Members of the Benld City Council voted 4-1 Monday night to approve a municipal property tax levy in the amount of $113,081.76 for 2020 property taxes...
The Macoupin Art Collective (MAC) is pleased to announce funding from the Healing Illinois Grant made possible in partnership with The Chicago Community Foundation. This opportunity...
LITCHFIELD— State Senator Andy Manar and State Representative Avery Bourne announced today that the City of Gillespie will receive a $33,800 state grant to assist with...
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is reminding the public that Driver Services facilities statewide will be closed for in-person transactions effective Tuesday, Nov. 17, and...
Meeting primarily via the Zoom remote conferencing platform, members of the Gillespie City Council on Thursday night voted to partner with Grow Gillespie to bring a...
A Macoupin County man died early Wednesday morning on Interstate 55 after Illinois State Police said his vehicle was struck by a semi-trailer truck near the...
With the outcome of the Presidential election still in doubt, Macoupin County voters overwhelmingly supported Donald Trump in yesterday’s general election balloting. Additionally, Macoupin County voters...
The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced that COVID-19 resurgence mitigations were implemented in Region 3 West Central Illinois which includes Macoupin County on Sunday,...
Daylight saving time a reminder to test, check expiration and change batteries in smoke alarms or replace broken alarms Springfield, Ill- The Office of the State...
Gillespie High School and Gillespie Middle School are moving to full remote learning temporarily, according to an Alert Now message broadcasted by Superintendent Shane Owsley on...
Springfield, IL – The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is proud to announce Gillespie resident Patricia Long as its 2020 Senior Hall of Fame inductee for her...
Cases filed during October 18-24, 2020. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. FELONIES Richard Wilson, 37 of Mt. Olive,...
In a brief, fast-paced meeting Monday night, members of the Benld City Council voted to renew the city’s liability insurance policy with the Illinois Municipal League...
Contributed content by the Illinois Senate Democrats. STAUNTON – State Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) was joined by Governor JB Pritzker at Madison Communications in Staunton to announce...
Members of the Gillespie City Council voted Wednesday night to resume water shut-offs for delinquent customers as of Nov. 14. The council also approved a deal...
A budget approved by the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night calls for more than $755,000 in deficit spending largely due...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted 6-1 during a special meeting of the board Wednesday night to reopen district schools...
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 24 counties in Illinois are considered to be at a warning level for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). ...
Despite concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Benld City Council members voted 3-1 Monday night to set trick-or-treating hours from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday and...
An early morning accident on Thursday, September 24, claimed the life of a 28-year-old man from Fidelity. The accident happened at 4:37 a.m. at the intersection...
