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About Us: Your Casey, Illinois News Source

Connecting Casey, Illinois – Your Community, Your News.

Welcome to Windmill Media, your dedicated local news website for Casey, Illinois. Our name, inspired by the historical windmills that powered and sustained communities, reflects our mission: to harness the power of communication to inform, connect, and empower the residents of Casey and its surrounding villages.

In today’s fast-paced world, staying informed about what’s happening in Casey, Illinois, can be a challenge. With traditional news sources often overlooking the crucial local decisions that impact our families, taxes, and quality of life in Casey, we recognized a vital need.

We are here to fill that gap.

As an all-digital news platform specifically for Casey, Illinois, Windmill Media focuses 100% of its energy on delivering the news that matters most to you, right where you are—on your phone, tablet, or computer. We are proud to be the premier Casey, Illinois news website.

Here’s what Windmill Media brings to the Casey, Illinois community:

  • Comprehensive Casey Local Government Coverage: From the Casey school board’s budget and the park district’s new projects to county board committees impacting Casey residents, we cover all the local government news you need.

  • Casey High School Sports Coverage: Get complete updates, game schedules, and results for all Casey area high school sports.

  • Casey & Regional Events Calendar: Discover the most complete local and regional events calendar, ensuring you never miss what’s happening in and around Casey, Illinois.

  • Your Voice in Casey News: We encourage you to submit your own news tips, local events, and classifieds, helping us keep everyone in the Casey community informed.

  • Plus: Essential state and national headlines, and local weather alerts specifically for the Casey, Illinois area, to keep you safe and informed.

We built Windmill Media because we deeply believe in the power of local connection and informed citizens in Casey, Illinois. We hope you’ll make us your daily stop for everything happening in our wonderful Casey community.

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$4.4B budget request for new Illinois early childhood agency draws scrutiny

$4.4B budget request for new Illinois early childhood agency draws scrutiny

By Sean Reed | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – An agency focused on early childhood education created by state lawmakers in 2024 has made its first...
Lawmaker, officer warns Elgin officer firing could chill free speech

Lawmaker, officer warns Elgin officer firing could chill free speech

By Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – An Illinois lawmaker and law enforcement officer is sharply criticizing the city of Elgin’s decision to...
Airline nixes perk for flying lawmakers as DHS shutdown continues

Airline nixes perk for flying lawmakers as DHS shutdown continues

By Brett RowlandThe Center Square As a partial government shutdown continues, one major airline has suspended services for flying lawmakers as travel chaos builds at U.S. airports. The ongoing partial...
Student sues school over removal of Charlie Kirk tribute

Student sues school over removal of Charlie Kirk tribute

By Zachery SchmidtThe Center Square A North Carolina high school student is suing over alleged violations of her constitutional rights after her school painted over her Charlie Kirk tribute and...
Illinois quick hits: Coalition calls for more action on data centers

Illinois quick hits: Coalition calls for more action on data centers

By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square Coalition calls for more action on data centers The Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition says more action is needed from the Illinois...
Asylum advocates disappointed by Supreme Court arguments

Asylum advocates disappointed by Supreme Court arguments

By Emily Rodriguez and Andrew RiceThe Center Square Immigration asylum advocates expressed disappointment with justices on the Supreme Court after arguments Tuesday regarding asylum protections. The case, Noem v. Al...
IL House GOP asks “Have you had enough yet” following student’s murder

IL House GOP asks “Have you had enough yet” following student’s murder

By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – After the alleged murder of a Loyola University student by a migrant who was in the country...
EXCLUSIVE: 5-year anniversary of Operation Lone Star, nearly 540,000 apprehended

EXCLUSIVE: 5-year anniversary of Operation Lone Star, nearly 540,000 apprehended

By Bethany BlankleyThe Center Square Texas’ border security mission, Operation Lone Star, reached a milestone in March, its five-year anniversary. Gov. Greg Abbott first launched OLS in March 2021, in...
Many Republicans say proposed bipartisan DHS funding deal 'impossible'

Many Republicans say proposed bipartisan DHS funding deal ‘impossible’

By Thérèse BoudreauxThe Center Square Senate Republican leaders appear close to reaching a Department of Homeland Security funding deal with Democrats, but many rank-and-file Republicans view the proposed compromise as...
Mullin sworn in as secretary of Homeland Security

Mullin sworn in as secretary of Homeland Security

By Sarah Roderick-FitchThe Center Square As the Department of Homeland Security nears 40 days since a government stalemate shut it down, Markwayne Mullin has been sworn in as the ninth...
Gas spike continues for Illinoisans; state leaders offer no plan to help yet

Gas spike continues for Illinoisans; state leaders offer no plan to help yet

By Sean Reed | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – As fuel prices continue rising, government leaders in Illinois have responded to growing concern over the impact...
BREAKING: Minnesota sues feds for evidence in Metro Surge shootings

BREAKING: Minnesota sues feds for evidence in Metro Surge shootings

By Elyse ApelThe Center Square Minnesota filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for refusing to share evidence regarding three...
Supreme Court appears to favor Trump's asylum border policy

Supreme Court appears to favor Trump’s asylum border policy

By Andrew RiceThe Center Square The U.S. Supreme Court appeared in favor of the Trump administration's policy to prevent immigrants making asylum claims from being processed if they are on...
NASA plans to build $20 billion base on the Moon

NASA plans to build $20 billion base on the Moon

By Brett RowlandThe Center Square NASA has abandoned its plans to build a lunar-orbiting space station and will instead use those resources to construct a $20 billion permanent base on...
HUD launches investigation into race-based Washington housing program

HUD launches investigation into race-based Washington housing program

By Tim ClouserThe Center Square The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development launched a fair-housing investigation into the Washington State Housing Finance Commission Tuesday over its race-based Covenant Homeownership...