LYONS TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 1976 50-YEAR REUNION
September 25th (Friday) and 26th (Saturday), 2026 Yes, this Year – Our 50 Year Reunion!
Friday, 9/25/26:
Golf Outing at The Links at Carillon Golf Course
21200 S Carillon Dr.
Plainfield, IL 60544
(815) 886-2132
Tee times starting at 10 am
Contact: Joe Reetz – Joereetzfamily@gmail.com if interested
All invited!
Friday night: may include the LT varsity football game (still to be determined if on Friday night under the lights or on Saturday afternoon). Friday night will be a number of different grade school/LT feeder school gatherings. See the LT ’76 webpage for details. Not all grade schools have organized a Friday night event, but keep checking the website. If you don’t see an event for your grade school classmates, feel free to organize one and let us know so we can update the LT ’76 webpage. The Friday night gatherings and the Saturday day activities are not in control of this Class of’76 reunion committee but do keep track of them on this website.
Saturday, 9/26/26:
Will be full of different LT reunion events, including tours of North and South Campuses (South campus just had major renovations and they are anxious to show these off), Homecoming Parade (from North to South Campus), All Alumni Reception and Hall of Fame Induction ceremony at the Corral. Maybe the varsity football game if not played on Friday night. All culminating into the main event, the Class of 1976 50-Year Reunion Party at the Stadium Club/The Max in McCook, IL. (The Max at 4740 Vernon Ave, McCook, IL)
Saturday night Class of ’76 50-year Reunion Party:
Where: At the Stadium Club/The Max in McCook, IL (4740 Vernon Ave, McCook, IL)
When: September 26, 2026, starting at 6pm and lasting til Midnight.
What: 50-Year Reunion, includes dinner buffet, late night pizza snack, desserts, music, and time with fellow classmates reminiscing about the good old days! There will be a cash bar all night long. Sodas, water, coffee free.
Dress code: Casual — be comfortable.
Cost:
Early Lion Special: $65/person if paid between now and June 30
Summer Special: $76/person if paid and received before September 15
At the Door: $85/person
Refunds possible if enough notice is provided. If short of funds, but still want to attend, private email Dan Cozza at cozzamjc@gmail.com.
How to pay: (Be sure to note your name and name of guest, if one, on any payment) Also provide any updated contact information, especially your current email.
Option 1: Send check to Dan Cozza, 5309 Blodgett Avenue, Downers Grove, IL 60515
Make checks payable to ‘LTHS Reunion 76’
Option 2: Zelle using our email address at lths1976.50@gmail.com and if your bank requires an individual recipient be named, please use Dan Cozza or Paul Devitt as the appropriate individual. The payment will go directly to the reunion account at FNBC Bank and Trust in LaGrange.
Option 3: Pay cash ($85) at the door on 9/26/26. Try to bring exact amount.
Other ways to help: Consider a Reunion Sponsorship to help defray costs, decorations, provide the late pizza snack, photo booth, etc. Sponsors will be listed at the event and our website (unless anonymity is requested). Sponsors can use the same Zelle account or send a check as noted above.
Sponsorship amounts:
Classmate Level: $76 (helps provide scholarship to classmate(s) that may not be able to afford to join in)
Blue Level: $100
Gold Level: $250
Gold and Blue Level: $500
(All funds remaining after the Reunion will be provided to the LTHS Scholarship Program or building fund.)
Be sure to join the LTHS Class of ’76 facebook page (pictures will be loaded here after the weekend). Keep checking this webpage and the LT Alumni webpage at www.LTHS.net/alumni for updates on the Reunion events. Any other questions, feel free to post questions on the facebook page or email Dan Cozza at Cozzamjc@gmail.com or at lths1976.50@gmail.com or call Dan at 630-643-5309.