Grow Gillespie will host its third annual all-ages Labor Day 5K followed by a craft festival on Saturday, Sept. 4, at the intersection of Chestnut and...
Project Kid Kare has initiated their “Adopt A Student” Campaign to provide school supply assistance for students in the Gillespie CUSD 7 district that cannot afford...
Build Benld donated $500 to the City of Benld last week to help with Veterans’ Park summer improvements and projects. The organization is vital in helping...
The American Red Cross is currently experiencing a blood shortage and is hosting a blood drive at the Mt. Olive VFW on Thursday, July 8. The...
SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2021 An officer was dispatched to the 400 block of East Central Avenue in Benld regarding criminal damage to property. An officer was...
SPRINGFIELD — Lincoln Land Community College has announced its full-time President’s and Vice President’s lists for the spring 2021 semester. Full-time students who earned a 4.0...
GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College has released the lists of full- and part-time honors students for the Spring 2021 semester. Students earning a cumulative grade point...
Gillespie High School’s Jack Burns was recently recognized by the Illinois High School Association and Country Financial in part of their spotlight series. Burns recently retired...
Several Gillespie High School athletes competed in the state track meet at Eastern Illinois University on Thursday, June 17 with Jake Carter earning the top finish...
Cases filed during June 13 – 19, 2021. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Amy Pritchard, 35 of...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that work on Interstate 55, from just north of the Livingston/New Douglas interchange (exit 37) to just south Divernon (exit 80) begins the week of June 21. Lane closures from 7 p.m. to...
With the 2020-21 school year just concluded, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education met briefly in special session Monday to adopt...
Members of the Gillespie City Council voted unanimously Monday night to adopt a new appropriations ordinance to govern spending during the current fiscal year. Though not...
There has always been a need to identify who is buried where at the Gillespie City Cemetery and nearly all the work is now finished thanks...
A Mississippi man was stopped in Macoupin County on Monday, June 14 by Illinois State Police and charged later in the day by Macoupin County State’s...
Cases filed during June 6 – 12, 2021. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES William Cooper, 37 of...
SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2021 An officer was dispatched to a business on East Central Avenue in Benld regarding a burglary. William C. Cooper, 37, of Benld...
Cases filed during May 30 – June 5, 2021. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES William Fry, 22...
SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021 An officer was dispatched to the 700 block of Gillespie Street regarding a domestic dispute. An officer initiated a traffic stop at...
Cases filed during May 23 – May 29, 2021. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Christian Lyerla, 24...
