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‘New’ History Walk to include sites from east end of Ridge Road

June 24, 2019, 6:00pm LANSING, Ill. (June 19, 2019) - On Monday evening, Paul Schulz will lead his annual Lansing History Walk along Ridge Road,...

Local history, local business: Class takes trip to Homewood Bat Company

by Ashlee De Wit HOMEWOOD, Ill. (May 10, 2019) — A parked yellow school bus rumbled in front of the former Illiana Christian High School...

St. John’s Church and School celebrates 125th anniversary with gala

by Jamilyn Hiskes LANSING, Ill. (April 28, 2019) - About 200 people gathered at St. Archangel Michael Serbian Social Center on Stony Island Ave. April...

Lansing Historical Society to hold vigil, open exhibit April 8

Lansing invited to observe Lansing Fallen Heroes Memorial Day by Carrie Steinweg LANSING, Ill. (April 4, 2019) - Each year in May, our nation observes Memorial...

Underground Railroad presentation draws a crowd

by Ashlee De WIt LANSING, IL (February 27, 2018) — It was standing room only in the Lansing Public Library’s community room as more than...

The Underground Railroad in our back yards

Local experts to present stories and photos—Monday, February 25, 6:00pm by Ashlee De Wit LANSING, Ill (February 1, 2019) — In 1843, Caroline Quarlls was a...

A year of firsts

2018 in Lansing, Illinois LANSING, Ill. (January 2019) – The Lansing Journal published 1,074 articles in 2018, averaging 89.5 stories each month. Our least prolific...

16 years at the keyboards

Glenn Tallar entertains diners at Beggars Pizza by Carrie Steinweg LANSING, Ill. (January 3, 2019) - In a building on Ridge Road that originated as a...

St. John Lutheran School holds alumni games to celebrate 125th anniversary

by Carrie Steinweg LANSING, Ill. (January 3, 2019) - Lansing’s oldest school was founded the same year that Lansing became a village—125 years ago. St....

Looking back on 125 years of Lansing

Reflections from local historians on the end of Lansing’s quasquicentennialAbove: This photo from the late 1880s or early 1890s was taken outside the...

Bottoms Up to celebrate 25 years

Saturday, July 28, starting at 2:00pm by Carrie Steinweg LANSING, Ill. (July 27, 2018) - Bottoms Up will celebrate their 25th anniversary tomorrow with live...

June means wedding season—at the Lansing Historical Museum

Annual bridal gown exhibit opens June 9 through August 29</h2 BY Carrie Steinweg LANSING, Ill. (June 2018) - June has long been a popular wedding month,...

Good Neighbor Day Parade is one-of-a-kind

Unique to Lansing by Carrie Steinweg LANSING, Ill. (April 28, 2018) - It’s exciting when your hometown has something that you don’t find in other places....

Always in fashion

Fashionette has been dealing in ‘classy classics’ for 65 years by Carrie Steinweg This article is part of a series featuring businesses that have at least...

Marking the Underground Railroad

Little Calumet Underground Railroad Project aims to install monument and markers in Calumet regionby Carrie Steinweg CALUMET CITY, Ill. (March 12, 2018) - There's a...