Bob Bong

Above: The Lincoln-Lansing Drainage District maintains 27 miles of ditches on a budget that hasn't been raised 96 years. (Photo: Melanie Jongsma) by Bob Bong CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (September 29, 2022) - Illinois has more layers of government than most states. One that is so far down the totem pole most...

45 years after her 1975 murder by Bob Bong LANSING, Ill. (April 25, 2020) - Relatives of Nancy Ritchie are still mourning her murder in Lansing in 1975 and are keeping hopes alive that they will finally find justice 45 years later. Nancy was 30 when she was found about 8:40 a.m....

by Bob Bong SAUK VILLAGE, Ill. (March 3, 2020) - In a few weeks, residents of Sauk Village, Lynwood, and parts of Lansing will receive a postcard in the mail asking for their annual assessment from the Lincoln-Lansing Drainage District. Many others, who have never heard of the Lincoln-Lansing Drainage District,...