The Gillespie City Council on Monday night took steps toward taking advantage of historically low interest rates to borrow $3.1 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Members of the Wilsonville Village Board voted unanimously Monday night to make formal application for a $20,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to help subsidize the...
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night unanimously approved an appropriations ordinance totaling $1,171,337–nearly $117,000 less than last year’s appropriation–for the fiscal year that...
This story is contributed by a member of the Illinois House Republicans. With less than two weeks left until the State of Illinois begins its second...
Gillespie City Council members on Monday night approved a $4.7 million annual appropriation for the fiscal year that began May 1 and approved the purchase of...
A measure to rescind a controversial ordinance requiring property owners on Wilsonville’s main street to mow ditches adjoining their properties failed with a vote of 3-2...
Most townships have not had their precinct lines changed since 1976 when the County’s precinct lines were initially drawn. Things have changed in the last forty...
The Benld City Council on Monday night took under advisement a proposed appropriations ordinance to be acted upon next month and agreed to have sanitary sewers...
This story is contributed by a member of Friends of Mike Mathis. Mike Mathis, candidate for state representative, expressed disappointment in Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of...
Macoupin County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to Constance Beard Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property...
In the wake of Saturday’s damaging wind storm, the Gillespie City Council on Monday night directed the city’s Street Department to pick up downed tree limbs...
Searching Macoupin’s recorded documents is now a whole lot easier. While in the past, a search for a recorded document would have required a trip to...
This story is contributed by a member of the Senate Communications-Democratic Caucus. State Senator Andy Manar’s (D-Bunker Hill) plan to require vehicles to stop for stopped...
Edeale “Dolly” Failoni was honored Sunday by dozens of friends, family members, and neighbors for nearly three decades of service as mayor and a lifetime of...
This story is contributed by a member of the House Republican Staff. Representative Avery Bourne (R-Raymond), along with members of the Illinois General Assembly, approved bipartisan...
Thanks to road oil bids that came in lower than anticipated, the City of Benld will be able to expand its motor fuel tax maintenance program...
Carlinville Public Works Director Timothy Hasara is suing Ward 1 Ald. George Cerar and the City of Carlinville for damages in excess of $50,000, alleging slander...
Meeting in a rare continued session on Thursday night, the Gillespie City Council opened bids for a project to remove asbestos and mold from the former...
The 24-year-old grandson of long-time Wilsonville Mayor Jim Mussatto was sworn in and seated Monday night to replace the late Gus Ottersburg as Ward 4 alderman...
Wilsonville Village Trustees voted Monday night to hire Donald Wayne Watkins of Gillespie to serve as a municipal police officer and authorized approximately $6,000 in expenditures...
