Melanie Jongsma

Thursday, November 9, at Bloom Township Center provided by Bloom Township Bloom Township Senior Services and the Center for Disability and Elder Law will present "Powers of Attorney for Property and Healthcare—what every senior should know."This program will be presented on Thursday, November 9, at 1:00pm in the Bloom Township...

Jeff White teaches history in the communityby Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (September 22, 2017) - Jeff White has been teaching history at Illiana Christian High School since 1993. The Local History elective he's been teaching for the past 12 years was started by Dave Zandstra in 1974, and it's been...

"Destination Parks" are part of Lan-Oak Park District strategyby Melanie JongsmaLANSING, Ill. (September 23, 2017) - You're unlikely to stumble across Potts Park unless you already know where it is. It's accessible from the south via Chicago Avenue, or from the north via Oakwood Avenue, then west on 172nd...

If you live south of 186th Street in Lansing, you are in Bloom Township. The Bloom Township timeline of Property Tax Reassessments and Appeals is different from that of Thornton Township, and the staff at their office in Chicago Heights shared this information:The Bloom Township Assessor is Nora Martinez-Gomez Her...

Lansing seniors will receive safer Medicare cards next spring information summarized from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services In order to reduce the risk of medical identity theft for seniors, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is in the process of removing Social Security Numbers (SSNs) from all Medicare...

Cook County Clerk David Orr to speak at rally information provided by the office of David Orr RIVERDALE, Ill. (September 23, 2017) - In an emailed invitation, Cook County Clerk David Orr writes, "I am proud to join the dynamic South Suburban Women of Action on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the...

Lansing's "other township" highlights programs, services, and events on Bloom Township Dayby Melanie Jongsma CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (September 21, 2017) - Most of Lansing is in Thornton Township, and as Illinois' largest township, Thornton is very active and visible. But Lansing residents south of 186th Street are part of Bloom...

Basketball champs, giant checks, promotions, and more by Melanie Jongsma Village Board meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of every month at the Municipal Court Complex, 2710 170th Street. The Committee of the Whole meeting begins at 7:00pm, and typically at that meeting items are brought up for...

Lansing's neighbor puts professional theater within reach information provided by Big Splash Public Relations Founded in 1991, the 410-seat Theatre at the Center is a year-round professional theater at its home—The Center for Visual and Performing Arts—in Munster, Indiana. Theatre at the Center is the only professional theater company...

"Promotion has been long overdue, well-earned, and well-deserved," says Chief Murrinby Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (September 19, 2017) - As part of the Mayor's Report at the Committee of the Whole meeting, the Village Board recognized Lansing Police Officer Tim Biron, who was recently promoted from Sergeant to Lieutenant. The...