Seen Around Lansing is a daily feature that gives readers a glimpse of the people, nature, animals, food, events, and other reasons to celebrate Lansing.

I sometimes lose track of photos in my text streams, Facebook messages, and inbox, and I forget to say thank-you for all the submissions ...

By fall, the grass will be gone at Thornton Fractional North High School's Wilbur Petree Field, as the field is converted to artificial turf.

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LANSING, Ill. – Click the bar above the crossword squares to select the crossword for Sunday you want to begin with. Then click any white square to begin playing.

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 ...

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 ...

Eight staff members from Lansing School District 158 won awards at the Illinois Directors of Student Activities State Convention in March.

Carrying on a tradition started in 2017, four local churches collaborated to host the Good Friday Prayer Walk on April 18.

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LANSING, Ill. – Click the bar above the crossword squares to select the crossword for Sunday you want to begin with. Then click any white square to begin playing. BestCrosswords.com is the largest ...

SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. – Although this year’s Annual Meeting of the Thornton Township electorate was less chaotic than last year’s (see, “Unedited: A Look Back At Thornton Township’s 2024 Annual Meeting“ ...