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...
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Education
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...
Sophomore Homecoming Attendents
Gyllyane Gilbert & Jett Self Gyllyane is the daughter of Caryn Gilbert & Nick Gilbert; Jett is the son of Tawnya & Steve Self Claire Kusterman & Weston Hupp Claire...
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
In six months, ICE arrests 350 gang members in Houston
By Bethany BlankleyThe Center Square In the first six months of the Trump administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Houston arrested 356 illegal foreign nationals who are confirmed...
Multiple briefs filed with Texas Supreme Court in Abbott lawsuit against Wu
By Bethany BlankleyThe Center Square Multiple individuals have filed amicus briefs with the Texas Supreme Court in response to an emergency writ of quo warranto petition filed by Texas Gov....
Pasco Mayor Pete Serrano to take Trump appointment as Eastern WA U.S. attorney
By Carleen JohnsonThe Center Square President Donald Trump has nominated Pete Serrano – mayor of Pasco, Wash. – to be the next U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington....
President Trump hosts Armenia, Azerbaijan for peace treaty signing
By Morgan SweeneyThe Center Square President Donald Trump hosted the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House Friday to sign what is reportedly the first peace deal both...
Trump, Putin to meet next week
By Sarah Roderick-FitchThe Center Square More than three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, progress in achieving peace in the region could be on the horizon as President Donald Trump has...
Bill would codify Trump’s executive order banning ‘woke’ debanking
By Thérèse BoudreauxThe Center Square In light of President Donald Trump signing an executive order that effectively bans politically-driven debanking, a Kentucky lawmaker plans to introduce legislation codifying fair access...
‘All hands on deck:’ Burrow says AWOL Democrats being pursued to be arrested
By Bethany BlankleyThe Center Square Speaker Dustin Burrows gaveled in the Texas House Friday and no quorum was reached after the fifth day. One hundred state representatives are needed for...
