Josh Bootsma

Cam Sanchez and Valerie McDaniels attend their first meeting; Regina Titsworth announces departure By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (September 19, 2020) – Two new faces were present during the Lansing Human Relations Commission meeting Thursday night—those of Cam Sanchez and Valerie McDaniels. Both new members were appointed by Mayor Patty Eidam...

LANSING, Ill. (September 18, 2020) – The September 22 meeting of the District 215 School Board begins at 6:00pm with a budget hearing, which is followed immediately by a Bond Issuance hearing and the School Board meeting. The meetings are only available virtually via Zoom. Click here for the...

January 13, 2021, will end roughly 35 years of service By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (September 15, 2020) – Lansing Police Chief Dennis Murrin has announced his plans to retire on January 13, 2021, ending three and a half decades of work with the Lansing Police Department. Murrin joined the police force...

"Under-counted communities will lose millions of dollars over a 10-year period for important programs and infrastructure such as new roads," says Clerk Payne By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (September 16, 2020) – With only two weeks until the September 30 deadline for the the 2020 Census, the Village of Lansing is...

"Under-counted communities will lose millions of dollars over a 10-year period for important programs and infrastructure such as new roads," says Clerk Payne By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (September 16, 2020) – With only two weeks until the September 30 deadline for the the 2020 Census, the Village of Lansing is...

WaddieAnn Events recommended by Planning and Zoning Board for special use By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (September 10, 2020) – WaddieAnn Walton is an entrepreneur with an eye for design. About three years ago, those skills led her to open an event venue in Matteson, IL. Now, Walton hopes to grow...

Planning and Zoning Board approves the plan, to go before Village Board on 9/15 By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (September 10, 2020) – Stefanie Day, a representative from the Napleton River Oaks Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram car dealership, came before the Lansing Planning and Zoning Board on September 9 and explained...

Facility improvements over last decade made D158 an award finalist, says superintendent By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (September 7, 2020) – Lansing Elementary and Middle School District 158 achieved a runner-up placement in District Administration's Districts of Distinction award program. District 158 was a finalist in the "Closing the Achievement Gap"...

LANSING, Ill. (September 7, 2020) – The September 9 meeting of the District 215 School Board Committee of the Whole begins at 5:00pm with a Special Meeting, which is followed immediately by the Committee of the Whole meeting. The meetings are only available virtually via Zoom. The full board...

15-foot chimney-like tower most recent among many projects at the nature center By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (September 3, 2020) – The Mildred Burt Nature Center has seen many improvements in recent years, the most recent of which is a chimney-like tower designed to house a special type of bird called...