SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that construction on Interstate 55 between the Litchfield and Carlinville interchanges resumes this week. Work begins this week with nighttime lane closures for patching. Complete lane reductions are...
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night approved a three-year contract with the Laborers Union covering the city’s three maintenance workers and voted to...
The Illinois Army National Guard has received new UH-60V Black Hawk helicopters, the latest rotary-wing aircraft in the Army’s inventory. The helicopters are assigned to the...
Contributed content by the Illinois House Republicans SPRINGFIELD – State Representative Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) is co-sponsoring legislation to provide relief for families being hit by skyrocketing...
The Gillespie City Council took another significant step toward establishing a new Tax Increment Financing district, conducting a public hearing on the issue prior to Monday...
(LITCHFIELD, IL) – HSHS St. Francis Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of a new service line to our facility, a specialized Wound Care Center, which started...
A teen from Gillespie High School is one of three finalists from Illinois and Indiana who have been selected as finalists in the seventh annual Drive...
A Macoupin County jury returned a not guilty verdict this week following the 2020 death of 23-month-old Gracie Nance of Carlinville. The jury found Allan Castleberry...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night recognized this year’s crop of Illinois State Scholars, heard an extensive presentation...
With expected increases in the cost of materials, members of the Benld City Council voted unanimously to seek bids for an extensive sewer improvement project on...
Another major winter storm is forecasted to blanket the BenGil area in heavy rains, flooding and snowfall starting Wednesday night through Thursday. The mixture of precipitation...
After months of sometimes acrimonious debate, the Gillespie City Council on Monday night voted 4-3 to reject the Assembly of God Church’s offer to transfer ownership...
Meeting in special session Monday night, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to rescind its long-standing policy...
Staunton School District announced on Friday their principal of the junior high school died suddenly on Thursday night. Dr. John Griffith was in his first year...
Police are investigating the death of a Bunker Hill woman who was found dead at the end of her driveway near the roadway on Monday morning,...
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the BenGil area, southwestern Illinois, and the St. Louis area. The warning was issued early...
This article was written by the late Andy Easton featured in Gillespie Area News in 2002, contributed to TheBenGilPost.com by Steve Joyce at the Gillespie Public...
To submit your event to the BenGil Post cancellation list, please email us at news@thebengilpost.com, message us on Facebook, or tweet us @thebengilpost. School closings for Friday, February...
SPRINGFIELD – Hunters in Illinois harvested a statewide total of 683 wild turkeys during the 2021-2022 fall archery turkey season. The total compares with a statewide turkey...
BenGil households struggling to pay for internet service can apply for a monthly discount. The program is offered through the Federal Communications Commission. It provides a...