The City of Gillespie is considering taking legal steps to abate an infestation of cockroaches at a rental home in the 300 block of East Oak Street after Katina Weller, a neighbor to the residence, appeared at Monday night’s meeting of the council to report that the landlord has taken only minimal, ineffective steps to […]
Macoupin County suing manufacturers, distributors of opioids
Macoupin County is among the latest among hundreds of government entities to file suit against the manufacturers and distributors of opioid pain killers in response to the ongoing opioid crisis nationwide. The suit, which some say is similar to suits brought against the tobacco industry in the 1990s, was filed last week in Macoupin County […]
Tempers flare at Benld City Council meeting
Tax referendum eyed to salvage Police Department Benld Ald. Peyton Bernot proposed a referendum to increase property taxes as a means to keep the Benld Police Department in place Monday night during the council’s regular meeting, and tempers flared as Mayor Jim Kelly broke a tie vote to pave parking lanes along Central Avenue at […]
CUSD 7 budget available for public review
In a relatively brief meeting the night before the official start of the school year, Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted Monday night to place the proposed budget for the current fiscal year on file for public review. Supt. Joe Tieman did not discuss the proposed budget in detail, noting he will […]
Gillespie Council seats new member, pledges action on cockroach issue
Members of the Gillespie City Council voted unanimously Monday night to seat Dona Rauzi as Ward 1 alderwoman, replacing former Ald. Jim Alderson who resigned from the council last month. The council also took action to resolve the long-standing controversy over the sale of a city-owned lot in the 200 block of South Macoupin Street, […]
Street development controversy takes center stage at Wilsonville Board meeting
Members of the Wilsonville Village Board of Trustees on Monday night formally approved a $28,000 Motor Fuel Tax appropriation and authorized the purchase of a computer for the Police Department, but it was a sometimes heated discussion of a two-year-old street development controversy that took center stage. Trustees agreed to reconsider the issue after resident […]
Benld residents air opinions about proposal to dissolve police department
Benld Mayor Jim Kelly assured residents Monday night that a proposal to dissolve the Benld Police Department and contract with the City of Gillespie for local police protection is “not a done deal” and will not happen immediately even if the Benld City Council moves forward with the measure. Upward of 80 people attended the […]
School Board approves science lab change orders
With one dissenting vote, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night approved a change order of $34,857 to address issues discovered as construction began on the new Gillespie Middle School science lab. Following the relatively brief meeting, several members of the board toured the construction site to see […]
Benld council authorizes committee to manage school property
On a motion by Ald. Robinson, the Benld City council voted unanimously Monday evening to turn over the management and development of the former site of the Benld Elementary School to an as yet unnamed not-for-profit organization for a period of two years, with an option to renew. The action followed a presentation by Anthony […]
Disbanding Benld Police Department under consideration
Benld residents will have an opportunity to voice their opinions about a proposal to disband the Benld Police Department during a public meeting set for 7 p.m., Monday, July 30, at the Benld Civic Center. City officials set the meeting after Mayor Jim Kelly announced the proposal during a meeting of the Benld City Council […]
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