Alisa Loew, as administrator of the estate of her mother, Melvia Loew, is suing Heritage Enterprises for a judgment in excess of $50,000, alleging negligence, wrongful death, and...
In 1992 The Partnership for Educational Excellence was founded by Gillespie resident Nanci Grandone with an invitation to friends and acquaintances to discuss the possibility of...
Pvt. Jacob Goodson of Gillespie was sworn into the Illinois Army National Guard March 21, at the St. Louis Military Entrance Processing Station. Goodson enlisted as a...
Date range: August 22-28, 2017. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. LAWSUITS Stanley W. Diestelhorst, Gillespie, is suing Bill...
This story is contributed by a member of the Illinois Senate Democrats. SPRINGFIELD – An unprecedented overhaul of how Illinois funds public schools is on its...
[slideshow_deploy id=’29003′] In one of the first public events at the Illinois Coal Museum at Gillespie, federal and state politicians were invited to an opportunity to...
The 2017 football season for the Gillespie High School football team under the new leadership of Jake Bilbruck got underway on Friday night in Gillespie, but...
An emergency flight nurse and a logistics manager based at HSHS St. John’s Hospital are part of an aircraft rescue team that was sent to Texas...
The Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has awarded accreditation to the laboratory at HSHS St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield, based on results...
Superintendent Joe Tieman reported to school board members on Monday evening during the district’s monthly board meeting that the state of Illinois has missed their first...
A two-vehicle accident near milepost 52 on Interstate 55 in Montgomery County closed the roadway for more than five hours early Saturday morning on August 26....
A day after the City of Benld issued a boil order due to low water pressure, members of the city council voted unanimously to purchase three...
In Girl Scouts, she’s earning badges, gaining new skills, exploring the great outdoors and building a better world alongside her sisters. Every step of the way,...
Date range: August 15-21, 2017. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. LAWSUITS Commerce Bank is suing Jason D. Rodney,...
The Lewis and Clark Community College Mobile Dental Health Unit will be at HSHS St. Francis Hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, from 8 a.m. to...
The Coal Country Chamber of Commerce will hold its 12th annual Tour de Coal bicycle ride on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, starting at the Benld City...
Cheryl Eichar Jett will present a program on the bold women who became part of the Illinois legend of Route 66 for two local historical Societies...
A 61-year-old Gillespie man who was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash shortly after noon on Sunday, August 6 on Garrison Road at Bayless Road in...
Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 has accepted a proposed $4 million settlement from Union Pacific in connection to the 2009 mine subsidence loss of the...
During a relatively brief meeting Monday night, the Gillespie City Council promoted Austin Semplowski from a part-time police officer to a full-time officer, filling a vacancy...
