Melanie Jongsma

by Melanie Jongsma, Managing EditorTranscript I just want to let you know that when you give money to The Lansing Journal, you are doing more than helping to pay for ink, paper, online hosting, and email delivery. You are supporting Lansing's only newspaper, a newspaper that is providing news that...

by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (January 16, 2020) - On Sunday, January 5, Nathan Duesing, Joshua Lewis, and Collin McAteer achieved the highest honor available to members of the Royal Rangers program. The three young men were awarded the Gold Medal of Achievement.Royal Rangers is similar to Boy Scouts in...

Donors at Center for Visual and Performing Arts donate 195 units by Melanie Jongsma MUNSTER, Ind. (January 15, 2020) - The American Red Cross was hoping to get 100 blood donor appointments at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts, Indiana, location. Since donations are typically low in January, and the...

by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (January 7, 2020) - A recent increase in burglaries at various Ridge Road and Torrence Avenue businesses has prompted the Lansing Police Department to reach out to the business community with tips and advice. Lieutenant Scott Bailey attended the December Lansing Area Chamber luncheon and...

All residents are welcome to attend meetings of the Human Relations Commission. The HRC meets on the third Thursday of each month, and per the Open Meetings Act they publish an agenda to notify the public of items that are up for discussion. Meetings begin at 6:00pm at...

by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (January 11, 2020) – When Lansing Public Library Director Debbie Albrecht was ready to launch a new type of digital library, she chose Troost (rhymes with "host") as the host location.It was a natural partnership. Not only is Albrecht at the coffee shop every morning...

Yesterday's version of this story indicated that Zachary Stevenson's Buddy Holly Tribute is scheduled for January 18, 2020. That date was correct, but we had the day wrong—January 18 is a Saturday, and Stevenson will be at Theatre at the Center (1040 Ridge Road in Munster, Indiana) for two...

ABC7-sponsored event scheduled for Wednesday, January 15, at the Center for Visual & Performing Arts by Melanie Jongsma MUNSTER, Ind. (January 10, 2020) - Munster's Center for Visual & Performing Arts is rolling out the red carpet for ABC7 and the Great Chicago Blood Drive. This is the sixth year that...

Alumni Association to award textbooks to 36 students on January 13 information provided by Southern Illinois University CARBONDALE, Ill. (January 9, 2020) — Three dozen students will be gifted textbooks during the SIU Alumni Association’s annual Textbook Award ceremony next week. Thirty-one of the recipients are from Illinois, including Arnold Ukagwu,...

by Melanie Jongsma OGLESBY, Ill. (January 8, 2020) - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) reports that Starved Rock Bald Eagle Watch Weekend is set for Saturday, January 25, and Sunday, January 26, at Starved Rock State Park in Oglesby, Illinois.Activities are scheduled to begin at 9:00am both...