A former Staunton man was sentenced to 20 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections following a January 2019 incident. Macoupin County State’s Attorney announced on...
Three new Wall of Honor inductees were honored at Gillespie Community District High School on Sunday, May 22. Inducted into elite group of Gillespie High School alumni...
Members of the Benld City Council voted unanimously Monday night to award a $619,347 contract for a long-awaited sewer improvement project to Haier Plumbing and Heating,...
The Partnership for Educational Excellence of Community Unit School District 7 (CUSD7) in Macoupin County celebrated its 30th anniversary by awarding a record number of scholarships...
The Bob Price Memorial Scholarship awarded twelve $1,000 scholarships to students in Gillespie, Carrollton, Carlinville, Litchfield, Southwestern, Nokomis, North Mac, Jerseyville, and North Greene. Among the recipients...
A 49-year-old Carlinville man died Wednesday evening after colliding with a truck pulling a box trailer. The accident happened at approximately 5:40 p.m. on May 11...
With a new city attorney in place, the Gillespie City Council on Monday night voted to draft a resolution dealing with public nuisance properties and heard...
Two weeks after accepting the resignation of Vice President Jenni Alepra from the board, the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night...
Trinity Baptist Church will be hosting a yard sale at 502 South Macoupin Street in Gillespie, indoor and outdoor, on May 6 from 8 a.m. to...
Community Unit School District 7’s Board of Education on Monday night accepted the resignation of a long-serving member and approved a new class schedule for the...
A pair of Carlinville men have received an award from the Illinois State Historical Society for a ground-breaking study of the state’s oldest public institution of...
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to accept Derek Tiburzi’s high bid of $30,000 for six lots formerly occupied by First...
Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to approve ordinances creating the city’s second Tax Increment Financing District, approved a five percent...
In a meeting heavy on personnel action, the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night rehired tenured and non-tenured teachers for the...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that construction on Interstate 55 between the Litchfield and Carlinville interchanges resumes this week. Work begins this week with nighttime lane closures for patching. Complete lane reductions are...
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night approved a three-year contract with the Laborers Union covering the city’s three maintenance workers and voted to...
The Illinois Army National Guard has received new UH-60V Black Hawk helicopters, the latest rotary-wing aircraft in the Army’s inventory. The helicopters are assigned to the...
Contributed content by the Illinois House Republicans SPRINGFIELD – State Representative Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) is co-sponsoring legislation to provide relief for families being hit by skyrocketing...
The Gillespie City Council took another significant step toward establishing a new Tax Increment Financing district, conducting a public hearing on the issue prior to Monday...
(LITCHFIELD, IL) – HSHS St. Francis Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of a new service line to our facility, a specialized Wound Care Center, which started...
