Jennifer Yos
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Jennifer Yos grew up on Walter Street in Lansing with nine siblings. She attended St. Ann’s School and T.F. South, and she earned a BA in the Teaching of English from the University of Illinois, Chicago, and a MS in Education: Curriculum and Instruction from the University of St. Francis, Joliet. For 34 years she taught English, as well as Creative Writing and Drama, at Lincoln-Way High School. She dabbled in freelance journalism for the Joliet Herald News Living section. Now retired, Jennifer appreciates the opportunity to write for The Lansing Journal and is uplifted by the variety of positive people she has already met who are making a difference in Lansing.
Lansing Fire Department gets approval for new fire engine
Lighter, faster, more efficient—and under budget
by Jennifer YosLANSING, Ill. (March 28, 2019) - At the March 19 Village Board meeting, the Lansing Fire Department received official approval to purchase a new custom-designed E-ONE fire engine through Fire Services, Inc., of St. John, Indiana. The approval was the culmination of...
Chad Kooyenga appointed Lansing Fire Chief
by Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (March 25, 2019) - At the March 19 meeting of the Village Board, Mayor Patty Eidam and the Lansing Trustees officially appointed Chad Kooyenga as Lansing’s new Fire Department Chief. In a brief induction ceremony, Chief Kooyenga’s wife Jennifer did the honor of pinning his...
Fox Pointe Director Tony Troncozo shares 2019 plans
LANSING, Ill. (February 25, 2019) - The Village of Lansing has big plans set and in the making for Fox Pointe’s 2019 summer schedule of musical entertainment and events. Newly hired Director of Fox Pointe Tony Troncozo says they are planning for an “aggressive” 2019 schedule. “What we have...
Village Voice Party campaigns at Troost
Political events keep Lansing voters informed
by Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (February 25, 2019) - The Lansing Village Voice Party recently hosted an evening event at Troost Coffee & Tea, offering Lansing residents an opportunity to meet their three Trustee candidates, hear their platform, and ask questions before the April 2...
Mike Fish, Trustee candidate
Village Voice Party, Lansing, Illinois
by Jennifer Yos
Experience
A Lansing resident for 50 years, Fish is a retired employee of the Village with 30 years’ service in the Public Works Department, the last four of which he served as both Assistant Superintendent and Interim Superintendent. Mike and his wife Kathy have...
Larry Thomas, Trustee candidate
Independent candidate, Lansing, Illinois
by Jennifer Yos
Experience
A Lansing resident for 10 years, Thomas currently works for a Chicago staffing agency that helps the unemployed find temporary work.He graduated from Governor’s State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. As a licensed Restorative Justice Counselor, he spent four...
2018 highlights—Women making a difference
2018 was a big year in Lansing, and The Lansing Journal recorded hundreds of stories. In these last days of 2018 and the opening days of 2019, we share some highlights chosen by different members of The Lansing Journal writing team. Jennifer Yos grew up on Walter Street in...
Lansing’s Rhoda Murphy celebrates 104th birthday
Teacher, traveler, activist, mother, and ukulele player still "living right"
by Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (December 2018) - The setting was 1914, just days before Christmas, in a house in Lansing that still stands today on Grant Street. Mabel Vierk was in the middle of preparing a Christmas fruitcake when she...
TF South Rebel Players present Legally Blonde the Musical
Evening performances December 6, 7, 8; matinee December 9
BY JENNIFER YOSNote: The print version of this story contains a misspelling of Ann Wolpert's name. We apologize for the error, and it has been corrected below.LANSING, Ill. (December 1, 2017) - Omigod, you guys! TF South’s Rebel Players’ production of...
New Star shines a light on community integration for people with disabilities
by Jennifer Yos
CRETE, Ill. (December 1, 2018) - For parents of children who are intellectually or developmentally disabled, the concerns and solutions regarding the question “What next?” after their child’s high school graduation can be complicated. As a single parent of a disabled son explains:“That’s the difficult part...