Melanie Jongsma
Artist Jim Siergey to return to Promise You Art House with Nostalgia
Show opening Saturday, January 25, 12:00–6:00pm
by Melanie Jongsma
HIGHLAND, Ind. (January 20, 2020) - Artist Jim Siergey will return to Promise You Art House as part of a group show called Nostalgia. The show opening is Saturday, January 25, from 12:00–6:00pm.Nostalgia will mark Siergey's third show at the Highland, Indiana,...
Agendas: Village Board and Committee of the Whole meetings – 1/21/20
LANSING, Ill. (January 19, 2020) - Items for approval and discussion are included in the agendas posted below:Village Board—1/21/20 agenda (PDF)
These are items that were discussed at the previous Committee of the Whole meeting and are now up for vote.
Committee of the Whole—1/21/20 agenda (PDF)
These are new items brought...
Mayor Eidam breaks ground in Bloom Township
by Melanie Jongsma
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (January 18, 2020) - Earlier this week, Mayor Patty Eidam participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Bloom Township Highway Department building.Bloom Township Highway Commissioner Joseph Stanfa explained that the old facility is located on the site of an old Nicor gas...
A video editorial
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...
Three Royal Rangers achieve highest honor
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...
Great Chicago Blood Drive an overwhelming success in Munster
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...
Lansing Police Department offers advice to local businesses following recent burglaries
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...
Agenda: Human Relations Commission meeting – 01/16/20
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...
Troost and Lansing Public Library bring coffee and books together
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...
Great Chicago Blood Drive comes to Munster, Indiana (corrected info)
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...