Lansing

Illinois Cook County

Lansing

A village in Cook County, Illinois — population 27,059 as of 2020.

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Evanston RoundTable September 22

Latino community celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month at Levy Center

People of all ages filled the gym at the Levy Senior Center on Sunday afternoon for a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration hosted by Latinos en Evanston Northshore, a nonprofit that aims to create a thriving local Latino community where all families and older adults are connected.…

Community Groups & Organizations
Evanston RoundTable September 21

Read all about it! Northlight’s ‘The Front Page’ is a marvelous opener for new theater

Northlight Theatre is presenting its inaugural production of The Front Page at its new Evanston location through October 25, featuring a cast of local actors in a meticulously rendered 1920s newsroom setting. Read all about it! Northlight’s ‘The Front Page’ is a marvelous opener…

Creatives & Arts
Evanston RoundTable September 21

McGaw YMCA offering free learn-to-swim lessons for children ages 3 to 10 in October

The McGaw YMCA in Evanston is offering a free, five-day learn-to-swim program for children ages 3 to 10. It will run Monday, Oct. 26, through Friday, Oct. 30. This program is designed specifically for beginner swimmers and for families who may not otherwise have access to swim…

Community Groups & Organizations
WBUR 90.9 FM September 21

Evanston, Ill.’s Black history archive takes on a new fight over reparations

The Shorefront Legacy Center, a small archive in a church basement in Evanston, Ill., collects papers and objects that tell the history of the city's Black community.

Community Groups & Organizations
WVIA Public Media September 21

Evanston, Ill.’s Black history archive takes on a new fight over reparations

The Shorefront Legacy Center, a small archive in a church basement in Evanston, Ill., collects papers and objects that tell the history of the city's Black community.

Creatives & Arts
Evanston RoundTable September 21

Lula B. Sherman Church celebrates Hispanic heritage with Costa Rican Consulate

“God speaks with an accent” was the main topic of Sunday’s sermon at Evanston’s Lula B. Sherman United Methodist Church. “In Costa Rica, a law on the books in 1934 forbade Black workers from crossing the Pacific side of their own country, and as recently as 2005, the government…

Community Groups & Organizations

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Lansing by the numbers

Population 27,059Population figure, 2020
Households & income
Area
7.46 sq mi (19.33 km²), 0.06 sq mi water
Median age
41
Households
11,236
Persons per household
2.5
Median household income
$75,569
Median house value
$177,000
2020–2024 ACS
Municipal office
Office
TREASURER
Address
3141 RIDGE RD, LANSING, IL 60438
Municipal record
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