Melanie Jongsma

by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (May 6, 2020) - The Biblical Garden was a new addition to the grounds at Trinity Lutheran Church last summer, thanks to the passion of garden enthusiast Diane Lund, who also leads the Lansing Garden Club. This year the Biblical Garden has been enhanced with...

by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (May 5, 2020) - It is the "Mayberry-ness" of Lansing that Karen Kleine will miss most. Kleine is owner of Minuteman Press on Torrence Avenue. For the past 14 years, she has designed and printed forms and flyers, business cards and brochures, labels, letterhead, and...

by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (May 5, 2020) - Volunteers from Trinity Lutheran Church have been working hard to create a series of raised planting beds that will comprise a Community Garden. These beds are available for rent from Trinity for $25 per bed per season. The season begins this...

LANSING, Ill. (May 2, 2020) - Village of Lansing elected officials and essential department heads will be meeting in person on May 5, while observing social distancing. Members of the public who prefer not to join the meeting in person are invited to view the meetings via the livestream...

April 27–May 1 in Lansing, Illinois by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (May 1, 2020) - In a week that included rain showers at least part of most days—and cooler than average temperatures—Lansing residents somewhat gladly stayed indoors, in spite of a growing sense of quarantine-induced cabin fever. The biggest change came...

COVID-19 quarantine impacts businesses' ability to advertise by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (April 29, 2020) - With Governor Pritzker's stay-at-home order extended through May, owners of The Lansing Journal made the decision not to take on the expense of producing and mailing a print edition of the newspaper next month. The...

by Melanie Jongsma LANSING and LYNWOOD, Ill. (April 25, 2020) - The tears streaming down Erika Pettis's cheeks were an indication that this parade was more than just a parade. "I'm, like, super happy to see people," she said, laughing and wiping her face. Pettis is the Assistant Superintendent for...

April 19–25 in Lansing, Illinois by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (April 25, 2020) - Lansing residents found ways to announce birthdays and other life milestones, Lansing businesses continued to make adjustments, and Lansing schools reconnected with students through neighborhood parades. Plus, on Thursday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced the stay-at-home order...

Unique partnership with Kilgus Farmstead redirects milk that would have been dumped by Melanie Jongsma CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (April 24, 2020) - It was last week when Supervisor TJ Somer and his wife saw an ABC7 report about Illinois farmers being forced to dump large quantities of milk because of the...

Modified order goes into effect May 1 by Melanie Jongsma SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (April 23, 2020) - In Thursday's 2:30pm press briefing, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker shared some graphs and data that show coronavirus cases will not likely reach their peak in Illinois until mid-May. For that reason, he is extending—though modifying—the...