Carlinville News

Ashley Marie Archibee and Michael Douglas Hadley are making their home in Carlinville following their marriage July 16, 2011, in Alton.

She was born Sept. 2, 1948, in Carlinville, the daughter of Joseph and Jean Reed Hansen.

State Senator Mike Jacobs of Moline says the temporary income tax hike implemented last year might not be so temporary after all, arguing the state can't afford to lose the additional revenue from the hike.

Gary Babbs of Carlinville has written his first book, a faith-based children's story entitled "Let Your Light Shine." Babbs says the story of Tiny the Light Bulb and his ability to persevere in the face of adversity was inspired by a light bulb in California that has been burning for 110 years.

Following public outcry and a disappointed community taking to social media sites, Jerseyville's recently closed Stadium Theatre may be on the verge of a sequel.

He has served as director of housing and associate dean of students at Arkansas Tech University for the past 10 years and was a resident director at Blackburn College in Carlinville and director of housing at Dickinson State University in North Dakota.

Rose to the Joe Ringhausen Orchard and Apple House in Jersey County for becoming the first orchard ever to take first place in the National Cider, Illinois Cider and Hard Cider categories in the same year.

The return of a movie theater to Jerseyville, once considered an unlikely proposition, now looks more promising.

One of the two men who allegedly attacked a young couple in Carlinville Tuesday night is facing a number of felony charges.

Two Carlinville, Illinois residents suffered head injuries after two men, armed with guns, broke into their home and attacked them Tuesday evening.