Josh Bootsma
TFS Badminton still undefeated, outdoor sports dodge poor weather
LANSING, Ill. (March 23, 2022) — While outdoor sports like baseball and softball have struggled to dodge poor weather this week, indoor sports like badminton and volleyball have continued to play on.The TFS badminton team is not only undefeated in their season, but the team can almost count the...
Lansing honors Officer Kenneth Novak 30 years after his death
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (April 8, 2022) – Last year, Lansing Mayor Patty Eidam named April 8 as Lansing Fallen Heroes Memorial Day, a day to honor the the men and women of Lansing who have passed away in the line of duty.This year, Village of Lansing officials, Police...
TF South community remembers coach and teacher Lori Potacki
Former softball coach, swimming coach, teacher, and mentor received touching tribute on TF South softball field
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (April 7, 2022) – Around 100 people gathered at the TF South softball field Wednesday afternoon — not to watch a game, but to honor a memory.
Remembering Lori PotackiLori Potacki...
Two shootings in three days – Lansing Police respond
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (April 7, 2022) – Two shootings occurred in Lansing this week, one in an apartment complex on 175th Street, and another at the Extended Stay America hotel.
175th Street — Attempted Murder charges
Around 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, Lansing Police responded to an apartment on...
Application window nears end for Lansing Police’s first-ever Diversity Scholarship
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (April 6, 2022) – The night Al Phillips was sworn in as Lansing's Police Chief in June of 2021, he said one of his diversity-related goals was to start a scholarship program for Lansing students of color. On April 15, exactly 10 months after Phillips'...
‘Minor injuries’ for TF South students after bus collision in Lansing
Above: A bus of TF South Girls Track Team members was hit on its back, right side in a vehicle collision on Tuesday, April 5 at around 9 p.m. (Photo provided)
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (April 6, 2022) – The TF South Girls Track Team was minutes away from arriving...
Dolton Trustees vote to sue Mayor Tiffany Henyard
Conflict of interest, hiring and firing without approval, and using Dolton's checkbook "like an open credit card" among complaints to be filed in court
By Josh Bootsma
DOLTON, Ill. (April 4, 2022) – The Dolton Village Board of Trustees voted on Monday to file lawsuits against Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard in...
TF South to host student art reception Wednesday, April 6
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (April 5, 2022) — TF South will host a student art reception in the atrium of TF South on Wednesday, April 6 from 6–8 p.m. The reception will highlight TFS artists and give members of the public an opportunity to purchase student art.The event will...
Lansing Sports Complex improvements, Child Abuse Prevention Month – Village Board Agenda 4/5/22
LANSING, Ill. (April 3, 2022) – The April 5 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...
Utility assistance available to low-income households in Illinois
Information provided by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (March 31, 2022) – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) are encouraging families in need to apply for $150 million in utility bill assistance through the Help Illinois Families Program....