Beyond the Gridiron: Warriors Celebrate Seniors and Rally for Pink-Out Night
Featured image caption: Wyatt Erickson wears a special jersey honoring Vicki Yates during Friday night's "Pink-Out" game. Before the first...
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,...
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Beyond the Gridiron: Warriors Celebrate Seniors and Rally for Pink-Out Night
Featured image caption: Wyatt Erickson wears a special jersey honoring Vicki Yates during Friday night's "Pink-Out" game. Before the first whistle blew in Friday night’s football game, the lights at...
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 a three-year contract extension for President Dr. Jonathan "Josh" Bullock,...
Lake Land College one of 10 national recipients of the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Scaling Apprenticeship grant
Lake Land College was recently named one of 10 recipients of the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Scaling Apprenticeship grant. With funding from Ascendum Education Group and in partnership...
2025 C-W Homecoming Royalty
King Luke Karras & Queen Lucy Moore Luke is the son of Robin & Tony Karras; Lucy is the daughter of Helen & Tyler Moore Duke Nolan Clement & Duchess...
Senior Homecoming Attendents
Kayla Clark & Nolan Clement Kayla is the daughter of Jodi & Josh Clark; Nolan is the son of Becky & Doug Clement Julia Eckerty & Kellen Sullivan Julia is...
Junior Homecoming Attendents
Anna Karras & Will Moore Anna is the daughter of Robin & Tony Karras; Will is the son of Helen & Tyler Moore Aubrey Meyer & Drake Worby Aubrey is...
Illinois News
Legislators criticize Illinois’ utility policies as ‘unsustainable’
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s law banning utility shutoffs during extreme heat and cold is sparking concerns over rising...
WATCH: Illinois In Focus Daily | Friday Aug. 15th, 2025
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 talks with gun...
Illinois quick hits: Ex-student sentenced for school gun, time served; fall semester beginning
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square Ex-student sentenced for school gun, time served A former Chicago Public Schools student has been sentenced to five years in prison...
Illinois quick hits: Search continues for Gibson City suspect; manufacturing declines since 2000
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square Search continues for Gibson City suspect Illinois State Police continue their search for a suspect wanted in connection with a Gibson...
WATCH: Map debate, case against Texas Democrats continues in Illinois
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – An Illinois Republican lawmaker says a judge’s ruling this week did not end the case against Texas...
WATCH: Illinois GOP State Fair rally takes aim at Pritzker, ‘woke agenda’
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) − Republicans took their turn at the Illinois State Fair to call out Illinois Democrats for what the...
Small business group: Pritzker-signed bills are wrong move
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) − Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation that he says will protect workers, but a small business advocate...
National News
WATCH: Trump touts counter-narco operations during law enforcement roundtable
By Sarah Roderick-FitchThe Center Square In the midst of the U.S. counter-narcotics measures in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean and a major crime crackdown, President Donald Trump hosted a...
Unions sue Trump over immigrant drivers license crackdown
By Andrew RiceThe Center Square Two national public employee unions sued the Trump administration over its restrictions preventing illegal immigrants from obtaining commercial drivers licenses. The American Federation of Teachers...
Supreme Court grants extra time for arguments in tariff case
By Brett RowlandThe Center Square The U.S. Supreme Court will grant some additional time for oral arguments in a case challenging President Donald Trump's tariff authority, but won't let tribal...
WATCH: White House vows to ‘fight’ lawsuits over $100,000 H-1B visa fee
By Andrew RiceThe Center Square The White House on Thursday vowed to fight legal challenges to President Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters...
Democrats tank GOP bill to pay troops, essential workers during govt shutdown
By Thérèse BoudreauxThe Center Square Republicans’ attempts to avert the worst effects of the ongoing government shutdown failed Thursday after Senate Democrats blocked a bill that would ensure essential federal...
Texas lawmaker introduces agricultural visa reform
By Andrew RiceThe Center Square A Texas lawmaker introduced legislation to reform the H-2A visa program for agricultural workers. U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, introduced the Bracero Program...
Home sales rise 1.5% in September as mortgage rates dip
By Brett RowlandThe Center Square Home sales increased 1.5% in September as mortgage rates dipped, according to the National Association of Realtors. The group said September's 1.5% increase in existing-home...
