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BREAKING NEWS: Macoupin County reports first COVID-19 death  |   Maple Street Clinic administers over 300 COVID-19 tests in first week, less than 5 percent test positive  |   Gillespie Lake campground to open May 1, beach to remain closed  |  

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Real Estate

  • October 7, 2011
    2011 Chevrolet Silverado: Cleaner than Your Mother’s Wash

    Bruckert &  Daley in Carlinville makes a difference in your car purchasing experience! See Lige Daley or call Jon Thompson at 217-854-4711. Daley’s has both used and new cars for sale as well as a body shop. Daley’s is proud to be the best service department in the county! The service department specializes in vehicle […]

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  • October 4, 2011
    Professional Photographer

    We are looking for a professional photographer to cover sports games around the BenGil area. Please direct interest to: austin@thebengilpost.com.

    Salary: Negotiable

Obituaries

  • Death of Eric Steven Leefers

    Eric Steven Leefers, son of Tyler and Brinne (Chappell) Leefers, passed away shortly after birth on May 21, 2020, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Along with his parents, Eric is survived by his paternal grandparents, Von and Linda Leefers of Carlinville; maternal grandparents, Paula (Josh Kittleson) Chappell of Glasgow, MT, and Steve (Tina) Chappell […]

  • Death of Tina Marie Parish

    Tina Marie Parish, 51 of Carlinville, died at St. Francis Hospital, Litchfield on Saturday, May 23, 2020. She was born on July 13, 1968, in Pryor, OK to Gary Wikowski and Toni M. Woods.  She married Danny R. Parish on September 7, 1991, in Sawyerville. She was a homemaker. Tina enjoyed reading and listening to classical […]

  • Death of Donald E. Stewart

    Donald E. Stewart, 65 of Gillespie, died at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO on Friday, May 22, 2020, at 7:35 p.m. He was born on November 27, 1954, in Litchfield to Samuel J. Stewart Sr. and Mildred (Morris) Stewart.  He married Charlene (Anderson) Stewart on November 28, 1975, at the United Methodist Church, Gillespie. He was […]

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The
BenGil
Post

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Established in February of 2011, The BenGil Post boasts expanded local news coverage and real-time local news updates that cannot be found anywhere else in the entire world!

Gone are the days of news being confined to a limited number of pages due to financial constraints. No longer will "news" arrive every 7 days.

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