Shipman News

A house fire has claimed the life of a man six miles southwest of town. Friends identified the victim as Carroll Johnson, a widower who apparently lived alone.

The Mighty Short Bus makes its way toward the Block Party this weekend before stopping at the Loading Dock.

The Southwestern School Board scheduled a special meeting to consider issuance of health life safety bonds to fund two projects this summer.

The building under construction to replace the old Medora Elementary School will add a memory wall to preserve the front entrance of the original Medora High School.

Five candidates are seeking the three seats open on the Southwestern Board of Education in the April 7 Consolidated Election.

A group of farm elevator operators launched a joint study that could lead to a potential merger or other cooperative effort.

Parents already reeling from their infant's illness now are facing a new crisis after a suspected electrical fire raged through the family's home over the weekend.

A tribute to the civil rights era concluded a monthlong series of presentations and events around Alton celebrating the struggles and achievements of African-Americans since the beginning of the United States.

To: Editor, Daily Chronicle From: Lori Grant, Sycamore Music Booster “Note to Remember” Event Chair Contact: 815-895-8709 or lo8gra@aol.com February 15, 2009 Editor, On February 7, Blumen Gardens ...

Joe W. Jennings, 33, of Jerseyville, was arrested Tuesday night following a one-vehicle crash on FS Road, one-quarter-mile east of Piasa Road in Shipman Township.

Authorities say they have safety located two children believed to have been abducted from Shipman Grade School at 7:46 a.m. today.

UPDATED 1:45 P.M. Nine people were injured after an Amtrak train slammed into a tractor-trailer today north of Brighton, Ill., police say.