Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to approve a proclamation recognizing Wade Hendricks, who recently retired from the Gillespie Police Department...
A Macoupin County jury found Jeffrey D. Brown, 50, of Sawyerville guilty of aggravated battery with a firearm in connection with the shooting death of Rodney...
Believed to be First Work Solely Dedicated to Illinois in the Revolution A new book on Illinois’ leaders and actions in the Revolutionary War helps celebrate...
Contributed content Springfield, Ill- The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) reminds residents to test, inspect and replace any broken or expired smoke and CO...
Class of 2026 (Seniors) High honor roll: Emily Bergen, Deshaunta Cooper Jackson, Marshall Garwood, Katherine Gerdes, Carson Hailstone, Jule Hansmann, Jersey Helvey, Lillianna Jones, Ava Parish,...
New Plaza Enhances Community Connection and Accessibility at Entrance to Historic Dawes Gymnasium and the Woodward Athletic Center CARLINVILLE, ILL. – Blackburn College hosted a special ceremony...
SPRINGFIELD – Turkey hunters in Illinois harvested 255 wild turkeys during the 2025 fall firearm season Oct. 18-26, compared to 294 harvested last year. The record harvest...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night voted unanimously to accept the district’s annual financial report, chose an insurance...
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night accepted an annual audit completed by Scheffel-Boyle Certified Public Accountants, Alton, approved a new building permit form...
Macoupin County Board members on Tuesday night agreed to enter into a $190,000 contract with Hampton, Lenzini & Renwick, Inc. Springfield, to engineer and design Phase...
Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to implement a one percent Public Safety sales tax on retail goods sold in Gillespie....
Gillespie Methodist Church is thrilled to announce the arrival of Logan and Jacey Zepp as their new ministerial team. The couple, relocating from Paint Lick, Kentucky,...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night voted to approve an $19 million budget for fiscal 2026, agreed to...
Macoupin County Clerk Pete Duncan announced today that all registered voters in the county will begin receiving new voter registration cards starting September 16. State law...
Members of the Benld City Council voted on Monday night to approve more than $15,000 of work the Italian Club of Benld plans to do at Benld’s...
Gillespie aldermen voted unanimously Monday night to make a first payment of $362,817.33 to Stutz Excavating, Alton, for the recently started Steetscape project. Stutz is the...
Once infamous for bootlegging during Prohibition, the City of Benld will soon have a legal whisky distilling operation. City Council members voted unanimously last Monday night...
