Josh Bootsma

By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (October 19, 2021) – After some Halloween events were cancelled last year due to the pandemic, many local organizations are excited to get back to fun-loving spookery this year. The list below includes Halloween events The Lansing Journal compiled through phone calls, emails, and Facebook searches....

District 158 Board regular meeting - October 20, 7 p.m. LANSING, Ill. (October 19, 2021) – The October 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...

October 16-18, 2021 As part of The Lansing Journal's ongoing efforts to increase sports coverage at TF South, we have asked TFS coaches to provide us with information about their matches/games. The Lansing Journal will be posting these scores and summaries multiple times per week in a "TFS Sports round-up." By...

LANSING, Ill. (October 17, 2021) – The October 19 Lansing Village Board meetings begin at 7:00 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...

By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (October 15, 2021) – In a potential playoff preview, TF South football fell to the buzzsaw that is Lemont High School Friday night, as the undefeated team bested TFS 42-7. Lemont — a school which, like TF South, is currently without a mascot due to a...

October 14-15, 2021 As part of The Lansing Journal's ongoing efforts to increase sports coverage at TF South, we have asked TFS coaches to provide us with information about their matches/games. The Lansing Journal will be posting these scores and summaries multiple times per week in a "TFS Sports round-up." By...

by Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (October 15, 2021) – This week's video brought The Lansing Journal team to the north end of town for the ribbon cutting at Golden Bear Pancake and Crepery.  1:40 Landon Ford starts internship at The Lansing Journal as part of Unity Christian Academy’s pilot program (October...

October 9–13, 2021 As part of The Lansing Journal's ongoing efforts to increase sports coverage at TF South, we have asked TFS coaches to provide us with information about their matches/games. The Lansing Journal will be posting these scores and summaries multiple times per week in a "TFS Sports round-up." By...

More volunteers needed By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (October 11, 2021) – For a few dozen Lansing residents during the pandemic, one form of outside connection has come in styrofoam containers and paper bags. These are the twice-weekly offerings of Lansing Meals on Wheels, a community-run organization that has spent the last...