Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Macoupin County man with dissemination of child sexual abuse material. The case is part of Raoul’s ongoing work, in collaboration...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education approved on second reading a policy to govern parent-funded sports protocols. In other action Monday...
Members of the Macoupin County Board on Tuesday night voted unanimously to approve a county budget for fiscal 2025-26 authorizing expenditures of $28.2 million. The budget...
A farm-implement accident on Virden Road in Virden on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, resulted in the death of a Virden teenager, according to Macoupin County Coroner...
With school resuming this week, the Gillespie City Council on Monday night narrowly approved an ordinance to restrict parking on the west side of LJ Avenue,...
The Benld City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to approve an appropriations ordinance governing municipal spending for the current fiscal year, approved the sale of...
A public comment from the CEO of the Gillespie-Benld Area Ambulance Service led to a larger discussion during Tuesday night’s meeting of the Macoupin County Board...
The Public Access of the Illinois Attorney General’s Office has determined the Macoupin County Board technically violated the state’s Open Meetings Act on March 26 when...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night voted to adopt an amended budget for the fiscal year that ended...
The Benld City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a new ordinance governing livestock within the city limits. The new ordinance, which has been under discussion...
Meeting Tuesday evening, June 10, the Macoupin County Board approved four resolutions paving the way for the replacement of a structurally deficient bridge on Hagaman Road...
Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to approve an appropriation of $15,758,490 for the fiscal year that began May 1. State...
SPRINGFIELD — Lincoln Land Community College has announced its full-time and part-time President’s and Vice President’s lists for the spring 2025 semester. Part-time students are enrolled...
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Macoupin County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, director of the Illinois Department of Revenue...
The Gillespie High School Miners softball team captured the regional championship with a 9-5 victory over conference rival, Staunton High School. The team’s impressive performance on...
The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and more than 200 law enforcement agencies throughout the state are participating in the National Highway Traffic Safety...
In a significant historical breakthrough, Dr. Helaine Silverman, co-author of the University of Illinois Mythic Mississippi Project, has dedicated a new marker at Union Miner’s Cemetery...
Following a lengthy discussion and a brief executive sessions, Benld City Council members voted Monday night to table action on a zoning ordinance amendment to tighten...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night recognized eight members of the Gillespie Middle School Girls Track and Field...
“We are honored to reward and assist almost 25 percent of this years graduates,” reported John Fassero, Jr., at the Gillespie High School senior awards night...
