Williamsville News

In the next 20 years, Sherman could have a community center, a bike trail linking the community to Williamsville, streets with pedestrian and bike lanes and a new park.

Williamsville officials want to annex the site of a new coal mine shaft near the village in order to reap additional sales tax revenue for the town of 1,500. International Coal Group of Illinois is planning a $20 million expansion of the Viper Mine near Elkhart that would extend a third shaft into Sangamon County north of Williamsville.

International Coal Group, parent company of the Viper Mine near Elkhart in Logan County, is negotiating with lenders because it may violate its loan terms this year, a company executive said Thursday.

Morgan Metz of Springfield has been crowned the 2009 Miss Illinois County Fair Queen.

Village President Bill McCarty wants to expand Williamsville's downtown-improvement program to help new business owners pay a portion of their leases.

Pawnee's Travis Simpson moves the ball past Williamsville's Nick Horton Friday night in the San... Photo 1 of 4 Pawnee's Jordan Seibt puts one up with Williamsville's Travis Combs trying to block.

The Sangamon County Board Monday unanimously approved a plan that will give an Elkhart-based coal company about $900,000 in sales and property tax breaks for expanding mining operations.

Members of the Sangamon County Board plan to vote Monday on $900,000 in sales and property tax breaks through extension of an enterprise zone to the site of a new coal mine shaft.

Williamsville's Travis Combs keeps a his rebound ball from Tri-City's Andrew Henton, left, and Al... Photo 1 of 5 Williamsville's Joey Teer moves around Try-City's Griffin Brunson.

Shortly after midnight, Lincoln police were notified of a dispatch from the Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network regarding a police chase being terminated near Elkhart.

The city of Lincoln will consider expanding the Lincoln-Logan Enterprise Zone to pave the way for a $20 million expansion at an Elkhart coal mine, a move the company said would preserve jobs.

Now that a proposed 1 percent countywide sales tax increase won't appear on the spring ballot - after the Springfield School Board on Monday decided against it - the Ball-Chatham School District will have to ...