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Posted by First Reading 3 months ago.
State Sen. Sam McCann, R-Carlinville, dropped by the Chatham Village Board meeting Tuesday night to introduce himself to trustees.McCann is running to represent the new 50th Senate District.
Village President Tom Gray asked if he would like to address the...
Posted by First Reading 3 months ago.
The Pleasant Plains School District’s website has a new look.
The district worked with Edline to restructure and update the site. The change was unveiled to the public Thursday.
“Edline is designed to keep teachers, students, parents and the...
Posted by First Reading 3 months ago.
The Chatham Plan Commission is holding a public hearing at 7 p.m. Thursday to hear a request from the village president and board to prohibit the keeping of pygmy goats in residential areas.
Village code currently says pygmy goats can be considered househ...
Posted by First Reading 3 months ago.
A group of Ball-Chatham School District residents concerned about a proposed indoor swimming pool, fitness center and sports medicine clinic on school district property has started a “Schools Not Pools” campaign.
“We are a group of conc...
Posted by First Reading 3 months ago.
Glen Kruse was honored Tuesday night for his efforts to create Rochester’s new arboretum.
A representative of Trees Forever, an Iowa-based non-profit group that promotes the care and planting of trees, presented Kruse with a Volunteer of the Year award ...
Posted by First Reading 4 months ago.
The Rochester Village Board will meet next Tuesday due to the Columbus Day holiday on Monday.
The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. at the village hall/library complex. The public works committee will meet beforehand at 6:30 p.m.
The board meeting agenda in...
Posted by First Reading 4 months ago.
The Williamsville Village Board is looking to fill a vacancy.
Trustee Lisa White, chairman of the board’s finance committee, decided to step down due to personal reasons, Village President Tom Yokley said.
“Her new job is demanding more of her time,...
Posted by First Reading 4 months ago.
The Rochester Police Department has canceled tonight’s community-police picnic in the Grove Park subdivision due to high winds and possible storms, according to an alert on the department’s Facebook page.
The event has been rescheduled to 5:...
Posted by First Reading 4 months ago.
The Ball-Chatham School Board tonight is expected to decide whether to pursue a public-private partnership that would build an indoor swimming pool, fitness center and sports medicine clinic next to Glenwood High School.The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. a...
Posted by First Reading 4 months ago.
The Chatham Zoning Board of Appeals is holding a hearing at 7 p.m. tonight to consider a request to rezone six acres of land along East Walnut Street to accommodate an assisted living facility.
Rosemary A. Patton, Reggie Phillips and Glen Mathias made the...
Posted by First Reading 4 months ago.
The Chatham Zoning Board of Appeals is holding a hearing at 7 p.m. tonight to consider a request to rezone six acres of land along East Walnut Street to accommodate an assisted living facility.
Rosemary A. Patton, Reggie Phillips and Glen Mathias made the...
Posted by First Reading 4 months ago.
Chatham officials are considering installing “no parking” signs along the east stretch of Plummer Boulevard.
Chatham police said the signs would be helpful during popular sporting events at Glenwood High School, 1501 E. Plummer Boulevard, particularly...
Posted by First Reading 4 months ago.
The Williamsville Village Board’s parks and recreation committee will meet tonight to discuss dredging Lake Williamsville.
Village residents, especially those who live near the lake, are encouraged to attend, a notice on the village website says.
Th...
Posted by First Reading 4 months ago.
Rochester police are resuming their fall community-police picnics this year with two events scheduled for this month.The first picnic will take place Sept. 22 in the Wyndmoor subdivision. The next is scheduled for Sept. 29 in the Grove Park subdivision. B...
Posted by First Reading 4 months ago.
After roughly two months of discussion, the Chatham Village Board is not yet ready to sign off on the creation of a volunteer parks and recreation board.Trustees Tuesday night tabled an ordinance to officially create the board in order to flesh out more d...
Posted by First Reading 4 months ago.
Rochester village officials have provided a list and maps of streets to be repaired through motor fuel tax dollars.
Streets where pavement patching will occur are listed here.
A map of roads to be oil and chipped is here.
Posted by First Reading 5 months ago.
Students involved in Glenwood Middle School’s “Discovering Peace” group helped write a special proclamation declaring Sunday as “9-11 Community Day of Remembrance – Unity in Community Day” in Chatham.
Three students att...
Posted by First Reading 5 months ago.
Chatham’s annual fall cleanup days are back.
This year’s event will be held from 7 a.m. to noon on Oct. 8 and Oct. 15 at South Community Park. Residents are asked to enter from Park Street and exit on Main Street to throw away and recycle item...
Posted by First Reading 5 months ago.
The former west-side home of the late Mayor Tim Davlin has sold.
The property, 2604 Apple Creek Drive, was purchased for $268,000 by Jeremy Hoke on July 21, according to Sangamon County property records. The sale price is $30,500 more than Davlin paid for...
Posted by First Reading 5 months ago.
A nighttime running event could be coming to Chatham’s north side.
Organizers of the Rutledge Youth Foundation’s Nightcrawler 5K fundraiser approached the Chatham Village Board administrative committee last month to outline their plans and get...
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