Abbott defeats Sciackitano a second time

Norm Abbott takes a call at The Lansing Country Club on election night.

Abbott defeats Sciackitano a second time

Lansing Village President Norm Abbott at the Lansing Country Club waiting for election returns. Abbott won re-election.

EDITORIAL: We endorse Abbott for Lansing mayor

Voters in Lansing will choose between incumbent Norm Abbott and challenger Don Sciackitano for mayor -- technically, village president -- on April 9. The voters should look closely at how the village is being run now.

Norm Abbott

Lansing President "Mayor" Norm Abbott

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 early in his four-year term, it has gone back up in recent years and may be back to the “Aa” status by year’s end that it was at when he took office in 2009.

Lansing Roundball Classic returns

LANSING | Lansing School District 158 will be is hosting the 4th Annual Lansing Roundball 5th Grade Basketball Classic beginning Feb. 14 through 16 and Feb. 21. All games will be played at Memorial Junior High School in Lansing.

Election season begins in Lansing

LANSING | Komo’s Food Mart, Guiseppi’s Pizza and a PetSmart store. The Veterans of Foreign Wars and corporate offices of Land o’ Frost.

MARK KIESLING: Put poker question in the hands of the people

Thomas "Tip" O'Neill, a Massachusetts Democrat who served in the U.S. House for 34 years, once famously said, "All politics is local."

Lansing officials to consider video poker machines next month

LANSING | Village President Norm Abbott said he expects local officials to vote in October to permit some local businesses to apply for state licenses required for video poker machines.

EDITORIAL: Cutting cost of government gets personal

Lansing officials are talking about cutting their own salaries, now that a village administrator is taking over many of their responsibilities. This is a refreshing move.

Trustees create village administrator position, will clarify its duties next month

LANSING | The Village Board gave its approval Tuesday to a measure creating the new position of village administrator.

MARK KIESLING: Lansing casino question needs public input

South suburbia has the gambling fever. And it is catching like the plague.

South suburbs coping with summer heat

LANSING | Across the south suburbs residents did their best Tuesday to cope with weather that pushed the heat index past 100 degrees.

Homage paid to veterans' sacrifices in Lansing

LANSING | A steady rain couldn't dampen the thankful spirit of the roughly 70 people who attended an abbreviated Memorial Day service Sunday afternoon.

No last-minute election surprises

The final, though still unofficial, election results from Tuesday are being reported by the Cook County clerk's office, and no aspiring local politician should hold out hope.

DeLaurentis, two Vision candidates on top in Lansing

LANSING | Anthony DeLaurentis, a former trustee trying to return to the Village Board, apparently has been successful.

North vs. south in School Board race

The rivalry between Calumet City and Lansing that usually plays out on the athletic fields of the neighboring high schools may surface Tuesday at the polls.

Lansing trustee pushes to ban parking cars on lawns

LANSING | It seems village government has no specific law against parking cars on the grass in front of homes.

Lansing to recommend tax break for local company

LANSING | The Village Board next week may support a property tax break for a company wanting to expand operations to a nearby property that has been abandoned for two years.

Lansing weighs water rate increase

LANSING | It is likely that village residents will pay more for water come 2012, but municipal officials are uncertain how much the increase should be or how much should be put into a reserve fund to cover future public works projects.