Meeting Summary and Briefs: Casey City Council for September 2, 2025
With Alderman Tanner Brown serving as Mayor Pro Tem in the absence of Mayor Mike Nichols, the Casey City Council's...
Clark County Board Faces Public Backlash Over Solar Projects
Article Summary: During its July 18 meeting, the Clark County Board faced a wave of public criticism regarding the recently...
Casey Fire District Approves $400,000 Purchase of New Fire Engine
Article Summary: The Casey Fire Protection District Board of Trustees authorized a major fleet upgrade by approving the $400,000 purchase...
Casey Continues Sidewalk Replacements on Main Street, Plans Tree Removal
Article Summary: The City of Casey is continuing its sidewalk replacement program with a current focus on Main Street, though...
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...
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
Higher ed spending up as enrollment plummets at Illinois universities
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – A former state lawmaker says Illinois is now tops in the nation on per-student spending in higher...
Illinois quick hits: Giannoulias orders village to stop sharing data with CBP
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square License plate camera data Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has ordered the Village of Forest Park and Motorola Solutions to...
Legislation to end cashless bail in D.C., nationwide introduced in Senate
By Sarah Roderick-Fitch | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Nearly two weeks after President Donald Trump issued executive orders to take steps to eliminate cashless bail...
Chicago ranks near bottom in survey of best and worst run cities
By Glenn Minnis | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – The city of Chicago ranks near the bottom in the new Best & Worst-run cities in...
WATCH: Pritzker to sue ‘immediately’ if Trump sends guard; GOP AG candidate profile
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 delivers the latest...
Illinois quick hits: Northwestern president resigns; unemployment claims rise
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square U OF I Medicine investigated for antisemitism University of Illinois College of Medicine officials have until Monday, Sept. 8, to produce...
WATCH: Pritzker: Will go to court ‘immediately’ if Trump deploys National Guard
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he will go to court if President Donald Trump sends the National...
National News
DOJ settles race-based admissions with military academies
By Esther WickhamThe Center Square The Department of Justice announced this week a settlement of litigation challenging the race-based admissions practices at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and...
More California voters are liking Trump’s job performance
By Jamie ParsonsThe Center Square President Donald Trump’s job approval rating in California is slightly higher than what it was at this time in his first term and from when...
U.S. national debt tops $37 trillion
By Brett RowlandThe Center Square Congress has spent more money than it has collected for the last two decades, allowing the U.S. debt to top $37 trillion for the first...
Justice Department finds GWU in violation of Title VI
By Esther WickhamThe Center Square The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week that George Washington University violated federal civil rights laws by doing nothing while Israeli students faced antisemitic...
Appeals court says Trump can move forward with foreign aid cuts
By Caroline BodaThe Center Square A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration can cut billions of dollars in foreign aid that had been appropriated by Congress. The...
Kratom byproduct in gummies, candies, ice cream ruled same as herion, LSD
By Andrew RiceThe Center Square Found in gummies, candies and ice cream, a concentrated substance known as 7-OH has been classified as a Schedule 1 substance alongside heroin and LSD...
‘Liberation Day’ reignites D.C. statehood debate
By Sarah Roderick-FitchThe Center Square As the National Guard begins patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C., after President Donald Trump announced their deployment in support of making the city safer,...
