Casey Lions Club Cleans Up Rt 40
The Casey Lions Club and friends spent a beautiful Saturday morning picking up trash along U.S. Route 40 picking up...
Casey Fire Chief Outlines Equipment Needs, Including New Truck and Thermal Camera
Article Summary: The Casey Fire Chief Jason Garver reported to the Board of Trustees that the district is actively pursuing...
Casey Officials Praise ‘Incredible’ Popcorn Festival for Community Spirit, Economic Boost
Article Summary: Casey city officials lauded the recent Popcorn Festival as a major success, praising the organizing committee, volunteers, and...
Casey Fire District Board Approves Administrative Salary Raise, Adopts Tentative Budget
Article Summary: The Casey Fire Protection District Board of Trustees approved a significant raise for an administrative salary to $10,000...
Tyler Farr Rocks Casey, Takes a Seat Atop World’s Largest Chair
CASEY, IL – Country music star Tyler Farr brought his chart-topping hits and down-to-earth charm to Casey this weekend, delivering...
Keeney Family Donates to Bessie Bingo
Bessie, provided by the Stan Keeney family, paces the squares while everyone anxiously awaits, hoping she’ll stop on their square....
Bessie Bingo Winner
Lauren Repp was the winner of the Casey Rotary annual Bessie Bingo fundraiser. Lauren (right) received the $1,000 donation from...
Rotararians at work!
Rotararians at work! Pictured (l to r) are Gary Shore, Jay Markwell, and Aaron Stinson. —photo by Sharon Durham
Events
Education
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Lake Land College Board of Trustees for July, 2025
The Lake Land College Board of Trustees reviewed a nearly $60.8 million balanced operating budget and approved a new strategic plan at its meeting on July 14, 2025. The new...
Lake Land Seeks State Funding for Major Renovations to Four Campus Buildings
Article Summary: The Lake Land College Board of Trustees has approved a funding request to the state for extensive renovations of four major campus buildings: the Northwest and Northeast Classroom...
Lake Land College Board Reviews Balanced $60.8 Million Operating Budget for FY 2026
Article Summary: The Lake Land College Board of Trustees reviewed a proposed balanced operating budget of $60,790,628 for fiscal year 2026. The budget, which reflects a slight decrease from the...
Lake Land College Adopts New Strategic Plan: ‘Education that Fits Your Life’
Article Summary: The Lake Land College Board of Trustees has officially adopted a new strategic direction centered on the motto, "Education that Fits Your Life," signaling a shift toward more...
Meeting Briefs: Lake Land College Board of Trustees for June 9, 2025
At its regular monthly meeting, the Lake Land College Board of Trustees took several actions, including approving employee pay raises, supporting a TIF district extension for the City of Mattoon,...
Lake Land College Hires Philadelphia Firm for $100,000 Digital Marketing Campaign
In an effort to boost enrollment, Lake Land College will partner with Hybrid Media USA, LLC, a Philadelphia-based firm, for a comprehensive digital marketing campaign in the upcoming fiscal year....
Faculty Union Asks for Delay, But Lake Land Board Approves New Stipends and Postpones Grievance Response
The Lake Land College Board of Trustees approved new part-time rates and stipends for fiscal year 2026, moving forward with the vote despite a request from the faculty union to...
Lake Land College Invests Over $63,000 in Grammarly AI Tool to Boost Student and Staff Writing Skills
Lake Land College is making a significant investment in artificial intelligence to support academic success, with the Board of Trustees approving a two-year, $63,750 contract for a campus-wide license for...
Illinois News
WATCH: Trump says ‘we’re going in’ as Pritzker pushes for money instead of troops
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – President Donald Trump has promised to send federal crime-fighting help to Chicago, but Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker...
Illinois quick hits: DOJ sues over financial support for illegal aliens; state opposes proposed labor rule change
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square DOJ sues over financial support for illegal aliens The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District...
WATCH: Chicago residents: ‘We need help’ from feds to fight crime
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – As the Illinois Freedom Caucus and Chicago Flips Red join forces to invite President Donald Trump’s crime...
WATCH: Pritzker touts education spending as potential challenger focuses on literacy
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says increased K-12 spending during his administration is producing results. A potential competitor...
Banning AI instruction in college could stifle innovation, IL lawmaker says
By Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Supporters of a new law prohibiting artificial intelligence being the sole instructor in community college say...
WATCH: Chicago braces for federal law enforcement; Dabrowski on public safety, education
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop gets to the...
Illinois quick hits: Eight dead after weekend violence; Mexican national’s extradition sought
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square Eight dead after weekend violence Chicago Police say more than 55 people were shot, at least eight fatally, in the city...
National News
Section 8 covers Colorado rents up to $3,879 per month, ‘lap of luxury’
By Kenneth SchruppThe Center Square Taxpayers are covering rents of up to $3,879 per month in Colorado, leading taxpayer advocates to question the growing duration of federal Section 8 housing...
House Oversight Committee releases trove of Epstein documents
By Sarah Roderick-FitchThe Center Square More than 33,000 pages related to the Jeffrey Epstein case have been released by the U.S. Department of Justice after the House Committee on Oversight...
WATCH: Trump to push Supreme Court for quick ruling on tariff authority
By Brett RowlandThe Center Square President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration will ask the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to quickly take up his appeal on tariff authority...
Newsom seeks to regain control of rest of National Guard
By Dave MasonThe Center Square California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking another courtroom victory against President Donald Trump after a federal judge Tuesday ruled in Newsom’s favor over the National...
GOP scrutinizing litigation group that ‘educated’ 2,000+ judges on climate change
By Thérèse BoudreauxThe Center Square Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee have launched a probe into the Environmental Law Institute over allegations the group has tried to influence the impartiality...
Routh, representing himself, begins picking Florida jury Monday
By Alan WootenThe Center Square Ryan Routh will have court-appointed lawyers nearby as he represents himself in a Florida court against charges related to assassinating Donald Trump. Jury selection starts...
SPACECOM will leave Colorado for Alabama’s Rocket City
By Alan WootenThe Center Square U.S. Space Command Headquarters will move to Alabama from Colorado. Calling Huntsville by its beloved “Rocket City” nickname, second-term Republican President Donald Trump reversed yet...
Trump administration releases AmeriCorps funding
By Elyse ApelThe Center Square The White House Office of Management and Budget will release over $184 million in paused funding for AmeriCorps service programs. This comes after a coalition...
Congress returns, but Trump’s ‘pocket rescissions’ snarls govt funding process
By Thérèse BoudreauxThe Center Square It’s Congress’ first day back in session, but President Donald Trump’s clawback of nearly $5 billion in congressionally-approved spending has alienated Democrats, whose cooperation is...