Melanie Jongsma

Melanie has spent her career helping people share their stories. As a Managing Editor of The Lansing Journal, she seeks out stories in the Lansing community that aren't being told anywhere else. Favorites include "Memories and connections at the Golden Crown," "Cruise Night: It's not about the cars," "Lansing gets a dog park," "LARC's very merry Christmas party," and "Mexico comes to Lansing, Illinois."

State Rep Marcus Evans provides highlights to crowd in Fox Pointe pavilion

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Over 100 gather to hear directly from elected officials by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (July 25, 2019) – On Thursday evening, July 18, Illinois State Representative Marcus Evans hosted a Town Hall-style meeting in Lansing’s Fox Pointe pavilion. Lansing Mayor Patty Eidam and several Village Trustees were joined by mayors and other elected officials from … Read more

Three remaining days for Early Residency Verification

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Thornton Fractional District 215 helps families avoid registration congestion by Melanie Jongsma LANSING and CALUMET CITY, Ill. (July 23, 2019) – District 215 arranged four days of Early Residency Verification for parents of incoming 9th-grade students. Three of those days remain: Thursday, July 25, 1:00–3:00pm Tuesday, July 30, 9:00–11:30am Thursday, August 1, 1:00–3:00pm At the … Read more

Congresswoman Kelly introduces Women and Minority Equity Investment Act

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Legislation seeks to provide Shark Tank exemption to allow women and minority-owned businesses to grow information provided by the Office of the Congresswoman WASHINGTON, DC (July 23, 2019) – On July 9, Congresswoman Robin Kelly introduced the Women and Minority Equity Investment Act (H.R. 3633); the legislation will make a commonsense tweak to existing Small … Read more