Macoupin County News

St. Clair County is on the verge of paying $35,000 to state Sen. James Clayborne, D-Belleville, and business associate Joseph Summerill, of Washington, D.C., for their work to bring more federal inmates to the county jail.

If you're having a hard time finding something to do this weekend, you're either looking too hard or not hard enough.

Unusually high humidity may be to blame for problems with paper ballots throughout Illinois during the primary election March 20, state election officials said Tuesday.

The Macoupin County Sheriff's Department said a fire broke out at Quality Flooring Company around 7 a.m. Monday.

The Macoupin Economic Development Partnership recently awarded nearly $25,000 in grant funding to Madison Communications of Litchfield as part of the agency's business expansion and retention services.

In one of the tightest races in recent memory, Bloomington Doctor David Gill beat Matthew Goetten for the Democratic nomination to vie for the the 13th Congressional District.

The Macoupin County Sheriff's Department has switched to narrowband communications, which means each channel will take up less bandwidth and allow for more channels.

There are just a few days remaining to nominate candidates for the Macoupin Made Young Leader of the Year.

Breathe deep, west-central Illinois: The air pouring into your lungs is some of the cleanest around.