Melanie Jongsma

Cameron Sanchez, CJ Wilson, and Jawaan Dorch demonstrate peace while protesting violence by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (June 7, 2020) - When you're a young black man in Lansing, you have a unique combination of responsibilities to the diverse influences who speak into your life. Family, teachers, "the black community," "white...

data provided by the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Indiana State Department of Health LANSING, Ill. (June 7, 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...

May 31–June 6 in Lansing, Illinois by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (June 6, 2020) - As quarantine restrictions began to ease and businesses began to reopen—with modifications—Sunday morning felt like a new beginning. But the mood shifted later in the day, and the rest of the week found people in Lansing...

data provided by the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Indiana State Department of Health LANSING, Ill. (June 6, 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...

data provided by the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Indiana State Department of Health LANSING, Ill. (June 5, 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...

Pour on Roy will be "elegant but not overpriced" by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (June 4, 2020) - "There’s nothing like a pandemic to start a new business, right?" laughed Amy Todd. She and her family have begun the process of opening a new wine bar in the building they own...

by Melanie Jongsma LANSING and CALUMET CITY, Ill. (June 4, 2020) - "I am determined to provide an outlet for our student scholars, namely our Black and Brown student scholars," wrote District 215 Superintendent Teresa Lance in a letter to D215 families on Sunday, May 31. At the time the...

data provided by the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Indiana State Department of Health LANSING, Ill. (June 4, 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...

data provided by the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Indiana State Department of Health LANSING, Ill. (June 3, 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...

May 2020 supportersLANSING, Ill. (June 2, 2020) - More than 22,000 people visit The Lansing Journal each month to read the local news we publish each day. In May, the most visited news items included:Stories of loss (Larry Necastro's obituary, Master Sergeant Nathan Goodman's memorial parade, the closing of...