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Melanie Jongsma

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Melanie Jongsma grew up in Lansing, Illinois, and believes The Lansing Journal has an important role to play in building community through trustworthy information.

Agenda: Human Relations Commission meeting – 7/16/20

6:00pm, at the Lansing Municipal Court Complex (not the library) Please note that, due to COVID-19, the Human Relations Commission will be temporarily meeting at the Courthouse within the Lansing Police Department, 2710 170th Street in Lansing, Illinois. This will remain in effect throughout Stage 4 of the Restore Illinois...

COVID-19 data and visuals published July 13, 2020

information gathered from the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Cook County Department of Public Health, and the Indiana State Department of Health LANSING, Ill. (July 13, 2020) - The Lansing Journal partners with HiGeorge to gather and present COVID-19 data from a variety of sources each day.Lansing numbers ...

COVID-19 data and visuals published July 12, 2020

information gathered from the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Cook County Department of Public Health, and the Indiana State Department of Health LANSING, Ill. (July 12, 2020) - The Lansing Journal partners with HiGeorge to gather and present COVID-19 data from a variety of sources each day.Lansing numbers ...

Calumet City Lions install Little Free Library in Pulaski Park

by Melanie Jongsma CALUMET CITY, Ill. (July 12, 2020) - On a pleasant Friday afternoon, July 10, the Lions Club of Calumet City gathered in Pulaski Park to celebrate the installation of a Little Free Library. This is the first of three the Lions have purchased for Calumet City, and...

COVID-19 data and visuals published July 11, 2020

information gathered from the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Cook County Department of Public Health, and the Indiana State Department of Health LANSING, Ill. (July 11, 2020) - The Lansing Journal partners with HiGeorge to gather and present COVID-19 data from a variety of sources each day.Lansing numbers ...

Agendas: Village Board and Committee of the Whole meetings – 7/14/20

LANSING, Ill. (July 11, 2020) - The July 14 meetings of the Village Board begin at 6:45pm with a Public Hearing about the annual budget. The regular Board meeting follows at 7:00pm, and the Committee of the Whole meeting begins directly after the Board meeting adjourns.Public Hearing agenda (6:45pm)Call...

Gov. Pritzker signs Hospital Assessment Legislation and Health Care Affordability Act

information provided by the Office of the Governor SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (July 11, 2020) – On Tuesday, July 7, Governor JB Pritzker signed SB 2541, renewing the Hospital Assessment Program, and SB 1864, the Health Care Affordability Act, into law. “The COVID-19 pandemic has only heightened the nation’s critical...

COVID-19 data and visuals published July 10, 2020

information gathered from the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Cook County Department of Public Health, and the Indiana State Department of Health LANSING, Ill. (July 10, 2020) - The Lansing Journal partners with HiGeorge to gather and present COVID-19 data from a variety of sources each day.Lansing numbers ...

COVID-19 data and visuals published July 9, 2020

by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (July 9, 2020) - The Lansing Journal gathers COVID-19 data from a variety of sources each day and chooses a few of those numbers to include in our daily update. Sources include the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Cook County Department of Public Health,...

Chamber members reunite at Business After Hours event

by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (July 9, 2020) - March 11 seems like a long time ago—that was the date of the last in-person gathering of the Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce. Only two days previous, on March 9, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker had declared a state of emergency because...