Gillespie, IL News

233-0: Legendary Staunton-Gillespie Game Was 100 Years Ago On November 24

STAUNTON - No high school football game was ever quite like this one. A century later, the thought...

Gillespie Floral Shop Moves To Historic Building Along Original Route 66

GILLESPIE - Dee Dee’s Florals in Gillespie has moved into a historic two-story building along...

Trunk-or-Treat at Gillespie Health & Rehab Center Brings Community to Residents

GILLESPIE - Community members are invited to visit with residents and get their sugar fix at the...

Monday Volleyball Roundup: Marquette Catholic, Gillespie, Record Wins In First Regional Matchups

MONDAY, OCTOBER 23 SPORTS ROUNDUP GIRLS VOLLEYBALL IHSA PLAYOFFS REGIONALS CLASS 2A A...

Attorney General's Office Charges Gillespie Man With Possessing and Disseminating Child Pornography

CHICAGO – A Macoupin County man - Robert L. Jones - faces charges of possessing and disseminating...

Macoupin County Democrat Party to Host Unity Dinner

GILLESPIE - The Macoupin County Democrat Party is hosting their 14th Annual Unity Dinner on Saturday,...

Man Facing 12 Charges, Up To 60 Years, $750,000 Bond For Child Porn, Sexual Assault

GILLESPIE - Jimmy D. Byrd Jr., 44, of Gillespie, has been formally indicted by a grand jury in Madison...

Macoupin County Voters Elect City/Village Officials, Decide On Public Questions

CARLINVILLE - Macoupin County voters have officially elected several trustees, alderpeople, and...

Sunday Marks 75th Anniversary Of Deadly Bunker Hill Tornado In 1948

BUNKER HILL/FOSTERBURG/GILLESPIE - Seven decades later, Herman Landreth still remembered how his ears...

Four Gillespie Cheerleaders Have "Experience Of A Lifetime" As Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade Participants

HONOLULU, HAWAII - Four Gillespie High School senior cheerleaders recently had the times of their live...

But First...Coffee: Gotcha Latte in Gillespie Celebrates 4th Anniversary

GILLESPIE - I know there are massive numbers of coffee drinkers in the world. After crude oil, coffee...

Plotting Gillespie City Cemetery Project Completed By Students And Community Members

GILLESPIE - Libraries are a community’s source of information and all libraries take this job...

Man/Woman Flown To Area Hospital After Two-Vehicle Crash In Benld

MACOUPIN COUNTY - A Benld man and woman were both flown to an area hospital with non-life-threatening...

Snipes Leads Marquette Catholic Past Gillespie to Advance to the Regional Championship Game

GILLESPIE - The Marquette Catholic girls' basketball team came on strong in the third quarter...

$650,000 Lucky Day Lotto Ticket Picked in Gillespie

GILLESPIE – The Illinois Lottery announced today that a winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket sold a...

FOUND: Family reports missing Gillespie teen was found safe

GILLESPIE – A 17-year-old Gillespie boy has been found safe, his family said. Gabe DeSherlia...

BREAKING: Gillespie family searching for 17-year-old son who left without his medication

GILLESPIE – Parents of a 17-year-old Gillespie boy are searching for their son after he reportedly...

Southwestern eighth-grade girls capture another regional basketball title

GILLESPIE - The Southwestern eighth-grade girls basketball team once again claimed a regional...

Dive/sonar search: After tip, law enforcement investigates Gillespie Lake, but nothing is found

GILLESPIE - The Macoupin County Sheriff’s Office directed a search of Gillespie Lake on...

Williamsville blank Explorers to claim sectional championship

GILLESPIE - The only time the Marquette Catholic Explorers girls softball team lost a game in...

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