Last updated: 9:55 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Check back throughout the night for updated election results The BenGil unofficial results for this election are displayed below....
Joan A. (Makstell) Larson, 71, of Worthington, Ohio, passed away on August 11, 2013 after a long battle with breast cancer. She was the daughter of...
The Citizens Utility Board (CUB), Faith in Place and Elevate Energy will host a free presentation on November 5 at 11 a.m. at the Livingston Community...
Devin Stroh was awarded Gillespie Middle School’s Leader of the Week of the week of October 27. Social studies teacher Ms. Willmann chose Stroh because of...
The CUSD #7 Board of Education will host their second community meeting on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ben-Gil Elementary School Commons....
October 20 – October 26, 2014 This story is contributed by a member of the Benld Police Department and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with TheBenGilPost.com....
Wrapping up the week in the BenGil area with pictures! Week of October 26 Do you have a picture for the Week in Pictures? Email the...
Bill Wiser, 70, of Carlinville passed away Thursday evening, October 30, 2014 at his residence in Carlinville, IL. Bill was born on November 20, 1943, to...
Command Sergeant Major Jack Burns received a warm welcome home by family, friends and coworkers in downtown Benld, Illinois Saturday evening. Burns, Command Sergeant Major of...
Participants, sponsors and volunteers enjoyed warm temperatures on Saturday, October 25 for the 10th, and final, annual Team Tammy event. Nearly 150 people turned out for...
Gillespie’s last and best hope for a victory was ruined by a cold and windy loss Friday night to Staunton, 24-41. The Miners led Staunton 8-7...
In the City of Gillespie, trick-or-treating will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 30 and Friday, October 31. The annual Halloween parade hosted...
Trash suppliers are trashing Benld’s streets and Doug Ratermann, the city’s engineer, made those facts evident during the city’s four public forums held last Wednesday, last...
This story is contributed by a member of the Gillespie Police Department and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with TheBenGilPost.com. MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2014 Annette L....
Roland W. Knecht, 67, of Bunker Hill, IL, died at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 8:30 p.m. He was...
Timothy A. Crane, 51, of Bunker Hill, IL, died at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton, IL on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 12:50 a.m. He was...
Leonard Anton “Slick” Mullink, 80, of Bunker Hill, IL died at Community Memorial Hospital in Staunton, IL on Monday, October 27, 2014 at 10:14 a.m. He...
Geraldine Louise Fulton, nee Duncan, 93, of Litchfield, IL, formerly of Gillespie, IL, died Saturday, October 25, 2014 at her residence. She was born on July...