Nick Ulanowski

Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson and other village officials marked the completion of downtown Flossmoor’s streetscape construction project.

The community gathered at Flossmoor Park for the village’s annual holiday tree-lighting ceremony on the evening of Saturday, Nov. 9.

Jewish community members lit the electric menorah in Flossmoor Park in Flossmoor every night of Hanukkah, which started Dec. 14.

Little Hands Child Creative Center, a daycare center and preschool near Halsted Street in Homewood, celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Dec. 22. This is the second daycare center owned by South Holland resident Sharon Cooper, who opened the first Little Hands location in Chicago’s West Englewood neighborhood[Read More...]

African American residents of Flossmoor, including village and school district officials, lit the Kinara in Flossmoor Park every night of Kwanzaa from Dec. 26 until Jan. 1.

Poets recited works about life, love, struggle and society at an event organized by the Flossmoor Art Council at Conservatory Vintage & Vinyl.

Homewood restaurant Gobble Doggs partnered with educators at Neal Armstrong Elementary School to teach 10 students entrepreneurship skills.

National Interscholastic Cycling Association league director Micah Ariel-Roher hosted an info session at GoodSpeed Cycles in Homewood.

Homewood Baseball and Softball League launched its 75th season with a parade of players, coaches and volunteers down Ridge Road on April 25.

About a dozen community members gathered on May 9 to discuss why Homewood hasn’t flown LGBTQ+ Pride flags in June, Pride Month, since 2019.