A Clinton County company that provides professional water system management services is in charge of the Gillespie Water Treatment Plant following the sudden retirement of former...
The Macoupin County Board agreed Tuesday night to purchase real estate located at 239 East First South Street in Carlinville, approved supplemental funding to complete construction...
The City of Gillespie will host a public meeting any 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 24, at City Hall to answer questions from the public and collect...
A Bunker Hill man was charged on Thursday with three felony counts including two counts of aggravated driving under the influence, each a class 2 felony,...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 voted on Monday night to approve a resolution formalizing terms of an agreement under which the school district...
Members of the Benld City Council briefly discussed tentative plans that could potentially increase law enforcement’s presence in the community by partnering with the Macoupin County...
Bids from DC Waste and Republic Sanitation for a “semi-exclusive” waste hauling contract were opened during Monday night’s regular meeting of the Gillespie City Council. But...
After more than a month of discussion, the Macoupin County Board voted Tuesday night to give the Road & Bridge Committee the responsibility of overseeing a...
Macoupin County State’s Attorney Jordan Garrison announced yesterday that a Sawyerville man has been sentenced to 13 and 1/2 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections...
Gillespie-Benld Area Ambulance Service, Inc. is putting the finishing touches on what has been a tremendously successful year. 2025 brought significant positive changes to the organization,...
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night approved a $127,159.14 levy for 2025 property taxes to be collected in 2026, and approved Mayor Jim...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted Monday night to commit the next round of Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA)...
Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics and Karmak are pleased to announce the success of its Warm Up Our Kids event held on Tuesday, December 2 at...
The Gillespie City Council on Monday night approved $455,291 property tax levy for 2025 taxes payable in 2026 but, following a 30-minute executive session, took no...
Members of the Macoupin County Board, meeting in Carlinville Tuesday night, accepted a $6 million property tax levy, approved a spending plan for proceeds of a...
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Virden, Illinois man for allegedly disseminating child sexual abuse material. The case is part of Raoul’s ongoing work, in collaboration...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night voted to approve a property tax levy request totaling $3,920,295 for 2025...
The Holiday Sparkle Committee of Gillespie is preparing for the 4th Annual Holiday Sparkle Lighted Parade and Community Tree Lighting, set for Sunday, November 30, at...
The Benld City Council has accepted the resignation of veteran City Treasurer Cindy Crites, effective Dec. 5. The action came during the council’s regular monthly meeting...
After 14 months of negotiations, the Macoupin County Board approved a new contract Thursday night with the Association of Federal, State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)...
