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Three days left to apply for FEMA assistance for September storms and flooding
Cook County homeowners and renters who were affected by the Sept. 17-18 storms and flooding have three days left to apply for FEMA assistance.
Power outage at BP oil refinery in Whiting causes gas odor and haze in the region
TF South students retruning home after school held scarves over their noses to muffle the gas odor that spread across Lansing...
Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame seeking nominations for 2024
The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is seeking nominations for the 2024 induction class of the Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame...
Meet the Knights of Columbus spelling bee champion who only spelled one word
Maame Djondo didn't misspell a single word during Saturday's Knights of Columbus spelling bee...
Gas odor in Lansing originated from oil refinery in Whiting, says BP
In in email to The Lansing Journal, BP said a storage tank leak at its refinery in Whiting, Indiana last week is responsible for odors...
Local man wins LACE ‘Queen of Hearts’ raffle, taking home over $30k
The “Queen of Hearts” is a progressive pot raffle using a deck of cards turned face down on a board and numbered 1 through 54...
Lansing is going Looney for this year’s Good Neighbor Day Parade
the theme for the 56th Annual Good Neighbor Day Parade has been announced as Lansing Goes Looney...Tunes...
MLK Memories – Lansing’s Sharon Giles recalls decades of progress and challenges
Sharon Giles remembers In the mid 60s, during the the Civil Rights movement, garages of Black families in the neighborhood were set on fire…
Watch Dr. Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech
This article was first published in 2023. It's republished here in honor of MLK Day on Monday.On August 28, 1963, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson...
FEMA extends application window for flooding and storm assistance
The FEMA assistance application deadline was recently extended by three weeks to February 9 to allow more time for residents...
Pair of South Holland events to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this weekend
Two free events will honor the memory and ideology of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in South Holland this weekend...
Lansing’s ‘Stan the Man’ celebrates 100th birthday at open house
Nearly 100 relatives and friends made their way to Lansing to celebrate 100 years of life for Stanley Zwier...
Winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket sold in Lansing has yet to be claimed
Someone local may be much richer to start the new year, but whether they know it or not is another matter....
10 days left to apply for FEMA disaster assistance for September storms
January 19 is the final day for Cook County residents to apply for disaster assistance from FEMA for storms and flooding...
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