Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to approve a $16.9 million appropriation ordinance setting spending limits for the current fiscal year,...
Gillespie Middle School announced on Thursday the May leaders of the month and the students achieving perfect attendance for the 2018-2019 school year. Receiving the May...
EIGHTH-GRADE Ryon Beavin, Keegan Bielicke, Payton Broughton, Colton Bultema, Reese Bussmann, Regan Bussmann, Bailey Cartwright, Jenna Clark, Cole Connor, Joie Cox, Addy Drewel, Macy Fosnock, Shelbee...
The Benld Library Summer Reading program will be held June 5 to July 24. The program is open to children preschool to 8th grade. Activities for...
CARLINVILLE – Optimism abounded as Blackburn College broke ground on a new, state-of-the-art solar project in a ceremony on campus Thursday afternoon, May 16. The $3...
Contributed article by the Illinois Senate Democrats. SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Andy Manar on Thursday challenged the state agency responsible for economic development to focus more...
A full 22 percent of Gillespie High School (GHS) graduating seniors were awarded $1,000 tuition scholarships by The Partnership for Educational Excellence as the education foundation...
Wilsonville village trustees on Tuesday night agreed to retain Anne Clough, Carrollton, to represent the village and offer advice regarding a proposed 40-year contract with the...
LITCHFIELD — The Lewis and Clark Community College Mobile Dental Health Unit will be at HSHS St. Francis Hospital on Tues., June 11, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m....
Illinois State Police (ISP) District 18, Interim Commander, Lieutenant Mark Gillock, is reminding motorists to take the necessary safety precautions to prevent tragedies from occurring during...
The City of Gillespie announced on Thursday they will hold Memorial Day services on Monday, May 27 at 9:30 a.m. The services will begin at the...
SPRINGFIELD – A total of 1,274 students earned degrees from the University of Illinois Springfield at the conclusion of the spring semester on May 11, 2019,...
The Black Diamond Days 5K run & 1-mile run/walk is entering into its 40th anniversary and will be held on Saturday, June 8. The 5K will...
Benld City aldermen voted unanimously Monday night to approve a $172,000 contract with HMG Engineering for professional services associated with the design and bidding processes for...
A mobilization ceremony was held at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois May 10 for six Soldiers who will deploy to Afghanistan...
HSHS St. Francis Hospital has begun construction on a new emergency department in the hospital which will open in early 2020. “Our emergency department treated more...
The Italian Club of Benld would like to invite everyone to their celebration of the 66th Annual Italian-American Days Festival on May 24, 25, 26 and...
Newly elected council members were sworn in Monday night during a meeting of the Gillespie City Council which also featured a discussion about the condition of...
Home Based Head Start parents and children participate in an afternoon of paint, palettes, pinkies, and palms. Parents and children age 2-5 enjoyed valuable time together...
Four new members were enshrined to the Gillespie High School Wall of Honor on Sunday, April 28. Those inducted include William “Bill” Parmentier, Joseph James Ricci,...
