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: Friday night will be a number of different grade school/LT feeder school gatherings. Select the JR HIGH tab above and select your school 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.
LTHS 2026/Class of 1976 Homecoming Activities for Saturday, September 26
Saturday, September 26
9:00-10:00am: North Campus Self-Guided Tour at the Clock Tower entrance
10:00-11:00am: Parade: From North Campus parking lot to South Campus circle drive
(meet in NC parking lot by 9:30 – look for Class of ’76 Banner at the Western Springs Fire truck)
11am-noon: South Campus Self-Guided Tour/open house at the Times Square entrance
11:45am – 1:00pm: Alumni Reception and LT Hall of Fame induction
(in the new South Campus Commons)
1:00pm: Varsity Football game at Bennett Field vs. Proviso West
(All alumni will be admitted to the game free of charge – look for Class of ’76 Banner)
6:00-11pm: Class of ’76 Reunion at the Stadium Club/The Max at 4740 Vernon Ave, McCook, IL
(Parking just south of facility and across Vernon at the Max Aquatic Center.)
(Food buffet 6:30-8pm and pizza at 9pm. Photo Booth from 7-10pm)
Saturday night Reunion Party Location:
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.
Hotel Accommodations:
The William Tell Inn (formally Holiday Inn)
6201 Joliet Road, Countryside IL
Offering special 1976 LTHS rates. Rates range from $139-149. Be sure to mention LTHS 50yr Reunion.
Call 708-354-4200 or make reservations here.
Rooms are filling up fast so please sign up before June 15.
(There will be no shuttle bus to the venue provided)
The Treehaus Suites in downtown LaGrange
108 W Calander Ave. LaGrange IL
They have 5 units ranging from $175-$300. Look up on line or call 708-407-9143.
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.