This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Summer community events and notices unfold across multiple venues
Today is last day to register for A Day in the Country Tour of five Crete gardens with a $12 fee and a box lunch. A reading of A Flurry of Birds by David Fielding Smith occurs at Homewood Library with a $2 donation. Government offices close today. Fourth of July Kiddie Parade in Richton Park at Klawitzer Park with prizes for costumes and decorated bikes, plus a night hike at Irons Oaks in Olympia Fields. Babysitting clinic in Crete Park District runs July 11 and 18 with $8 residents $13 nonresidents. Garden Walk and Potluck at Somonauk Park hosted by Garden Club of Park Forest. More information available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matteson Parks and Recreation Department
Taste of
Chicago
Garden Society of the
Crete
David Fielding Smith
Homewood Library
Dixie Highway
Friends of the Homewood Library
Homeowners Association
Lakewood Subdivision
Richton Park
Klawitzer Park
Chicago Heights Park District
Paul Palmer
Palmer
Park District
Crete Park
Cantigny First Division
U.S
Irons Oaks
Vollmer Road
Olympia Fields
Homewood-Flossmoor Park
Garden Club
Park Forest
Somonauk Park
Matteson Public Library
Matteson