Josh Bootsma
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Josh is Managing Editor at The Lansing Journal and believes in the power and purpose of community news. He covers any local topics—from village government to theatre, from business openings to migratory birds.
Agenda: Lan-Oak Park District Board meeting – 5/15/23
Meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Eisenhower Center
All residents are welcome to attend meetings of the Park District Board of Commissioners. The Board typically meets on the third Monday of each month, and per the Open Meetings Act they publish an agenda to notify the public of items...
The Lansing Journal journeys: A visit to Ohio
Guess where Lansing librarian Beth Bozzo took a photo with her Lansing Journal...
Special use for Eagle Academy electronic sign – Planning and Zoning agenda 5/10/23
LANSING, Ill. (May 9, 2022) – All residents are welcome to attend Planning and Zoning Board meetings. The Planning and Zoning Board meets as needed, and per the Open Meetings Act they publish an agenda to notify the public of items that are up for discussion. Meetings typically begin...
Saturday photos: Good Neighbor Day Parade and America Sings!
Relive Saturday in Lansing through photos of both the Good Neighbor Day Parade and America Sings!...
Video: We didn’t think you’d like Blue Moon and Pistachio
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 students gather for prayer at flagpole on National Day of Prayer
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 from Calvin Christian School and Memorial Jr. High earn gold at state science fair
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...
Students from Memorial Jr. High earn gold at state science fair
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...
Mike Fish steps down from Village Board; Maureen Grady-Perovich steps up
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...
Pups on a plane – How the Lansing Airport became the landing spot for 52 displaced dogs
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...