Members of the Village of Wilsonville Board of Trustees on Monday night approved $24,187.74 in expenditures to make extensive improvements to a series of five sanitary...
Voting 4-2, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night authorized the sale of $2 million in Working Cash bonds...
Kevin Polo, Gillespie, was elected Monday night in Carlinville to chair the Macoupin County Republican Central Committee, replacing former chair Terri Koyne, Benld, who announced her...
Benld city officials will soon conduct an income survey of residents on the northeast side of the city and those living west of the railroad track...
Gillespie city aldermen discussed issues ranging from stray cats to the creation of new lake lots during the council’s regular monthly meeting Monday night. But it...
In a marathon three-hour meeting, the Village of Wilsonville’s Board of Trustees on Monday night committed to the purchase of a new emergency siren, provided it...
This story is contributed by a member of the Illinois Attorney General’s Office. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced Illinois has joined at least 30 other...
Andy Manar, State Senator for the 48th District, told members of the Coal Country Chamber of Commerce Saturday night that he believes legislative progress is being...
This story is contributed by a member of the Illinois House Republicans. State Representative Avery Bourne (R-Raymond) filed House Bill 1787 today that would make state...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education authorized Supt. Joe Tieman Monday night to have First Midstate, Inc. prepare documents required to...
A Macoupin County Circuit Judge on Tuesday entered a written order affirming the decision of the Benld Electoral Board to exclude Jerry L. Yeager, Jr., Gillespie,...
This story is contributed by a member of the Illinois House Republicans. Senate Joint Resolution 57 was unanimously adopted recently by the Illinois House and Senate designating...
It will be Monday afternoon before a Macoupin County judge hears arguments about whether or not a Gillespie man should be allowed to run for...
In a relatively brief meeting Monday night, members of the Benld City Council unanimously approved business licenses for Discount Pool and Patio, 207 West Central Avenue,...
A court hearing has been set for 10:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 20, in the main courtroom of the Macoupin County Courthouse, Carlinville, to determine whether or...
State Representative Avery Bourne (R-Raymond) was sworn in as Representative for the 95th District of Illinois on Wednesday at a ceremony that marks the historic 100th...
Gillespie City Treasurer Dan Fisher on Monday night urged members of the city council to move toward making a decision on financing and authorizing at least...
Jerry L. Yeager, Jr., the Gillespie man at the center of a controversy over whether or not he can run for Mayor of Benld, is facing...
The Benld Electoral Board voted unanimously Thursday morning to rule Jerry L. Yeager, Jr. 1460 Staunton Road, Gillespie, ineligible to seek election to the office of...
Village of Wilsonville trustees voted Tuesday to accept Village Treasurer Tracey Willhoit’s resignation, effective Dec. 16, and to appoint Julie Jackson as Willhoit’s successor. The board’s...
