The Illinois National Guard Headquarters at Camp Lincoln in Springfield celebrated its 117th birthday July 6 and officials invited local businesses and government officials to learn...
Contributed content Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that the Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation will receive $2,469,760 in federal support for head start programming in Macoupin, Calhoun,...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that bridge painting on Interstate 55 in Macoupin County begins Monday, July 10. Work will take place between mileposts 41 and 44. Bridges that will be painted include the Illinois 138/Mount...
The Summer Repertory Theatre in Carlinville will be presenting the musical production of The Addams Family at Blackburn College in the Bothwell Auditorium starting July 20....
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois – The United States Air Force invites the American public to join on June 27 to observe flyovers of our air refuelers...
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night approved an appropriation ordinance of nearly $2.4 million to govern spending for the fiscal year that began...
The City of Gillespie will be accepting bids for surplus property until 2 p.m. on Friday, July 7, 2023, at the City Clerk’s office. The bids...
Proceeds benefit Auxiliary Scholarship Fund LITCHFIELD— The HSHS St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary will sponsor the third of six drive-thru dinners on Monday, July 10 from 5...
Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday night approved an appropriation ordinance of about $14.7 million, voted to direct the Zoning Commission to schedule a...
Ham radio operators from the Macoupin County Amateur Club will be participating in a national amateur radio exercise from 1:00 pm on Saturday until 1:00 pm...
Illinois residents can dispose of unwanted agrichemicals for free this year through the Illinois Department of Agriculture’s (IDOA) agricultural pesticide “Clean Sweep” program. IDOA will host...
Gillespie will be the host location for a number of activities this weekend including a 5k run, car show, food trucks, and wresting with everything taking...
The Macoupin Art Collective, also more commonly known as The MAC, is a school of arts and crafts, and hosts many entertaining and educational events throughout...
In Illinois as elsewhere, Civil War troops came from a wide variety of occupations. In one regiment, many men were future teachers. The 33rd Illinois Infantry,...
June 2, 2023, marked the first day in 93 years that an Irish flag has flown over the Mt. Olive grave of the legendary Irish firebrand...
The Gillespie Public Library has added to its permanent collection a series of Sanborn Maps. Sanborn Map Company created maps of US cities in the 19th...
The Black Diamond Days committee, a non-profit organization, would like to invite everyone to the old Gillespie Lake this weekend, June 2-4, for their 44th annual...
After more than an hour of debate, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted 5-2 Monday night to approve a resolution...
The Italian Club of Benld, a non-profit organization, would like to invite everyone to the Benld City Park on May 26, 27 and 28 to celebrate...
Get “Excited To Read” this summer at the Benld Public Library. Participants can drop in from 10 to noon on Wednesdays during June and July for...