Wednesday, December 6, 5:00pm information provided by the Village of Lansing The Village of Lansing will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Santa House on Wednesday, December 6, at 5:00pm. The event will take place at the new Santa House location—the corner of Henry and Randolph Streets. At 6:00pm the Santa House will open … Read more
Lansing Voices thoughtful comments submitted by Lois Ooms We are entering the Christmas season, the season of “peace on earth.” Yet we listen to the news and hear about tensions and wars in many countries of the world. We also look around our communities and see tensions—people who don’t talk with each other for years, … Read more
by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (December 2017) – For the Hispanic Catholic community in Lansing, December 12 is a special day. It is the date when tradition says the Lady of Guadalupe appeared to a Mexican peasant, Juan Diego, in 1531. In Mexico, the date is a national holiday, a day when schools and businesses … Read more
December 4, 2017, flag-raising ceremony begins year-long celebration information provided by the Office of Governor Bruce Rauner SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (November 8, 2017) – “The Bicentennial is a once-in-a-lifetime invitation to fall in love with Illinois all over again,” says Governor Bruce Rauner in a letter to Illinois counties and municipalities. The letter explains that December … Read more
by Patricia Muhammad LANSING, Ill. (November 2017) – During the holiday season, the United States Postal Service processes millions of pieces of mail across the country and around the world. Over the next few weeks, thousands of holiday shoppers will stand in post offices waiting to send packages and parcels near and far. In this … Read more
Village responds to resident feedback by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (October 2017) – Despite the name, Lansing’s Code Red system is not only about emergency alerts. The program offers a variety of news-sharing features for residents who sign up. Director of Communications Ken Reynolds would like to “blow the dust off” the system and use … Read more
by Patricia Muhammad Thanksgiving is a national holiday set aside for family and friends to gather together to offer thanks and share blessings received throughout the year. Thanksgiving dinner is a traditional expression of gratitude and is symbolic of abundance. Recently, at a community dinner at Lansing’s Trinity Lutheran Church, participants shared with The Lansing … Read more
Best Illinois Township Website and Best Illinois Township Social Media by Melanie Jongsma SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (November 2017) – “The Thornton Township website underwent a complete overhaul this year,” said Ernst Lamothe Jr., Community Relations Manager. “The purpose was to create a more informative, interactive, and visually appealing site that would be useful to all … Read more
by Patricia Muhammad Thanksgiving is a national holiday set aside for family and friends to gather together to offer thanks and share blessings received throughout the year. Thanksgiving dinner is a traditional expression of gratitude and is symbolic of abundance. Recently, at a community dinner at Lansing’s Trinity Lutheran Church, participants shared with The Lansing … Read more
a clipping from the 1962 Lansing Journal, provided by Terry Kapteyn About the photographer The photographer of this image is listed as Jon Huisman. Huisman started as a flyboy at the Lansing Journal while he was a junior at Illiana Christian High School. Upon graduation he began working full-time in the print shop—typesetting, washing the … Read more