Josh Bootsma

LANSING, Ill. (May 5, 2023) – The Lansing Journal is trying something new this summer, and we are grateful for fun people like Laurene at Gayety's...

TF South Senior Christian Williams-Clark planned a fourth "Prayer at the Pole" event of the school year to take place on National Day of Prayer...

Students invited to submit application for national science fair recognition SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (May 3, 2023) – Students throughout Calvin Christian School in South Holland took a quick break on Tuesday morning to congratulate eight middle schoolers who competed at a statewide science fair last weekend. Two of the eight...

Incumbents Saad Abbasy and Jerry Zeldenrust re-sworn to Village Board LANSING, Ill. (May 2, 2023) – Mike Fish served in his last meeting as a Village Trustee Tuesday night, and Maureen Grady-Perovich was sworn in to replace him. Fish was elected to the Village Board of Trustees in 2019 alongside Saad...

After an Oklahoma fire, dozens of dogs were brought to South Suburban Humane Society – via Lansing LANSING, Ill. (May 1, 2023) – Tom Gorski and Scott Patterson are tasked with the maintenance of the Lansing Municipal Airport — from clearing miles of snow in the winter to cutting acres...

LANSING, Ill. (April 30, 2023) – The long stretch of grass at Park Plaza in downtown Lansing has begun a transformation into what will eventually be a skate park and pump track. Construction on the new park, which runs parallel to the Pennsy Greenway, started on April 3, according...

LANSING, Ill. (April 29, 2023) – The May 2 Lansing Village Board meetings begin at 7 p.m. with the regular board meeting, which is directly followed by the Committee of the Whole meeting. Village Board meeting agenda (7 p.m.) Many of the items brought before the Village Board at this meeting...

Nine students from Memorial Junior High compete in the Illinois State Science Fair this weekend LANSING, Ill. (April 28, 2023) – The gym at Memorial Junior High was filled with Lansing dignitaries, cheering sixth-graders, enthusiastic cheerleaders, spirited band members, and proud parents on Friday morning. They had gathered to give...

submitted by Stephanie Jansma Stephanie Jansma took a copy of The Lansing Journal on her trip to Atlanta, visiting the World of Coca Cola, and the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. She also visited the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park (and recommends it), but forgot to snap a photo with...

Open to 2023 high school graduates in Bloom Township LANSING, Ill. (April 24, 2023) – The deadline for Bloom Township's first-ever $2,500 scholarship application is May 1, 2023. Bloom Township Supervisor T.J. Somer and the Board of Trustees voted to approve the Bloom Township Scholarship Program, which will award four graduating...