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In spite of rain, attendance and sales both favorable by Carrie Steinweg LANSING, Ill. (September 29, 2018) - Returning this weekend after a one-year-hiatus, the Lansing...

First event provides real-life test drive by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (October 6, 2018) - Sunday, October 7, will provide the last opportunity for people to...

Tuesday, October 9, 7:00pm information provided by the Village of South Holland SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (October 6, 2018) - On Tuesday, October 9, the South Holland...

text and photos by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (October 5, 2018) - The temperature seemed to get warmer as the evening progressed, and the predicted...

information provided by the Illinois Department of Human Rights CARBONDALE, Ill. (October 3, 2018) - “Illinois diversity makes us stronger and more connected as a...

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by Jennifer Yos LANSING, Ill. (October 4, 2018) - As children throughout Lansing excitedly decide and share what their Halloween costumes will be this year,...

photos and text by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (October 3, 2018) - Troost Coffee & Tea was bustling with cops this morning. In an effort...

Saturday, October 20, 10:00am information provided by Thornton Township High Schools District 205 HARVEY, Ill. (October 3, 2018) - The Thornton Township High School District 205...

Lansing's first Human Relations Commission combines variety of backgrounds into unity of purpose photos and article by Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (October 2, 2018) - Nine...

Friday, October 19, 4:00pm by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (October 2, 2018) - LARC will be hosting its Annual Fall Fundraiser on Friday, October 19, 4:00–9:00pm,...

Monday, October 15, 7:00pm information provided by Bethel Christian Reformed Church LANSING, Ill. (October 1, 2018) - The “Ladies Night Out” of Bethel Christian Reformed Church...

Reconstruction will improve safety, reduce congestion in key freight, jobs corridor information provided by the Office of the Governor NEW LENOX, Ill. (September 30, 2018) —...

Once on Saturday, October 6; twice on Sunday, October 7 by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (September 29, 2018) - "All creatures great and small are invited!"...

LANSING, Ill. (September 26, 2018) - Walter Morales loves Halloween. When he and his family lived in the city, they decorated in the Mexican "Day of the Dead"-style tradition — not pumpkins and fall leaves, but ghoulish corpses and skeletons. "It's Halloween," Morales explains. "We wanted to scare people. That's what Halloween is!"...