Josh Bootsma

Background: The Lansing Journal made efforts to contact all candidates in the April 4 Municipal Election to gather information to share with Lansing voters. Using a “candidate info form,” we asked the same questions of each local office seeker. Answers were prepared and submitted by the candidates. We will...

Background: The Lansing Journal made efforts to contact all candidates in the April 4 Municipal Election to gather information to share with Lansing voters. Using a “candidate info form,” we asked the same questions of each local office seeker. Answers were prepared and submitted by the candidates. We will...

Background: The Lansing Journal made efforts to contact all candidates in the April 4 Municipal Election to gather information to share with Lansing voters. Using a “candidate info form,” we asked the same questions of each local office seeker. Answers were prepared and submitted by the candidates. We will...

Background: The Lansing Journal made efforts to contact all candidates in the April 4 Municipal Election to gather information to share with Lansing voters. Using a “candidate info form,” we asked the same questions of each local office seeker. Answers were prepared and submitted by the candidates. We will...

Background: The Lansing Journal made efforts to contact all candidates in the April 4 Municipal Election to gather information to share with Lansing voters. Using a "candidate info form," we asked the same questions of each local office seeker. Answers were prepared and submitted by the candidates. We will...

District 158 Board regular meeting – March 15, 7 p.m. LANSING, Ill. (March 13, 2023) – The March 15 meeting of the District 158 School Board begins at 7 p.m. The meeting will occur at the Administration Center, 18300 Greenbay Avenue in Lansing. The meeting may also be watched virtually....

LANSING, Ill. (March 12, 2023) – With the April 4 Municipal Election quickly approaching, and Early Voting starting on March 20, The Lansing Journal has gathered information from the Cook County Clerk's website as well as directly from candidates. The listing below gives Lansing voters a ballot preview of...

THORNTON, Ill. (March 10, 2023) – The Village of Thornton Historical Society is inviting the public to attend a free program titled “Snoopy, Sparky, and Peanuts: The Life of Charles M. Schulz” on Monday, March 27. The event will take place at 7 pm at the Thornton Historical Museum...

A visit to Blue Island Newspaper Printing to see the presses rolling LANSING, Ill. (March 10, 2023) – Journal Publisher Melanie Jongsma and Managing Editor Josh Bootsma couldn't miss a chance to see the Voter Guide print issue on the press at Blue Island Newspaper Printing this week. Bob Ogle...

LANSING, Ill. (March 8, 2023) – Rico's Pizza has decades of experience meeting customers' needs, whether those needs be spicy, crispy, veggie, pepperoni, or anything else that fits in a pizza-sized bag (not box). The Lansing Journal visited Debbie Pluard, Wanda Price, and Cindy Price to award rico's Pizza...