Benld News

State Sen. Deanna Demuzio, D-Carlinville, said she is working to find funding for modular classrooms that would house Benld Elementary School students until a permanent structure is built.

As one of the organizers of the Tour de Coal ride , we had a couple of big decisions to make today.

Authorities are keeping a close eye on Benld Elementary School and several nearby homes damaged by mine subsidence and say the damage is progressing as expected -- and may be part of a pattern of progression of earlier ground shifts.

School will be back in session on Thursday in the Gillespie School District, but with a change in the schedule to accommodate Benld Elementary School students displaced by their school's closure.

Authorities discovered major structural damage at Benld Elementary School during the weekend and classes are therefore canceled throughout the Gillespie School District until further notice.

No school in the small town of Benld, Illinois or surrounding communities Monday morning.

Nineteen-month-old Cole Tribout doesn't need to watch cartoons for entertainment.

Firemen spent more than three hours fighting a house fire in Macoupin County Sunday night.

When it comes to Christmas Eve services, local pastors and ministers say tradition rules.

Mayor Joshua Ross announced the appointment of a new police chief Tuesday. "I feel Chief Dean Plovich will serve the residents of Gillespie very well," Ross said in a telephone interview.