Government in action: Thornton Township vs Village of Lansing

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The Lansing Journal has been providing video coverage of Thornton Township meetings since 2022. Last week we also shot video of the Lansing Village Board meetings, including the board’s second review of the 2025 budget.
Having video of budget presentations for the boards of both Thornton Township and the Village of Lansing provided a unique opportunity for comparison of those two forms of government at work.
Resources mentioned in this video include:
• Subscribe to The Lansing Journal for free: eepurl.com/gNBh8r
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• Video about Josh leaving: thelansingjournal.com/2024/05...
• The three stories that came out of the videoed June 18 Village Board meeting:
1. thelansingjournal.com/2024/06...
2. thelansingjournal.com/2024/06...
3. thelansingjournal.com/2024/06...
• Thornton Township 2025 Budget: thelansingjournal.com/wp-cont...
• Village of Lansing Budget (Fiscal Year Ended 2024): thelansingjournal.com/wp-cont...
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@paulrobertz8491 Ай бұрын

Well done, Melanie! I loved how you emphasized "disagreement does not have to be a sign of disfunction. A healthy team knows how do disagree productively."

@lansingjournal Ай бұрын

Thank you, Paul! There was much more I could have said about you and the work you’ve done to inform our community, but I wanted to respect your privacy too. Thank you for your leadership.

@dawnhines6599 Ай бұрын

Hi Paul! I agree with what Melanie is saying here. You & your wife have been diligent & dedicated for so long now. It may be your intention to ‘remain under the radar-I would too-however, you deserve HUGE APPRECIATION & GRATITUDE from all of the citizens you are speaking for!!! You, Jedidiah & some more recent folks emerging with information are going to be what FINALLY moves this case forward! I look forward to seeing Thornton Township & the Village of Dolton move forward to a Balanced, Transparent & Successful era!!! Will we see you in the Administrative Halls?

@paulrobertz8491 Ай бұрын

@@dawnhines6599 Thank you, Dawn! In the next month I will learn if the established career politicians around here will discourage or encourage me to run for a township trustee seat.

@ernestmeiehofer Ай бұрын

That beast has destroyed that poor village it's going to take years for Dalton to recover from the damage she has done and the way that she treats all the trustees. 🙏🙏🙏

@user-fr1ok9vj7q Ай бұрын

What I can’t understand is why she is still the mayor? Get her out of office! She’s bleeding that township dry!

@ernestmeiehofer 28 күн бұрын

@@user-fr1ok9vj7q she should have suspended on the first day and the bank account should have been frozen instead of giving her more time to think of ways to steal more money.

@leslie-0070 Ай бұрын

I enjoyed your comparison presentation.

@lansingjournal Ай бұрын

Thank you @leslie-0070 !

@upstrucker1964 Ай бұрын

Have you ever thought about running for Thornton township president? You'll have my vote!

@lansingjournal Ай бұрын

@upstrucker1964, this is Melanie. Thank you for your endorsement! I have actually wondered about running for Thornton Township, but I would hate to give up my work with The Lansing Journal. I'm actually hoping Paul Robertz decides to run!

@tamissawilliams3581 Ай бұрын

@@lansingjournal I second that.

@TrollAlert-xv6qg 28 күн бұрын

@@lansingjournalyou need to run you’ll have my vote I still like tiffy but I’d like you too but we need more balanced township maybe get a conservative on the board

@tiffanybarbee9316 Ай бұрын

Paul Robertz is one of my inspirations to start going to my own Town's Meetings. I figured I shouldnt know more about Two Entities in Illinois than I do my own town! Tell him Hi from Arkansas for me!

@lansingjournal Ай бұрын

We love this, @tiffanybarbee9316! Thank you for applying the information in such a practical way!

@suehorn4182 Ай бұрын

Thank you for your coverage. I hope every citizen within the Thornton Township sees this video.

