LANSING, Ill. – “The sky was so clear early this morning during our walk,” wrote Dave Schurman. “The moon was still out despite the sun being up, and it lined up nicely over TF South.” (Photo: Dave ...

LANSING, Ill. – “Driving home from a pajama gathering at Panera bread with Oma,” wrote Ivy Schmidtke, “and we saw this gorgeous sunset and had to stop for a picture.” (Photo: Ivy Schmidtke) Share what ...

We start over each month, so get your cameras out again. LANSING, Ill. – The introduction of our new photo submission form last month resulted in some beautiful photographs — and helpful captions — ...

Report from Tuesday’s Thornton Township 2025 Annual Meeting. SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. – Although this year’s Annual Meeting of the Thornton Township electorate was less chaotic than last year’s (see, ...

SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (November 25, 2024) – The Thornton Township Republican Caucus – for the purpose of nominating candidates for the offices of Township Supervisor, Township Clerk, Township Trustee, ...

Council meets Monday, March 18, 7 p.m., in the main meeting room at 1005 Ridge Rd. MUNSTER, Ind. (March 15, 2024) – Wendy Mis has received 50 emails so far about the proposed plans for Munster’s ...

SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (February 14, 2024) – The February 13 meeting of the Thornton Township Board of Trustees lasted four minutes. But the public was not allowed to witness it. A man at township ...

United States and Illinois flags half-staff through Tuesday. The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor JB Pritzker that all persons or entities covered by the ...

LANSING, Ill. – Carrying on a tradition started in 2017, four local churches collaborated to host the Good Friday Prayer Walk on April 18. The procession saw participants walk down Ridge Road from All ...

Galena, Illinois (3-1/4 hour drive time). If you like places where you get a sense of traveling back in time, Galena can provide that. Between the scenic beauty of the Driftless Region, the charm of ...

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LANSING, Ill. (March 10, 2024) – After visiting rainforests and cloud forests of the tropics, climbing volcanoes and mountains, and swimming in oceans, a local high school science teacher’s most ...