SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 2024 An officer was dispatched to Gillespie Police Department in reference to threats and criminal trespass to property. An officer spoke with a...
The Benld City Council on Monday night approved a $2.2 million appropriations ordinance governing municipal spending for the current fiscal year. Council members also approved a...
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Macoupin County man with dissemination and possession of child pornography. The case is part of Raoul’s ongoing work, in collaboration with federal...
Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday night approved the appropriation ordinance for fiscal 2025, rescinded a housing inspection ordinance approved last month, and took...
Rides, tents, food trucks, music, animals, and plenty of other offerings fill the grounds at the Macoupin County Fair for the 172nd year. The fair is...
The Benld City Council on Monday night agreed to purchase a new truck for the Maintenance Department at a cost of $54,111, retained an auditing firm...
Members of the Gillespie Council discussed the possibility of using Madison Communications fiber optic system to provide internet services for the city’s Emergency Services and Disaster...
There will be no Black Diamond Days street festival in Gillespie this summer, according event organizers. The Black Diamond Days Committee had planned to return the...
Long-serving BenGil Elementary School principal will retire in two years following the Community Unit School District 7’s Board of Education’s approval during Tuesday night’s regular monthly...
Benld’s City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to adopt a new ordinance requiring the owners of properties within the city limits to obtain a $250...
“Nothing Ever Happens Here and Other Stories.” an anthology of short stories by Dave Ambrose, Carlinville, is now available for purchase on Amazon.com. The 388-page book...
Members of the Gillespie City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a routine Certificate of Authority during an unusually brief meeting that was as notable...
Gillespie City Council’s Lake Committee will conduct a hearing in an attempt to mediate between two feuding families who hold lot leases at Gillespie Lake after...
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night approved a final payment of about $19,000 to the company that repainted the city’s water tower earlier...
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night approved upward of $14,000 of work to correct a long-standing problem with wall dampness at the rear...
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 An officer initiated a traffic stop at Macoupin Street and Maple Street. Jesse J. Kahl, 36, of Wilsonville was arrested for driving...
Gillespie’s Black Diamond Days festival could return to the downtown commercial district if the city council approves a resolution seeking permission from the Illinois Department of...
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night accepted of bid of $18,480 from Ranger Excavating for preliminary work on developing the former site of...
A divided Gillespie City Council voted 4-3 Monday night to purchase a used boat for patrolling Gillespie Lake. Lake Committee chair Landon Pettit said Lake Superintendent...
Heritage Health Gillespie announces it has changed ownership. Renamed Gillespie Health & Rehab Center, the 100-bed subacute and skilled nursing facility provides a broad spectrum of care,...
