Melanie Jongsma

Two October 22 performances celebrate the legendary jazz singer by Melanie JongsmaMUNSTER, Ind. (October 15, 2017) - Next Sunday—October 22—will be the only opportunity to see award-winning Chicago actress Alexis J. Roston perform as Ella Fitzgerald in the Theatre At The Center in Munster.Roston has performed as...

Ted Cable returns to Lansing, Illinois, for October 28 Hegewisch conference by Melanie Jongsma HEGEWISCH, CHICAGO, Ill. (October 14, 2017) - "The Calumet Region is where I was introduced to the outdoors and learned to love nature," says Ted Cable. "My experiences there shaped my career."Cable grew up in Lansing, Illinois,...

Lansing Historical Society hosts Les Marszalek, Native American ArcheologistLANSING, Ill. (October 14, 2017) - The public is invited to hear Les Marszalek—of the Chicago Archaeology Services Network—talk about recent archaeology finds in the Lansing area. He will use artifacts from this area to describe the daily life of Native...

Lansing Area Chamber members learn what the Small Business Administration can do for them by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (October 11, 2017) - Carole Harris is the Lead/Supervisory Economic Development Specialist for the Illinois District Office of the Small Business Administration. Her presentation—Programs, Services, and Partners to Help Your Business Succeed—served...

November theme: Veterans and Thanksgiving Our November 1 print issue of The Lansing Journal will have a focus on Thanksgiving and Veterans Day. In fact, we are planning a special pull-out section about veterans. We'd like the November photo spread to be part of that section.So we are looking for...

Rotary Club honors TF South students LANSING, Ill. (October 13, 2017) - TF South High School seniors Emily Farlow and Blanca Alcantar were selected as the Lansing Rotary Club's October Students of the Month. Chosen for their accomplishments in the areas of leadership, academics, citizenship, and service, they were honored...

Partnership with The Grommet will bring unique products to do-it-yourselfers by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (October 11, 2017) - "Long a supplier to inventors, do-it-yourselfers and craftsmen and women, Ace Hardware has just acquired a majority stake in digitally-native The Grommet as it places bets on the burgeoning Maker Movement," reports...

"No dueling Santas," clarifies Ken Reynoldsby Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (October 11, 2017) - "November 1 is our target date to be done with the building," said Ken Reynolds, Director of Communications for the Village of Lansing. That date gives the Village and the volunteers involved nearly a month to...

Look for Looking at Lansing in your mailbox soon by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (October 11, 2017) - The quarterly newsletter distributed to all Lansing residents is adopting a new name. Formerly known as the Village Vision, the newsletter will now be called Looking at Lansing. "We wanted to get the...

by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (October 10, 2017) - Superintendent of Parks and Maintenance Michelle Havran met with Juan Guzman and Darrell Garrison at Potts Park to review any last-minute details that need to be taken care of with regard to the newly installed playground equipment. Guzman is the Vice...