Josh Bootsma

Invited to submit application for national science fair recognition SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (May 3, 2023) – After Memorial Jr. High organized a fanfare-filled send-off for its state science fair competitors last week, four of the nine students earned a gold finish and a chance at national recognition.Officially known as the...

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...

LANSING, Ill. (April 22, 2023) – Over 200 local residents spread across Lansing to pick up trash Saturday morning as part of Lansing's annual Community Clean-up Day.Accompanied by a strange mix of occasional sunshine and infrequent snowflakes, volunteers started at Fox Pointe, where they received their assigned areas and...

TF Center for Academics and Technology at 6 p.m. LANSING, Ill. (April 22, 2023) – The April 25 District 215 School Board meeting will take place at 6 p.m. at the Thornton Fractional Center for Academics and Technology. The full board packet and materials for the meeting, including all exhibits...