After several minutes of debate, Gillespie City Council members unanimously approved the donation of $5,264.91 to the Illinois Coal Mining Museum, Gillespie, on Monday night. The...
Date range: March 7-13, 2017. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. LAWSUITS Vickie Puckett-Baldwin, Alton, has filed a forcible...
Michael Glisson, Litchfield, is suing Norfolk Southern Railroad and two of its employees on behalf of Brian Irwin, a disabled person who allegedly was seriously injured...
Members of the Village of Wilsonville Board of Trustees on Monday night approved $24,187.74 in expenditures to make extensive improvements to a series of five sanitary...
Date range: February 28 – March 6, 2017. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. LAWSUITS Monsanto Co. is suing...
Voting 4-2, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night authorized the sale of $2 million in Working Cash bonds...
Date range: February 21-27, 2017. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. LAWSUITS Caterpillar Financial Services, Inc., headquartered in Nashville,...
Kevin Polo, Gillespie, was elected Monday night in Carlinville to chair the Macoupin County Republican Central Committee, replacing former chair Terri Koyne, Benld, who announced her...
Benld city officials will soon conduct an income survey of residents on the northeast side of the city and those living west of the railroad track...
Date range: February 15-20, 2017. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. LAWSUITS A Carlinville woman is suing Veterans of...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education listened for nearly three hours as teaching staff outlined issues affecting standardized test scores and...
Gillespie city aldermen discussed issues ranging from stray cats to the creation of new lake lots during the council’s regular monthly meeting Monday night. But it...
Date range: February 7-February 14, 2017. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. LAWSUITS A Gillespie couple is suing a...
In a marathon three-hour meeting, the Village of Wilsonville’s Board of Trustees on Monday night committed to the purchase of a new emergency siren, provided it...
Date range: January 31-February 6, 2017. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. LAWSUITS David Porter, Staunton, is suing Murlin...
Andy Manar, State Senator for the 48th District, told members of the Coal Country Chamber of Commerce Saturday night that he believes legislative progress is being...
The individual responsible for keeping the Coal Country Chamber of Commerce Choo Choo chugging along for CCCC events was named the recipient of this year’s CCCC...
Michelle’s Pharmacy, which opened its Gillespie location in 2009, was named the Coal Country Chamber of Commerce’s (CCCC) Business of the Year Saturday night at the...
Date range: January 25-30, 2017. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. LAWSUITS A judgment has been entered in favor...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education authorized Supt. Joe Tieman Monday night to have First Midstate, Inc. prepare documents required to...