🌱 How a Lansing Facebook group quietly keeps neighbors afloat
Lansing, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Lansing! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Lansing Facebook group quietly keeps neighbors afloat
- How new drone inspections could prevent another major Lansing power outage
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.
- Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 62.
- Thursday: Humid with a shower possible, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Buy Nothing Lansing group is more than a place to give things away (thelansingjournal.org) — Lansing neighbors are turning the private Buy Nothing Lansing Facebook group into a powerful local support network, swapping everything from pet carriers to kids’ clothes. Residents describe how simple item exchanges have led to friendships, reduced waste, and quick help for families who need everyday essentials right here in town. 
• ComEd's pilot program uses drones, AI to search for damaged power poles (cbsnews.com) — Lansing residents are highlighted as key beneficiaries of ComEd’s new drone-and-AI inspection program after a recent storm knocked out an entire local substation. The pilot aims to spot damaged or hard-to-reach poles before they fail, potentially preventing dangerous fires and lengthy outages. ComEd is now exploring how to expand the technology across its network.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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BLOOM TWP HSD 206 Chicago Heights, IL 60411
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Board of Education Meeting - District Office
Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 Calumet City, IL 60409
7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Cashier Associate - Part Time in Calumet City. Apply here.
- The Cleaning Authority posted a job opening for Housekeeper / House Cleaner in Hazel Crest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lansing here.
🗞 Nearby News
Calumet City
- Village agreements, building reports: Thornton Fractional High School District 215's Aug. 25 meeting (thelansingjournal.org)
South Holland
- Lane shift planned as $93M Bishop Ford Expressway rehabilitation continues (thelansingjournal.org)
Chicago Heights
- Pipefitters Local 597 Helps Glenwood Academy With Storm Clean-up (patch.com)
Ok Lansing! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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