Casey News

SPRINGFIELD a ' In November , the Illinois Liquor Control Commission conducted compliance checks around the state and visited 141 businesses licensed to sell liquor.

Most Senate Dems, scrambling to distance themselves from Acorn, agreed to a GOP amendment blocking the community organizing group from receiving HUD funding -- after a pair of Acorn hires were taped offering advice on how to run a child prostitution ring.

Amid the barbecues, parades and pool parties that mark the last hurrah of summer, people took time Monday to honor Americans toiling in an uncertain economy.

The City of Casey has announced the receipt of a $243,400 grant. Two years in the works, the Safe Routes to School grant will provide sidewalks to Monroe School and a ten-foot wide asphalt walking/biking trail through the park.

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