Several residents of a neighborhood on the northeast side of Benld told the Benld City Council on Monday night that they feel threatened by alleged drug...
Article contributed by a member of the Illinois Senate Democrats. BUNKER HILL – Students will be able to earn affordable bachelor’s degrees in nursing at a...
With minimal discussion, the Gillespie City Council on Monday night approved a $15 million appropriation ordinance to govern municipal spending for the current fiscal year, which...
Article contributed by a member of the Illinois House Republicans. State Representative Avery Bourne (R-Raymond) is pleased to announce the local projects included in Department of...
All Macoupin County taxpayers should have received their 2017 payable 2018 property tax bill. With a new software system used to calculate and prepare the taxes...
Contributed by a member of the Illinois House Democrats staff. Two area pharmacy owners, Michelle Dyer and Owen Sullivan, are working with State Senator Andy Manar...
Contributed article by a member of the Illinois Senate Democrats. SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Andy Manar expressed optimism regarding the Fiscal Year 2019 budget passed Wednesday...
The Benld City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to adopt an appropriation ordinance limiting expenditures to slightly more than $1 million for the fiscal year...
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...
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...
Contributed article by the Illinois Senate Democrats. SPRINGFIELD – The severe shortage of substitute teachers available in rural and downstate school districts would ease under a...
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...
Contributed article by the Illinois Senate Democrats. SPRINGFIELD – Several students from Bunker Hill High School joined State Senator Andy Manar at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield...
Contributed article by the Illinois Senate Democrats. SPRINGFIELD – Ensuring teachers earn a livable minimum salary is one significant step Illinois can take to recruit more...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday night debated the hiring of seasonal workers at Gillespie Lake, discussed the possibility of revamping the city’s liquor...
The Macoupin Montgomery Counties Crime Stoppers donated buckets and lids to be used as emergency supply storage in case of an emergency where there could be...
