BenGil households struggling to pay for internet service can apply for a monthly discount. The program is offered through the Federal Communications Commission. It provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households. Emergency Broadband Benefit recipients fully enrolled as of December 31 will automatically receive their current monthly […]
School board updated on interactive academic improvement program
Administrators updated school board members on the impact of an online academic improvement platform during a meeting of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night. The discussion was a focal point of an otherwise brief and fairly uneventful meeting. The board took formal action to extend Supt. Shane Owsley’s contract, […]
Local Country Financial agent supports police department
COUNTRY Financial Representative Tina Olroyd is pleased to support the Gillespie Police Department as a 2021 recipient of a COUNTRY Financial Operation Helping Heroes donation. Olroyd presented $1,500 to Detective R. Simpson at the department on November 23, 2021. “The Gillespie Police Department has an amazing force that is always ready to respond to needs […]
2022 Illinois tax filing season begins January 24
The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) will begin accepting 2021 state individual income tax returns on Monday, January 24, 2022, the same date that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) begins accepting federal individual income tax returns. “We encourage taxpayers to file their taxes electronically and choose direct deposit, as early as possible in the tax […]
Benld Council moves to abate bank building nuisance
In a relatively brief meeting Monday night, members of the Benld City Council agreed to pay for a recently completed structural engineer’s assessment of a former bank building at 223 East Central Avenue and to send a notice to the current owner, Real Tax Developers, along with a copy of the engineer’s report. The measures […]
Gillespie church hosting trivia fundraiser for work team
Come support the Gillespie UMC’s Mission Work Team at a trivia fundraiser on March 13 from 2 to 5 p.m. The cost is $100 per table with a max of 10 people per team. You can reserve a table ahead of time or just come the day of, pay at the door, and join a […]
New voters cards being mailed to all voters
Macoupin County Clerk Pete Duncan announced that new voter cards are being mailed to every registered voter in the county in the next few weeks. Duncan explained that state law requires the Election Office to mail out voter cards to all voters every two years as verification of registration records. The last voter file maintenance […]
103rd year of Macoupin County Basketball tournament tips off Monday in Gillespie
Starting Monday, January 17, the Macoupin County Boys Basketball Tournament will be played for the 103rd time. It is one of the oldest high school sports events in the state. The first Macoupin County basketball tournament, in March 1919, was a five-team affair in Carlinville at the local Nathan Hall, which was owned by a […]
Benld library thanks 2021 donors
The Frank Bertetti Benld Public Library wishes to thank all these generous donors. Your support is greatly appreciated. Catherine Roglis John & Jackie Balzraine George & Karen Firth John & Linda Fassero Willard & Carol Scheller Jack & Kim Burns Linda Butcher Mike & Margie Brill Terry & Toni Wargo Mary Ann Scopel Dr. David […]
Gillespie Council moves forward on new TIF district, tables action on Canna Theater for second time
Gillespie City Council members on Monday set a public hearing on a new proposed Tax Increment Financing district for 5:30 p.m., Monday, March 14, at Gillespie City Hall. Keith Moran of Moran Economic Development, participating in Monday’s meeting via phone, said the hearing will collect comments from interested parties, including persons living in the proposed […]
HSHS hospitals reach record high of hospitalized Covid patients
An unfortunate milestone has been reached within Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) across Wisconsin and Illinois; A record 303 patients are currently hospitalized and being treated for COVID-19 in HSHS hospitals as compared with the previous high of 293 patients in November 2020, before a vaccine was available. These patients range from very young to […]
Over 200k new cases of coronavirus confirmed last week
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 201,428 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including an increase of 444 deaths since December 31, 2021. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 2,382,437 cases, including 28,361 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from […]
Most-read news articles, obituaries of 2021
It took more than the COVID-19 pandemic to make it a big year in news in the BenGil area. Apart from the virus and its economic toll, our region had its share of both good news and bad. Based on readership at TheBenGilPost.com, here are the top stories our readers thought were the most important […]
Illinois adopts CDC recommendations for isolation and quarantine
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced on Thursday they are adopting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation to reduce the number of days for isolation and quarantine for the general public. The CDC updated its recommendation on December 27, 2021, to decrease isolation for people who test positive from 10 days to […]
Genealogy record searches can be done online in Macoupin County
Those interested in searching Macoupin County records for genealogy can now look at the indexes online, Macoupin County Clerk Pete Duncan announced recently. A searchable online index has been placed on his website allowing users to find if their relatives have records on file in Macoupin County. All birth, death, and marriage records prior to […]
Over 77k new cases of coronavirus reported last week
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 77,246 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including an increase of 318 deaths since December 17, 2021. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 2,021,302 cases, including 27,435 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger […]
Benld Council sets $113,000 tax levy, approves revised ward map
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night approved a property tax levy of slightly more than $113,000, approved a new ward map, approved a spending resolution for the annual Motor Fuel Tax street maintenance program, and approved a new ordinance to assess fines on persons operating businesses within the city limits without a […]
Macoupin tentative multiplier for 2021 announced
Macoupin County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier”, is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law. This equalization is particularly important because some of […]
Statewide unemployment rate down, payroll jobs up in November
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate fell -0.3 percentage point to 5.7 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased by +19,500 in November, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and released by IDES. The preliminary report for October monthly payrolls was revised […]
Gillespie Council takes steps toward TIF district creation
Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday night took significant steps toward establishing a second Tax Increment Financing district, the objective of which will primarily be to spur new housing development in the city. Additionally, the council approved a new levy for 2021 property taxes to be collected in 2022, approved lake fee hikes, […]
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