Melanie Jongsma

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 at 6:30pm on Wednesdays at the...

by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (July 5, 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,...

by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (July 4, 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,...

by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (July 3, 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,...

by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (July 3, 2020) - Approximately 50 motorcycles gathered in the parking lot of American Legion Post 697 (18255 Grant Street, Lansing) on Sunday morning, June 28. This ride—to "Sollit, Spanky's, Jack's," according to the online flyer—was the first official Legion Rider event of 2020, since...

More data, fewer visuals, ongoing experimentation by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (July 2, 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...

June 2020 advertisers and supporters made it possible by Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor LANSING, Ill. (July 2, 2020) - We published 144 stories in June of 2020, nearly doubling the number we published in June of 2019 (88). That's an important growth metric, but it's only part of the story. Publishing...

New partnership provides new opportunities for seeing the numbers by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (July 1, 2020) - In late May The Lansing Journal received an invitation from a company called HiGeorge to participate in a pilot project. HiGeorge "makes it easy for newsrooms to create engaging, interactive data visualizations," and...

data provided by Cook County Public Health and the Indiana State Department of Health LANSING, Ill. (June 30, 2020) - The Lansing Journal receives daily news releases from various sources regarding the impacts of COVID-19 on our community, state, and region. Statistics from those sources are compiled below.LansingCumulative cases since...

data provided by Cook County Public Health and the Indiana State Department of Health LANSING, Ill. (June 29, 2020) - The Lansing Journal receives daily news releases from various sources regarding the impacts of COVID-19 on our community, state, and region. Statistics from those sources are compiled below.LansingCumulative cases since...