Wilsonville village officials are planning a public meeting to gauge citizen interest in becoming a part of the Illinois Alluvial Regional Water Co., a cooperative under development to supply water to several rural communities in Macoupin and Jersey counties. The decision to seek public input followed a brief presentation by Dorchester Village Trustees Susie Campbell […]

This article is contributed by a member of the Illinois House Republicans. State Representative Avery Bourne (R-Raymond) announced today that $97,056 will be going to 21 libraries located in the 95th Legislative House District. The payments come from Per Capita Grants which provide monies to cover materials, personnel, equipment, electronic access, telecommunications and technology needed […]

The Benld City Council last Monday night ratified Mayor Jim Kelly’s appointment of nine-person committee comprised of city aldermen and members of the public to make recommendations to the council regarding the development of the former site of the Benld Elementary School as a public park. Community Unit School District 7 transferred the approximately 10-acre […]

Members of the Gillespie City Council voted unanimously Monday night to authorize Curry & Associates Engineers to prepare specifications and seek bids for a project to repair the leaking spillway at Gillespie Lake. The council also heard from a city resident who asked the city to urge the Illinois Department of Transportation to keep guardrails […]

With newly appointed interim Village President Jeff Rhodes presiding over his first meeting, the Wilsonville Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday night to terminate a contract under which Wilsonville provided police protection services to Lake KaHo. The board also discussed but took no action on a proposal to raise wages for Wilsonville police officers and […]

With one dissenting vote, the Benld City Council on Monday night agreed to offer water customers the option of paying their monthly bills online, while emphasizing that participation in the program is voluntary. Mayor Jim Kelly also allayed concerns about how quickly the city would receive deposits, noting the company with which the city is […]

With incumbent Republican Governor Bruce Rauner narrowly defeating a primary challenger by a mere three percentage points (51.6 percent to 48.4 percent) in the statewide balloting, Macoupin County Republican voters demonstrated a preference in Rauner’s opponent in primary election balloting on Tuesday. Macoupin voters casting Republican ballots gave 1,507 (53.88 percent) votes to State Rep. […]