Community

April 12–17 in Lansing, Illinois by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (April 17, 2020) - This weird week began with empty church buildings on Easter Sunday, April...

Family plans drive-by greetings and invites community by Carrie Steinweg LANSING, Ill. (April 17, 2020) - Lucille Biondi has lived in the same home at the...

information provided by the Office of the Governor CHICAGO, Ill. (April 16, 2020) – Governor Pritzker announced Tuesday he is suspending laws that permit the...

Local residents answer the call for emergency shelter for pets by Carrie Steinweg CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (April 15, 2020) - As those in the area find...

CMAP program will help Village officials objectively determine areas of greatest need by Katie Arvia LANSING, Ill. (April 15, 2020) - Last month, representatives from Gorrondona...

Lansing tradition makes adjustments for quarantine challenges by Katie Arvia LANSING, Ill. (April 11, 2020) - For the past decade, Lansing residents have been participating in...

GARY, Ind. (April 11, 2020) - City Life Center was recently awarded $10,000 in order to provide care packages for families during the COVID-19...

April 5–10 in Lansing, Illinois by Melanie Jongsma

information provided by the Illinois Department of Revenue SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (April 9, 2020) - With many Illinois-based distillers shifting operations to produce needed hand sanitizer...

Customers do not need to call or visit an office; increased SNAP benefits will be loaded directly on Link cards information provided by the Illinois...

It's wonderful. It means you receive one email from The Lansing Journal each morning with 2–5 headlines (sometimes more if there's a pandemic going...

information provided by the Illinois State Museum SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (April 7, 2020) – The Illinois State Museum (ISM) has announced a new collecting initiative that...

by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (April 6, 2020) - The following photos were gathered between March 17 and April 4, 2020, and show glimpses of...

by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (April 4, 2020) - "I couldn't be here without Senior Wheels," Basil Booton told the crowd of municipal leaders gathered...

information provided by the US Census Bureau WASHINGTON, DC (April 3, 2020) - People from every generation live in unconventional ways and locations. Some reside...