Josh Bootsma

By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (April 20, 2022) – The Village of Lansing and Nicor Gas will be presenting information to the public regarding billing assistance, energy-saving products, and other social assistance programs on Friday, April 22.The resource fair will take place at the Lansing Public Library at 10 a.m....

By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (April 18, 2022) – Following Thornton Township's annual public meeting on April 12, Township trustees, Clerk Loretta Wells, and Supervisor Tiffany Henyard made their way to the second level of Thornton Township headquarters to conduct their twice-monthly board meeting. The meeting highlighted a handful of...

District 158 Board regular meeting - April 20, 7 p.m. LANSING, Ill. (April 17, 2022) – The April 20 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. Guests should enter the building through Door...

LANSING, Ill. (March 23, 2022) — Baseball had a busy week, playing four games and winning half of them. Badminton "suffered" its first second-place finish, and soccer, volleyball, and tennis also played. Scores below: TFS Baseball April 11 Opponent: Hillcrest High SchoolResult: TFS beat Hillcrest 17-0Jack Starcevich led the way for TFS,...

LANSING, Ill. (April 16, 2022) – The April 19 Lansing Village Board meetings begin at 7 p.m. with a 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...

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...

LANSING, Ill. (April 15, 2022) – Melanie and Josh spent Good Friday at the annual prayer walk in Lansing. The video is below:https://www.youtube.com/embed/JqnJGrrYmkAPast prayer walksGood Friday ‘Way of the Cross’ brings Lansing together after a year apart (April 2, 2021) Annual Good Friday Prayer Walk goes online (April 10,...

By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (April 14, 2022) – Lansing School District 158 released a letter on Wednesday sharing some details and results of a fight that took place at Memorial Junior High School last week. The letter quickly spread in the Lansing community on Wednesday and Thursday. The fighting The letter...

By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (April 12, 2022) – The Lansing Police Department has donated some of its unused ballistic vests to aid ongoing efforts in Ukraine, joining some other local police departments in supporting Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian connections The campaign for police department donations to Ukraine was organized by Steven Vaccaro,...

LANSING, Ill. (April 11, 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...