Cases filed during January 2-8, 2022. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Douglas Bursley, 50 of Maryland Heights,...
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...
Cases filed during December 26, 2021 – January 1, 2022. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Samuel Ward,...
HSHS St. Francis Hospital proudly welcomed Alayah Reign Jackson as the first baby born at the hospital in 2022. She was born at 1:07 p.m. on January...
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...
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...
This article was written by the late Andy Easton featured in Gillespie Area News in 2002, contributed to TheBenGilPost.com by Steve Joyce at the Gillespie Public...
Cases filed during December 19-25, 2021. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES James Thomas, 61 of Rockford, is...
Administrators from each of Community Unit School District 7’s three schools analyzed data from the Illinois State Board of Education’s annual report card during the regular...
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...
Cases filed during December 12-18, 2021. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Brandon Golbricht, 28 of Carlinville, is...
SPRINGFIELD – The minimum wage in Illinois is set to increase another dollar on Saturday, January 1, 2022. The new wage will be $12 an hour. Minimum...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 59,312 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including an increase of...
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...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation is advising the public that high winds into Thursday will have the potential to impact travel, especially for truck drivers...
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...
Cases filed during December 5-11, 2021. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Ashley Crenshaw, 31 of Carlinville, is...
A Staunton man has been sentenced to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for a 2020 incident that recovered drugs and a firearm. Curtis...
Cases filed during November 21-27, 2021. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Archie Hinton, 40 of Staunton, is...
Blackburn College in Carlinville has received a $750,000 gift from the estate of Luella Dickhaut. The former Carlinville High School math teacher also served as an...
