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Lansing residents to see 11 percent drop in electricity rate
LANSING | Village officials have an agreement with a Norwalk, Conn.-based company to provide electricity to local residents at a rate 11 perce…
Officials hope electricity aggregation starts showing benefits by summer
LANSING | Village officials said Tuesday they hope residents will start seeing lower utility bills by this summer as a result of their vote la…
Administrator says little difference between his post, manager
LANSING | The village of Lansing is new to the idea of having a professional manager in charge of its government.
Lansing zoning board likes idea of Super Walmart
LANSING | Village officials Wednesday expressed concerns about parking and access at a Torrence Avenue property where Walmart wants to build a…
Lansing touts new app, website
LANSING | Officials hope a new smartphone app and a bolstered website will help them disseminate more information to residents.
Lansing hosts public hearing on aggregation referendum
LANSING | Village officials who want local residents to give them permission in Tuesday’s municipal elections to negotiate a group rate for ut…
2nd Congressional District candidates outline platforms at NAACP forum
CHICAGO | The problems of urban violence and high unemployment among African-Americans are intertwined, said Marcus Lewis, one of six candidat…
Relatively mild winter a blessing to municipalities
There is at least one group of people to whom this winter season’s relatively mild weather has been bad news — public works employees who are …
Lansing hopes to replace Sam's Club with expanded Walmart
LANSING | Village officials said Tuesday they hope to give final approval by next month to an expanded Walmart to move into the Torrence Avenu…
Lansing backs limits on types of businesses permitted
LANSING | The Village Board gave its approval Tuesday to a measure that will restrict the number of businesses such as payday loan stores and …
Candidates debate blame for Lansing economic struggles
LANSING | Village President Norm Abbott used a candidate forum Wednesday to say that while the village’s bond rating declined significantly ea…
Village to facilitate condo transaction involving church
LANSING | Village officials accepted ownership of a condominium this week with the intent of transferring the property to a local church.
Cal City, Lansing considering alterations to landlord registration programs
Officials in Calumet City and Lansing are considering changes to their four-year-old programs requiring landlords to purchase city licenses fo…
Lynwood hires new 911 coordinator
LYNWOOD | On Tuesday, the Lynwood Village Board unanimously approved hiring a new full-time 911 coordinator.
Lansing board approves new building commissioner
LANSING | An eight-year resident who has worked in both commercial and residential construction for much of his life will be hired as the vill…
Lansing backs zero percent levy hike
LANSING | The Village Board on Tuesday approved a $9.16 million property tax levy for next year, which is the same as last year's.
No more committee of the whole as a regular Lansing government feature
LANSING | The committee-of-the-whole sessions that municipal officials use each month to publicly discuss issues of concern will no longer be …
Lansing initiates program to enhance Ridge Road downtown district
LANSING | The Village Board later this month may approve recipients of a new program that helps businesses on Ridge Road make improvements to …
Lansing Village Board to meet only once in November
LANSING | The Lansing Village Board will meet only once in November, on Nov. 20.
Lansing looking for cash to pay for airport expansion
LANSING | A village trustee is saying the federal government essentially has given its approval for an expansion of the main runway at Lansing…
Lansing could approve video poker measure
LANSING | The Village Board on Tuesday could give final approval to a measure that will permit Lansing taverns and restaurants to obtain state…
Wynsma adapting to life as Lansing manager
LANSING | J. Wynsma is a Virginia native who spent several years as the day-to-day administrator of municipal government in South Holland.
Lansing Village Board meetings get new layout
LANSING | Village President Norm Abbott says a change in the layout to the Village Board meetings is meant to make trustees more visible to th…
Video poker debate on hold in Lansing
LANSING | Local businesses interested in installing video poker machines and residents who hate the idea of legalized gambling were prepared f…
Lansing trustees re-award parking lot contract
LANSING | The Village Board has awarded a contract for development of a parking lot on Lake Street in the downtown business district to a Palo…
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