The Illinois Coaches Association (ICA) announced its all-state teams, and three members of the Gillespie High School softball team that finished their season in the sectional...
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...
Members of the Gillespie City Council sparred briefly with a local property owner over a purported electrified fence bordering his property on Second East Street during...
Becker’s Hospital Review has announced that HSHS St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield has been named as one of 43 US hospitals with the cleanest patient rooms,...
Friends of the Gillespie Library are hosting a “Christmas in July Paint & Wine” party on Sunday July 10 at the Gillespie Civic Center. The event...
UPDATE: Jassen Tipps posted a $2,000 cash bond on Tuesday, June 14 and was released from custody. A Carlinville man who allegedly stabbed a Pawnee man...
Date range: June 8-13, 2016. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. LAWSUITS State Senator Sam McCann, Shipman, is again...
A single vehicle accident that occurred on Illinois Route 100 about one quarter mile north of Dabbs Road on Saturday evening around 7:30 p.m. leaves one...
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...
A Gillespie man was involved in a two vehicle crash that happened Wednesday evening around 11 p.m. on Illinois Route 267 approximately two miles south of...
A Benld woman is suing the Macoupin County Public Health Department (MCPHD) and a driver employed by the agency for damages in excess of $50,000...
Date range: June 1-7, 2016. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. LAWSUITS Steven Katich has filed a forcible entry...
[slideshow_deploy id=’24558′] Three Gillespie football players were chosen to play in the 28th annual West Central Illinois All-star football game that will be played this Saturday,...
An Ainad Shriner was seriously injured Sunday afternoon, June 5, during the Black Diamond Days parade in Gillespie after he was thrown over the handlebars of...
Law enforcement from the area will be participating in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics this Wednesday, June 8. Officers from the following departments...
The Coal Country Chamber of Commerce 12th annual summer concert series will bring music to our area again this year every Tuesday in June and July,...
Experience Midwest Americana on 100+ miles of Illinois Route 66 from Chatham to Collinsville on June 11 and 12 when 13 communities will be welcoming visitors...
The miss and junior miss pageant kicked off the Black Diamond Days weekend on Friday night in the Ben-Gil Elementary School. Six beautiful ladies competed for miss...
The communities of Gillespie and Benld each hosted a Memorial Day ceremony on Monday to honor the many men and women who have lost their lives...
The Gillespie High School baseball and softball teams are well represented on the South Central Conference all-conference teams that were announced on Thursday, June 2. Players...
