Carrie Steinweg 
Proceeds will help veteran organizations and first responders by Carrie Steinweg LANSING, Ill. (August 16, 2019) – The parking lot at American Legion Post 697 was filled Saturday morning, August 10, with motorcycles ready to head out for the American Legion Riders’ 6th Annual Ride and Benefit. According to Legion Riders President Nick Grigutis, the … Read more
Griffin Polley to serve as pros’ standard bearer in Las Vegas by Carrie Steinweg CHICAGO, Ill. (August 4, 2019) – Griffin Polley, 17, has faced a number of medical challenges throughout his life, but that hasn’t stopped him from being a member of TF South’s golf team. Last year after an injury, his doctors at … Read more
Lansing residents, Purdue students join the celebration by Carrie Steinweg CHICAGO, Ill. (July 5, 2019) – Sunday marked the 50th Annual Chicago Pride Parade, traditionally held on the last Sunday of June. The first parade was organized as a march on June 27, 1970, with 150–200 individuals participating. Today attendance at the event, which celebrates … Read more
by Carrie Steinweg LANSING, Ill. (June 27, 2019) – There’s a group of about 120 people who will probably never look at Ridge Road the same as they drive or walk down the main street in downtown Lansing. Those individuals were guests on an annual tour hosted by the Lansing Historical Society on June 24. … Read more
Two surviving sisters remember Lansing soldier killed during D-Day invasion by Carrie Steinweg LANSING, Ill. (June 6, 2019) – It was 75 years ago that the D-Day invasion occurred during World War II. It was the largest amphibious invasion in history when the Western Allies launched an assault on Nazi-occupied France, landing on the northern … Read more
Miracle playing at Royal George Theatre through July 14 by Carrie Steinweg CHICAGO, Ill. (June 1, 2019) – Miracle: A Musical 108 Years in the Making, playing at the Royal George Theatre in Chicago, is, in essence, a story of underdogs who have been beat down over and over only to finally succeed in the … Read more
by Carrie Steinweg LANSING, Ill. (May 30, 2019) – When Chuck Murach was recognized for 75 years of service at the recent Court of Honor Ceremony with Boy Scout Troop 276, he was a little confused. Murach hasn’t been alive for that long, so he wondered how they’d come up with such an odd number … Read more
JJ Kelley’s owner “out-paced the field” in supporting military and veterans by Carrie Steinweg LANSING, Ill. (April 4, 2019) – The Lansing Veterans Memorial Ceremonial Honor Guard held their annual appreciation dinner March 30 at JJ Kelley’s in Lansing. Not only is the dinner a gathering to celebrate the group’s event participation throughout the past … Read more
by Carrie Steinweg LANSING, Ill. (March 29, 2019) – For some junior high students, the thought of a science project is met with feelings of dread or anxiety. For other students, it’s an opportunity to experiment and to research and to show off their knowledge of scientific processes. At Memorial Junior High, there’s no shortage … Read more
Now available in Lansing for veteran memorials, ceremonies by Carrie Steinweg LANSING, Ill. (March 30, 2019) – Last summer Lansing Trustee Dr. Maureen Grady-Perovich and her husband, Tony Perovich, were in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for a reunion with Tony’s Vietnam veteran buddies. They decided pay a visit to the national cemetery there. While visiting, … Read more