| Public Meetings |
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Storm Water Resource: Tuesday, May 20 at 7:30 PM in the Village Hall Board Room.
Beautification Committee:
Wednesday, May 21 at 7:00 PM in the Village Hall Conference Room.
Zone Board:
Thursday, May 22 at 7:30 PM in the Village Hall Board Room.
Village Hall Closed:
Monday, May 26th.
Village Board of Trustee Regular Meeting:
Tuesday, May 27 at 7:30 PM in the Village Hall Board Room.
Plan Commission:
Wednesday, May 28 at 7:30 PM in the Village Hall Board Room. |
| Farmers' Market |
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Downtown Homewood's farmers' market season starts June 7th from 8 AM to 1 PM. Find out more. |
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Vehicle Stickers, Parking Permits & Pet Tags |
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Vehicle stickers are available for purchase through the month of May. Late fees will be assessed beginning June 1st. The 2008-2009 overnight parking permit must now be displayed. Only one parking permit application is required per household; all vehicle license plates must be listed on the application. Please make sure your pet has its current Village animal tag; a rabies certificate is required for animal tag applications. | |
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| Railroad Heritage Days 2008 |
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On Saturday, May 17 at 7 PM, watch a multimedia slide show from the libraries of renowned rail photographers. Learn more.
On Sunday, May 18 from 9 AM to 3 PM, celebrate Homewood's longtime history of the railway with a full day of shopping, model train layouts, food, raffles, entertainment, and lil' train rides. Full details.
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| Downtown Businesses OPEN on Sunday, May 18 |
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Several of Homewood's downtown shops and boutiques will open their doors on Sunday, May 18th to help welcome visitors to Homewood during Railroad Heritage Days. Art 4 Soul, Bella Vita Home Accents, Harvest Home and Garden, and the Village Door, to name a few, will feature special discounts, merchandise, and in-store events. |
| Memorial Day Parade |
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 The Memorial Day Parade begins at 11 AM at St. Joseph's Parking Lot on Dixie Highway.
The parade travels south on Dixie Highway, west on Olive Road to Veterans Park on Harwood Avenue across from Aurelio's Pizza. A ceremony will be held to honor Homewood's veterans and those currently serving in the United States Armed Forces.
Visit Village Hall before Memorial Day to see the Veterans Memorial Wall. The collection features more than two dozen professional photographs of Homewood veterans - past and present. |
| Village Hall Closed |
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Village Hall will be closed on Memorial Day (Monday, May 26th), reopening on Tuesday, May 27th from 8 AM to 5 PM; to report water emergencies call 798-2131. |
| Fine Art Fair and Presidents Art Contest |
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The Village of Homewood's President's Art Contest is held in conjunction with the well-respected and widely acclaimed Fine Art Fair on Saturday and Sunday, June 7th and 8th at Irwin Park from 10 AM to 5 PM.
A favored exhibition of the fair is the President's Art Contest; a local amateur art contest, featuring talent from throughout the Chicago Southland. The contest is divided into three categories: Adult (14+), Teen (9-14), and Youth (5-9). 2-D and 3-D art media accepted. The deadline to enter the amateur art contest is May 30th. Click here for an application. |
| No Tolerance for Graffiti in Homewood |
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| Article IV- (Nuisances), Section 50-93 (26) of the Homewood Village Code defines graffiti as "any unauthorized inscription, word, figure, design, symbol or combination or collection thereof, which is marked, etched, scratched, painted, drawn or printed on any structural component of any building, structure, or other facility, privately or publicly owned, regardless of the nature of the material of that structural component." Persons observing graffiti shall report their observation to the Police Department within 24 hours. Graffiti shall be removed no later than 72 hours from the date of service of notice." The Police Department can be contacted at 206-3420. For those needing assistance in removing the graffiti, the Cook County Sheriff's Police Department offers a free graffiti removal service. A Graffiti Removal Request Form is required. |
| Public Works Hosts Field Trip |
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| The JCC pre-school class took a field trip to Public Works to see all the major equipment the department operates each day. Children tested the bucket truck, backhoes, a mini excavator, dump truck with air horn, and paving machine and roller. They found out quickly that all of the horns worked properly! Public Works employees helped the children in and out of the machinery, showed them how to operate it, took them for rides in the aerial bucket and moved stone back and forth in the dump truck. Each child was awarded an "Honorary Backhoe Operator" certificate before they returned to school. Public Works provides dozens of opportunities for the community to learn about its services. |
| PASSPORTS now available |
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| The Heritage Committee has announced the official PASSPORT for Drivin' the Dixie is now available. Learn more at drivinthedixie.org.
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| Fundraiser for Team Clover 4H Club |
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Team Clover 4H Club in Homewood is hosting two fundraisers to help further educational programs for children ages 8 - 18 in areas of aerospace, theatre arts, science, and computers. Team Clover 4H has been involved in several tree planting activities throughout Homewood; they've assisted local University of Illinois Master Gardners and the Homewood Tree Committee in several reforestation projects.
- A flower sale on Saturday, May 24th from 8 AM to 12 PM at Millennium School (on the corner of 183rd Street and Aberdeen Avenue). For pre-orders and information, contact Jodi Wassilak at 799-1374. Flower purchases will be available for pick-up on the 24th and same-day sales are accepted.
- Windy City Thunderbolts tickets for the Monday, June 23 game at 7 PM.
Team Clover will represent South Cook County 4H at the Illinois State Fair in an International Study project. For information about both fundraisers and the functions of Team Clover, contact coordinator Jodi Wassilak at 799-1374 or by email at rxfam5@comcast.net |
| Now Accepting Vendors & Rescue Groups |
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 Homewood's Dog Days of Summer is becoming the largest pet-friendly event in the south suburbs. To learn about becoming a sponsor, vendor, or participating rescue groups, view the Dog Days of Summer 60 second infomercial.
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