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Gillespie, Illinois is located in Macoupin County. Zip codes in Gillespie, IL include 62033. More Gillespie information.

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Monday Nov 30 | Roger Kramer's Favorite Cycling Tours

In support of Route 66 trail

I have had the honor of working with John Fritsche and others in organizing the Tour de Coal ride in the Benld-Gillespie, Ill., area the past four years.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

Journal-Courier.net

Gillespie school build sites narrowed to 3

A Gillespie School District committee has narrowed possible locations for a new school to three.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Panel considers options for new school site

Officials with the Gillespie School District have a lot of decisions to make. District officials are continuing with the monumental task of gathering information to move forward with multiple decisions to replace the Benld Elementary School, which was closed earlier this year because of severe structural damage from mine subsidence.

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Wed Sep 23, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Police blotter for Sept. 22

Kelly S. Gray, 39, of Collinsville, was charged Tuesday with burglary. She allegedly entered the Premier Homes building in the 3800 block of North Arbor Lake, Edwardsville, on Tuesday with the intent to commit a theft.

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Wed Sep 09, 2009

KPLR-11

Students Return To Classes In Gillespie, IL After Buildings Damaged

Students head back to school Wednesday in Gillespie, Illinois, after a series of events forced students out of two buildings.

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Mon Sep 07, 2009

Journal-Courier.net

Blind dog gets a home

Rainbow, a blind Sheltie mix whose sad story was in the Journal-Courier several weeks ago, is settling into a new home.

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Mon Jul 13, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Event to raise money for new Benld school

The Ben-Gil Boosters are hosting a fund-raiser on Saturday, July 18, at the Gillespie Civic Center to raise money for a new Benld Elementary School.

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Sat Jul 11, 2009

Alton Telegraph

District moves forward on Benld classrooms

Fortified by a $750,000 federal boost, officials now are moving forward on a plan to lease a modular building to accommodate Benld Elementary School students displaced by mine subsidence.

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Gillespie schools will get back to normal schedules

Schools in the Gillespie School District will return to normal schedules early in the coming school year, thanks to a $750,000 federal grant that will help lease 27 temporary classrooms.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Rural cell phones finally get their bars

A cell phone company's expanded presence is ringing up some good news for residents long plagued by lack of service.

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Fri May 29, 2009

KSDK NewsChannel 5

Gillespie, Illinois man sentenced on child porn charge

A 45-year-old man was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for possession of child pornography, Acting US Attorney Michael Reap said Friday.

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Thu May 28, 2009

The Deerfield Review

Party guests charged with underage drinking

More than 30 Park Ridge teenagers and young adults were arrested Sunday on underage drinking charges after Des Plaines police broke up a party in a vacant house.

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Thu May 21, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Gillespie digging out from storm damage

The city is almost back to normal after nearly a week of storm cleanup that focused on damage to buildings and businesses along Macoupin Street/Illinois Route 4. Mayor John Hicks said that AmerenIP was working on getting the streetlights along the main drag back on and said he hoped they would be back up Friday morning.

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