Jennifer Yos
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Jennifer Yos grew up on Walter Street in Lansing with nine siblings. She attended St. Ann’s School and T.F. South, and she earned a BA in the Teaching of English from the University of Illinois, Chicago, and a MS in Education: Curriculum and Instruction from the University of St. Francis, Joliet. For 34 years she taught English, as well as Creative Writing and Drama, at Lincoln-Way High School. She dabbled in freelance journalism for the Joliet Herald News Living section. Now retired, Jennifer appreciates the opportunity to write for The Lansing Journal and is uplifted by the variety of positive people she has already met who are making a difference in Lansing.
Sunnybrook District 171 reaches contract agreement with teachers
Long process ends with "successful" result for District 171 and its teachers
By Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (January 27, 2021) – At its Monday, January 25, school board meeting, the Sunnybrook District 171 School Board voted to approve a professional agreement between Sunnybrook School District 171 and the Sunnybrook Education Association—...
Frustrations mount as Sunnybrook District 171 enters seventh month of contract negotiations
Teachers union concerned; negotiations resume Jan. 6.
By Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (January 5, 2021) – During School District 171’s virtual Board meeting on Monday, December 21, second grade Nathan Hale teacher and Sunnybrook Education Association (SEA) member Amy Pelke expressed concerns and frustrations related to contract negotiations for teachers, which...
Cole & Young Jewelers to close after 146 years
Owner Larry Mollo ready for retirement after 44 years in Lansing
By Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (December 22, 2020) – Soon after the first of the New Year, Larry Mollo plans to close his Lansing business—Cole & Young Co. Jewelers—located at 3341 Ridge Road. Mollo has been operating Cole & Young...
Lansing Fire donates old engine to small downstate community
Small town Brooklyn, IL thankful for engine
By Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (October 28, 2020) – At the October 20 Village Board meeting, Lansing Fire Chief Chad Kooyenga thanked the board members for their approval earlier this year of the Lansing Fire Department’s donation of its old engine #29—a 1987 GMC...
From bicycle thievery to bicycle benevolence, Julian Sherman is making a difference
Chicagoland Prison Outreach helped Lansing resident turn his life aroundThose who scroll through various Lansing social media sites may recall a local resident identified as “Ju Sherman” recently posting that he had free refurbished bikes to give away to those in need. The bicycles were quickly claimed in just...
District 158 responds to parents’ and teachers’ E-learning concerns
Superintendent Dr. Nathan Schilling addresses virtual instruction, curriculum, and tech support
By Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (August 26, 2020) – Lansing School District 158’s August 18 board meeting included the reading of ten separate letters sent by individual teachers and parents who expressed back-to-school concerns and frustrations, among which included Memorial...
Results shared from TF South student survey on “Rebels” nickname
Student opinion leads District 215 Board to vote on name change on August 25
By Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (August 23, 2020) – At its August 12 Committee of the Whole meeting, the District 215 School Board shared the results of the July 21st TF South student survey regarding a “Rebel”...
Lansing resident Jim King shares August 4 birthday with US Coast Guard
by Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (August 5, 2020) - Coast Guard Day is August 4. Every year this day commemorates the date in 1790 when Congress granted Alexander Hamilton’s request for a Revenue-Marine—the precursor to today’s United States Coast Guard. Hamilton, then Secretary of the Treasury, saw our country’s critical...
July 14 Village Board meeting includes tribute to recently departed Trustee Michael Manno
by Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (July 18, 2020) - Roll call at the July 14 Village Board Meeting was both somber and poignant. A vase had been set in front of Trustee Mike Manno's usual seat, and as each Trustee's name was called, he or she responded "Here," and then...
Lansing Fire Engine E29 debuts in traditional ‘push-in ceremony’
by Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (July 8, 2020) - After nearly two years that included fire engine designing, taking bids, seeking Village approval, and monitoring the manufacturing process, the Lansing Fire Department officially welcomed its brand new custom-designed E-One fire engine—E29—to Station 29 on Tuesday, June 30. Following a week...