5. At the July 7 meeting, Wakana Hill and Imani Green made presentations to the commissioners asking them to make the golf course[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Education will meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the dining room at Flossmoor Golf Club, 1441 Western Ave. The agenda is available here. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream of[Read More…]
Your government | Notices | Stuff to do | Plan ahead THE WEEK > Your government Monday, July 13 Homewood District 153 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. in the James Hart School media center, 18220 Morgan St. The agenda is available here. Tuesday, July 14 Homewood-Flossmoor School[Read More…]
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) expects to have two projects totaling $5 million to address odor mitigation near its Thornton Reservoir completed by the end of 2026, bringing total mitigation efforts over the past decade to $8.6 million, according to officials. Following three strong storms July[Read More…]
H-F Beast Obstacle Course Dash. From 8 to 11:30 a.m. at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club, 2920 W. 183rd St., participants will be able to test themselves on an obstacle course. The dash for kids ages 6 through 14 will involve eight obstacles and a one-mile run. For participants age[Read More…]
It’s been a week since strong storms moved through the area, and the community continues to recover from the high winds and torrential rains of July 3 and July 4. At 7 a.m. Monday, July 6, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District reservoir at Thornton quarry’s stormwater reservoir was holding 7.3[Read More…]
The Homewood Police Department on Friday, July 10, reported on its traffic enforcement efforts during April, May and June. Officers participated in the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Sustained Traffic Enforcement Grant program, working 146 hours outside of their regularly scheduled shifts to improve traffic safety in the village. Officers[Read More…]
Homewood Farmers Market. The market will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Martin Square between Chestnut and Ridge roads in downtown Homewood. Barb & Dan’s Road Ride. A 25-mile fitness bike ride. Everyone stays together. Leaves GoodSpeed Cycles, 2125 W. 183rd St., every Saturday (weather permitting) at 8[Read More…]
Walter Collins Jr.’s motto isn’t groundbreaking. It’s simple, but those around Homewood-Flossmoor’s flag football coach say it’s effective. “We learn it pretty early. ‘Treat others how you want to be treated,’” Collins said. “I want our kids to treat people how they want to be treated and I want to[Read More…]
