Warriors Fall to Olney 28-27 in Heartbreaking Battle for Little Illini Title
Featured image caption: Senior Fred Thomas delivers a game-changing play, sacking the Olney quarterback, stripping the ball, and making the...
Lake Land College Extends President Bullock’s Contract to 2028, Sets New Strategic Goals
Lake Land College Board of Trustees Meeting | September, 2025 Article Summary: The Lake Land College Board of Trustees unanimously approved...
Clark County 4-H Foundation Announces Scholarship Opportunities
The Clark County 4-H Foundation is pleased to announce important scholarship opportunities for local youth pursuing higher education. Committed to...
Braves Participate in 8th Grade All-Star game
Six members of the Casey-Westfield Braves Class of 2030 participated in the 3rd Annual WVYFL North vs. South 8th Grade...
Clark Secures Fourth Career All-Conference Honor at LIC Meet
Featured photo caption: Casey-Westfield senior Kayla Clark runs at the LaVern Gibson course during Tuesday's LIC Championship meet. Her 8th-place...
Warriors Clinch OT Thriller with Goal-Line Stand to Remain Undefeated
Featured photo caption: Kellen Sullivan powers his way into the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown in overtime, giving Casey-Westfield...
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Casey City Council for October 6, 2025
The Casey City Council approved a 3-cent per kilowatt-hour increase for the city’s electric utility at its meeting on Monday,...
Casey Amends Nuisance Ordinance to Standardize Penalties
Article Summary: The Casey City Council has approved an ordinance to ensure penalties for nuisance violations are consistent across all...
Events
Education
Summer 2025 Graduates Announed
Lake Land College is pleased to announce the students who have graduated following completion of the Summer 2025 term. The 2025 Summer graduates are: Name Hometown Degree ...
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Lake Land College Board of Trustees for August 18, 2025
The Lake Land College Board of Trustees approved a $117.7 million budget, updated its student hazing policies to comply with a new federal law, and took the first step toward...
Lake Land College Invests Over $360,000 in Allied Health Program Technology
Article Summary: The Lake Land College Board of Trustees approved a series of major purchases totaling more than $360,000 to enhance the college’s Allied Health and nursing programs. The investments...
Lake Land College Formalizes Academic Restructuring with Faculty Association MOU
Article Summary: Lake Land College and its faculty union have formalized a departmental restructuring through a Memorandum of Understanding approved by the Board of Trustees. The agreement clarifies the role...
Emergency HVAC Repair Approved for Lake Land’s New Effingham Technology Center
Article Summary: The Lake Land College board authorized an emergency expenditure of $35,426 to replace a pair of failed HVAC compressors at the Effingham Technology Center. The board bypassed the...
Heather Nohren Appointed Vice President for Student Services at Lake Land College
Article Summary: The Lake Land College Board of Trustees has appointed Heather Nohren as the new Vice President for Student Services. The appointment, effective August 18, was approved unanimously following...
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Casey-Westfield School Board for September 15, 2025
The Casey-Westfield Board of Education unanimously adopted the district's budget for the 2025-2026 school year during a straightforward meeting on Monday, Sept. 15. The vote followed a brief public hearing...
Lake Land College to Name Nursing Simulation Lab for HSHS St. Anthony’s After Major Gift
Article Summary: Following a significant financial gift from HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, the Lake Land College Foundation has recommended naming the new Nursing Simulation Lab at the Effingham Technology...
Illinois News
WATCH: Pritzker ‘absolutely, foursquare opposed’ to Chicago mayor’s head tax
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – The governor of Illinois says he is against the Chicago mayor’s plan to impose a head tax...
Illinois quick hits: Elections board splits on Harmon fine; busiest summer at O’Hare
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square Elections board splits on Harmon fine The Illinois State Board of Elections delivered a tied vote of 4-4 on state Senate...
GOP candidates: Illinois families struggle while Pritzker wins in Las Vegas
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker was a big winner in Las Vegas, but his Republican rivals say the governor’s...
WATCH: Pritzker wants immigration enforcement, just not Trump’s way
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he is not for open borders and wants immigration law enforced, just...
‘Legal minefield:’ Biometrics reforms needed to keep IL tech biz growing
By Jonathan Bilyk | Legal NewslineThe Center Square For the past year, business leaders, attorneys and others in Illinois and beyond have watched to see how the courts and the...
Chicago transit violent crime at 7 year high, funding concerns persist
By Glenn Minnis | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – With federal authorities now threatening to cut Chicago Transit Authority funding due to rising violence across...
WATCH: National Guard case before SCOTUS; Trump insists China soybean deal coming
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 reviews the latest...
National News
Fusion nuclear energy one step closer under California law
By Madeline ShannonThe Center Square A nuclear fusion bill signed into law this month in California would advance efforts to develop a safer, less radioactive energy source that could power...
Law designed to help veterans affected by nuclear testing
By Liam HibbertThe Center Square Nevada veterans are awaiting the final passage of S.2220, a landmark bill that would acknowledge those who served at the radioactive Nevada Test and Training...
Congressman proposes bipartisan bill to address fentanyl
By Elyse ApelThe Center Square Colorado U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans is leading the charge for a new bill in the U.S. House to combat the growing fentanyl crisis throughout the...
API now opposes year-round E15 sales, citing shifting, unstable environment for refiners
By Alton WallaceThe Center Square The American Petroleum Institute (API) said Tuesday it now opposes legislation that would allow year-round sales of E15 gasoline, citing dramatic changes in market conditions...
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to toss stay in National Guard case
By Brett RowlandThe Center Square The Trump administration on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to drop a stay preventing the president from federalizing and deploying the National Guard to...
Trump tells Dems to ‘stop the madness’ after three weeks of government shutdown
By Thérèse BoudreauxThe Center Square Despite the government shutdown dragging on for three weeks, Republican leaders remain convinced that Democrats will eventually fold on their health care demands and vote...
Trump, Putin meeting in Hungary called off
By Sarah Roderick-FitchThe Center Square The in-person meeting between President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin has apparently been called off, days after it was announced the two leaders had planned...
