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First IL COVID-19 case of easily-spread variant detected
Information provided by the Illinois Department of Public Health
CHICAGO, Ill. (January 15, 2021) – The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Illinois Department...
St. Anthony takes steps toward large campus expansion project
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (January 12, 2021) – St. Anthony of Lansing hopes to expand its campus significantly in coming years by adding a...
Community input invited for new TF South nickname
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (January 12, 2021) – A group of TF South student leaders tasked with determining a new nickname for the school...
IL works with banks to provide free check cashing for stimulus checks
Information provided by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
CHICAGO, Ill. (January 7, 2021) – On Thursday, the Illinois Department of Professional and...
Governor Pritzker calls for President Trump’s impeachment following violence at Capitol Hill
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (January 6, 2021) – About 20 minutes before law enforcement authorities on Capitol Hill finished removing rioting protestors from the...
Frustrations mount as Sunnybrook District 171 enters seventh month of contract negotiations
Teachers union concerned; negotiations resume Jan. 6.
By Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (January 5, 2021) – During School District 171’s virtual Board meeting on Monday, December...
Christmas tree disposal available through January in Lansing
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (January 5, 2020) – The Village of Lansing has said that Christmas trees may be placed at the curb through...
Lansing Municipal Center announces new operating hours
Information provided by the Village of Lansing
LANSING, Ill. (January 3, 2021) – Beginning on January 4, 2021, the Lansing Municipal Center will have new...
Parent co-pays reduced to $1.25 for Illinois’ Child Care Assistance Program
Information provided by the Illinois Department of Human Services
CHICAGO, Ill. (December 30, 2020) – Following the recent launch of a new initiative to direct...
Lansing responds to 2020 race questions with complexity
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (November 24, 2020) – When a video emerged of a white police officer in Minneapolis kneeling on the neck of...
COVID testing now available in We Fix Phones parking lot in Lansing
Drive-thru self-tests available without appointment
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (December 28, 2020) – COVID testing is now available in the parking lot of Boost Mobile...
IL childcare providers to receive financial assistance
State to cover eligible days of Child Care Assistance Program payments
CHICAGO, Ill. (December 23, 2020) – Governor JB Pritzker announced his administration is directing...
IL announces $56 million investment in providers and community organizations
Information provided by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family ServicesSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (December 18, 2020) – Building on its investments to fight against COVID-19,...
Neighborhood Christmas tree brings Lansing neighbors together
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (December 24, 2020) – During a holiday season that has had its usual joy tempered by a global pandemic, some...
Homewood Chevy donates car to mother whose daughter died in car crash
Annual giveaway will help children and grandmother make ends meet in light of loss
By Josh Bootsma
HOMEWOOD, Ill. (December 24, 2020) – Homewood Chevy continued...