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The Lansing Journal publishes news releases from state, county, and local officials who provide information that impacts local community life. The particular contributor of each post is indicated in the byline.

Subway® ‘Fresh Forward’ restaurant to open in Lansing

Restaurant re-design will include digital menu boards, new products, a pre-order pick-up area, and other enhancements information provided by Subway® Restaurants LANSING, Ill. (December 13, 2017) - After nearly 30 years, the Subway® Restaurant located in the Landings Shopping Center is relocating across the street to 17050 Torrence Avenue and taking...

Lansing Rotary Club invites The Lansing Journal to December meeting

by The Lansing Journal staff LANSING, Ill. (November 29, 2017) - The Lansing Rotary Club's first meeting of December will include a presentation by Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor of The Lansing Journal. The topic of her presentation is "Building Community."Information from the Lansing Rotary Club's Facebook page says, "Rotary is...

Theatre at the Center announces 2018 Special Events

Performances announced in time for holiday gift-givingInformation provided by Big Splash PR MUNSTER, Ind. (November 2017) - Theatre at the Center (TATC) has added all-new Special Events to the stage schedule in 2018. In addition to the season’s five Broadway titles, the new group of concerts and headline entertainment includes...

Burlington Coat Factory awards $1,000 to Lansing teacher

Illiana's Sharon Bultema uses gift to enhance her classroom by Haleigh Olthof, Illiana journalism student LANSING, Ill. (October 2017) - Ms. Sharon Bultema, a Spanish and history teacher at Illiana, has received $1,000 to use in her classroom through a fundraiser by Burlington Coat Factory’s Lansing branch and AdoptAClassroom.org.Burlington Coat Factory...

Civil Air Patrol cadets return to give back

by Major Barb Buckner, Civil Air Patrol Public Affairs OfficerLANSING, Ill. (October 19, 2017

) – On October 1, the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program celebrated its 75th year. Two local members shared their memories of being cadets and why they returned to help mentor a new generation.Barb Buckner of...

Fire Prevention Week at All God’s Children Preschool

Photos and information submitted by Jackie Kotecki LANSING, Ill. (October 2017) - This year, Fire Prevention Week is Sunday, October 8, through Saturday, October 14. In anticipation of the focus on fire safety, Lansing Firefighter/Paramedic Tim Kotecki made a visit to All God’s Children Preschool at First United Methodist Church...

TF South garden feeds students and community

District 215 farm-to-table program sees success by Jane Bokun, District 215 Communications Director LANSING, Ill. (October 5, 2017) - Culinary programs are becoming well known in community high schools, but TF South High School has taken food freshness to the next level.The school received funding from the Cook County Farm Bureau®...

GriefShare Group to meet in nearby Glenwood

by Laura Warfel GLENWOOD, Ill. (September 30, 2017) - Living Springs Community Church in Glenwood, Illinois, will host the internationally known GriefShare grief recovery seminar and support group, beginning Wednesday, October 11, 2017, and continuing through January 31, 2018. The group will meet weekly from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in...

“Cell phone pockets” help minimize distractions for Lansing high-schoolers

Illiana teachers introduce new cell phone policy this school year by Beth Boonstra, Illiana journalism student LANSING, Ill. (September 2017) - To remove the temptation that cell phones present to students, several English teachers at Lansing's Illiana Christian High School have started a new cell phone holder policy this school year....

Van Laten Park updates include “StoryWalk”

by Maureen Mason-Spatz LANSING, Ill. (August 2017) - Van Laten Park is located at 183rd Street and Holland Road, nestled south and east of the De Jong family farmland. What makes Van Laten Park unique is the “StoryWalk” feature that now incorporates the exercise path surrounding the park.The StoryWalk...