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...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 201,428 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including an increase of...
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 State Police (ISP) Firearms Services Bureau (FSB) is announcing several changes to the Firearm Owner Identification (FOID) Card program based on statutory changes to...
Those interested in searching Macoupin County records for genealogy can now look at the indexes online, Macoupin County Clerk Pete Duncan announced recently. A searchable online...
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...
Macoupin County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment...
For the third year, the Illinois Arts Council Agency has awarded The Macoupin Art Collective of Staunton, IL a General Operating Support Grant with an increased...
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...
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...
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...
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night approved resolutions to declare two properties as public nuisances, hired a third Maintenance Department employee, and reorganized...
At the November County Board meeting, the county’s voting precincts were rebalanced to get to a more equal number of voters by a unanimous, bipartisan vote....
The much-anticipated vote on whether or not to take possession of the former Canna Theater was tabled until next month by the Gillespie City Council on...
Springfield, Ill– The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is reminding Illinoisans to test, inspect expiration dates, and change the batteries in smoke and...
An ad hoc committee appointed by Gillespie Mayor John Hicks to investigate whether or not the city should accept donation of the 100-year-old Canna Theater building...
