William “Gus” and Ivona Hopper of Gillespie will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on January 23, 2016, at the VFW in Gillespie. The couple were married...
The Mt. Olive and Gillespie coop wrestling team placed seventh in the 14 team Mt. Olive Invitational Tournament held last Saturday, January 9, after scoring 97.5...
Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday appointed a new police sergeant, hired a full-time police officer and reviewed the first bids relating to the...
Several lake residents appeared before the council Monday evening to voice objections to the council’s action last month increasing lake lot leases from $600 to $900...
Ridge Braundmeier, the son of Zack and Amber Braundmeier, was selected as Gillespie Middle School’s leader of the week for last week after being nominated for...
City officials said mine subsidence is the cause of a water main break that affected residents in Benld and Sawyerville on Sunday. The break was reported...
‘We need to get into the mindset that we are going to have to spend a lot of money down there’ Wilsonville village officials are bracing...
Date range: December 30, 2015 – January 4, 2016. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. LAWSUITS In a complicated,...
A Gillespie man was charged with three counts of felony gun charges and a driving under the influence of alcohol charge after a Gillespie police officer...
With about 100 supporters, friends, elected officials and co-workers watching, Circuit Judge Ken Deihl administered the oath of office to newly appointed Macoupin County Circuit Clerk...
Wrapping up the week in the BenGil area with pictures! Week of December 27 Do you have a picture for the Week in Pictures? Email the photo...
Date range: December 22-29, 2015. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. LAWSUITS Patrick D. Pintar, Gillespie, has filed a...
[slideshow_deploy id=’22679′] The annual Carlinville Holiday Tournament has been kind to Gillespie basketball this year as both the boys and girls teams advanced to Wednesday’s championship...
This story is contributed by a member of the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus. One Bunker Hill student asked a question and a new law that goes...
Wrapping up the week in the BenGil area with pictures! Week of December 20 Do you have a picture for the Week in Pictures? Email the photo...
[slideshow_deploy id=’22630′] Thirty-four HSHS St. Francis Hospital colleagues were honored and recognized for milestone years of service during the Colleague Christmas Celebration at Lincoln Land Community...
[slideshow_deploy id=’22595′] St. Francis Hospital made donations to the Christmas Basket Association and Coats for Kids last week, both deserving organizations in the Litchfield area. Patti...
Members of the Benld City Council discussed the possibility of hosting a soap box derby in the city and learned of possible mine subsidence damage at...
Date range: December 15-21, 2015. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. LAWSUITS A Mexico, Mo., man is suing an...
Authorities of District 18 Illinois State Police have released the identities of the two young adults killed early Sunday morning after their vehicle veered off the...