@lansingjournal Ай бұрын

Our hope is that it will be useful as people are looking ahead to the 2025 elections in Lansing and Thornton Township

@TrollAlert-xv6qg 28 күн бұрын

@@lansingjournalTrump 2024 Supermayor Tiffany Henyard 2025

@sha8342 Ай бұрын

I found the comparison quite enlightening. What a drastic difference between the two. Thank you for your presentation.

@TheSadlerandrea Ай бұрын

I want to know how Thornton twps budget claims they are getting less money from property taxes when property taxes increased 35% from last year?

@shannamatteo4646 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the interesting presentation. Very informative and I appreciate the work put into this.

@lansingjournal Ай бұрын

Thank you @shannamatteo4646. It did take a lot of time, so it's nice to hear the information was helpful.

@DrMatey215 Ай бұрын

Maybe the officials need to consult with Haitian witch Doctors and their personal astrologers in order to get the timing right. What is most bothersome is these politicians withhold accurate financials. Until you get a hold of actuarial, audited, finalized transactions with assets and liabilities you can never get a handle on the true financial condition of these entities. A wonderful report and assessment of current conditions bewitching these entities. Thank you for all of your hard work. Stay strong, don't ever weaken. From the shores of Lake Erie.

@lansingjournal Ай бұрын

Thank you, Dr. Matey - we appreciate the encouragement!

@dawnhines6599 Ай бұрын

Thank You, Melanie, for a straight forward, factual & Professional explanation & comparison Segment (ThxYou for the WONDERFUL BONUS **Supporting Documents Included!😎). Wishing MOST or ALL posts could be this Professional, Clear & Methodical!! Thank you, as well, for the link to subscribe! I’m headed there next~ Hope to see you again SOON!!🎉

@lansingjournal Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your support, @dawnhines6599! That means a lot to us.

@TomWilson-ir6uq Ай бұрын

Excellent presentation, please keep up the good work. 😊

@GigglingHamster Ай бұрын

Thank you for continuing the coverage

@PUBLICOPSTV 27 күн бұрын

FANTASTIC INFORMATION! YOUR SUBSCRIBERS NUMBER IS BEYOND ME? YOU HAVE A MAJOR FAN. JUST WOW ❤

@mzmartin8115 Ай бұрын

I watch you from NM and it sickens me what that woman is being allowed to do in IL.

@reneeirby3371 Ай бұрын

Always excellent journalism! Thank you 😊

@markscott5421 Ай бұрын

This shows what happens when you elect a clown to run the township. No leadership nor understanding of how to read and enforce a budget.

@mimilittle1863 Ай бұрын

In fairness, it has been shown that Thornton Township did not elect their current Supervisor, she was appointed for that position.

@jirt87 Ай бұрын

@@mimilittle1863 That part!

@plantsforlife1120 Ай бұрын

Great video as the comparison is VERY TELLING!!!!!! Thank you for making this video! I expect the FBI will be watching it as well!

@lansingjournal Ай бұрын

Thank you @plantsforlife1120 - it's hard to say what the FBI is up to!

@cynthiatucker2147 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the comparison. I wonder why the Thornton Twp bias doesn’t have or specifically bring up the rules & regulations of the state on how the budget should be presented. I’m very surprised at the lack of budget page for Thornton Twp as well as Dolton in the way Lansing has. I am in a christian organization and our budget is like Lansing’s, a whole lot less pages. If Tiffany henyard has had any accounting in her business courses at college why isn’t she following what was taught? How many trustees in Lansing have business degrees or accounting degrees? The same question for Thornton Twp and Dolton? How many have had experience w/o the degrees but by experience can qualify for the position of trustee?

@123Snowtimeyo Ай бұрын

Great video!

@Wildwood975 26 күн бұрын

I hear there’s a certain Super Mayor in Dolton that likes making videos. Of course there would be only one person in all that she produces but the videos will certainly be informative. I’m sure she would love working for the Lansing Journal. I can’t recall her name but if you drive over to Dolton just ask anyone where the lady who’s picture is on all the billboards is.