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.
One Trick Pony to bring Lansing’s first gastropub to Ridge Road
Mark Kocol, owner of One Trick Pony Brewery in Lansing, received Village Board approval Tuesday, June 2, to open a...
Hair styling prohibition ends in Lansing
Appointment books are filling rapidly following months of quarantine
by Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (June 2, 2020) – The reopening of hair salons in Illinois may not garner the same supersized font headlines of—say, the end of Prohibition in 1933—but for hair salon patrons and their stylists, the inclusion of personal...
TF North Class of 2020 receives congratulatory video featuring celebrity messages
by Jennifer Yos
CALUMET CITY, Ill. (May 11, 2020) - District 215 recently reached out to their Class of 2020 graduating high school seniors via e-mail, requesting their input on graduation ceremony decisions for this unusual quarantined school year. The seniors answered a survey through the district’s partners @thoughxchng, and...
District 158 nationally recognized for outstanding commitment to music education
by Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (April 28, 2020) - Lansing School District 158 has been nationally recognized with a Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) award from the NAMM Foundation, a philanthropic branch of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) trade association, which supports music programs, research, and activities....
District 158 shares new school kitchen in time of need
by Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (April 10, 2020) - Shortly after Governor JB Pritzker mandated school closures to begin no later than Monday, March 20, Superintendent Nathan Schilling of Lansing’s School District 158 received a phone call from Cameron Bolender, Vice President for Operations at A’viands—the school district’s new food...
When library doors shut, digital doors open
by Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (March 30, 2020) - The Lansing Public Library, along with other Illinois libraries, closed its doors for regular business hours on Wednesday, March 18, in response to the COVID-19 quarantine. However, even behind closed doors, the Lansing Public Library is keeping its commitment to serve...
Birthday wishes to Lansing Leaplings
by Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (February 1, 2020) - Born on February 29, 1980, Lansing resident Layton Wood is a “Leapling”—one of approximately 205,000 U.S. citizens who are able to celebrate their actual birthday—February 29—only every fourth year, during Leap Year. When Wood turns 40 on February 29, 2020, she...
Pace Bus Route 355 Wentworth Limited needs increased ridership to survive
"At the end of the day, we want to save this route."
by Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (February 1, 2020) - When Lansing resident John Gehring heard rumors last summer that Pace Bus Route 355 was on a watch list, he decided to take action. Knowing that other Lansing residents like...
Oak Glen Elementary kicks off ‘Hoops for Heart’ with special ‘Heart Hero’ guest
LANSING, Ill. (February 1, 2020) - Oak Glen Elementary School kicked off its annual “Hoops for Heart” American Heart Association fundraiser on Thursday, Jan. 30, for its 3rd-, 4th-, and 5th-grade students.The special assembly began with a multi-media “Kids Heart Challenge” presentation starring “Team Heart” cartoon characters promoting...
Calvin Coolidge Elementary School celebrates the arrival of Enchanted Backpack
Second-grade teacher Elizabeth Capizzano applies for and receives $20,000 grant of school supplies
by Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (January 19, 2020) - The anticipation at Calvin Coolidge Elementary School on Thursday morning, January 16, was exhilarating. Fifth-grade students lined both sides of the main hallway with colorfully handmade thank-you posters, singing...