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Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
Officials from the National Weather Service Central Illinois Forecast Office in Lincoln will designate Sherman a “StormReady Community” during tonight’s village board meeting. The village will be the 45th StormReady Community designation...
Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
Chatham Village President Tom Gray will be among speakers at the village’s Memorial Day ceremony Monday. Chatham American Legion Post 759 is hosting the service, which will take place at 10 a.m. at the Chatham Veterans Memorial on the village square...
Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
The Williamsville Village Board next month should learn the results of a village-wide survey sent to residents earlier this spring, Village President Tom Yokley says. The responses, which will be used to update the village’s comprehensive plan, coul...
Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
Sherman’s  code of ordinances is now available electronically. “This has been a long time coming and should be a very welcomed addition and service to our website and citizens of the village of Sherman,” Village President Trevor Clatfel...
Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
The Williamsville Village Board is holding a town hall meeting tonight in conjunction with its regular board meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to inform residents about trustees’ projects and goals for the village. “This is the time to vo...
Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
Chatham Police Chief John Holm has been accepted into the FBI National Academy.The academy is described as “a professional course of study for U.S. and international law enforcement leaders that serves to improve the administration of justice in pol...

Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
Chatham Village Manager Del McCord says the South Sangamon Water Commission’s new water plant is receiving the necessary permits for construction. The commission is a joint venture between Chatham and New Berlin, and McCord serves as its chairman. P...
Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
Rochester Police Chief Bill Marass says his department’s efforts to work with community members to help solve and prevent crimes in their neighborhoods is off to a good start. The department recently held their fourth community meeting to let reside...
Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
Lake Springfield turned 75 this month. In recognition of the lake’s anniversary, City Water, Light and Power put together a video titled “Giving Birth to a Dream, Building Lake Springfield.” The 8-minute video documents the lake’s ...
Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
The city of Chicago will now post online all requests for documents and information filed under the Freedom of Information Act, according to Chicago media outlets. In an editorial today, The Sun Times called it Mayor Richard Daley’s attempt to get r...
Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
Prep work to install the transmission line for the  South Sangamon Water Commission’s new water plant should begin June 1. The commission is a joint venture between Chatham and New Berlin. An 18-inch transmission main will carry water from the trea...
Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
The city of Springfield ended the month of April about $10 million in the red, according to Treasurer Jim Langfelder’s monthly cash report. Here’s the monthly report Langfelder gave to aldermen. (It’s an excel document)

Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
The Chatham Village Board tonight is slated to approve a budget for the 2011 fiscal year, which started May 1.A budget hearing will be held at 6:15 p.m., just before the start of the regular board meeting. As part of the new budget, Chatham trustees alrea...
Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
Want to watch the Mayor Tim Davlin’s “State of the City” address for yourself Video from the annual event is now online: www.youtube.com/networkknowledge
Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
Sherman has hired Levi, Ray and Shoup to design a new village website that promotes its economic development plans. “Basically, this is all geared toward economic development, the marketing of Sherman’s three TIFs (tax-increment financing dis...
Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
Sherman has hired Levi, Ray and Shoup to design a new village website that promotes its economic development plans. “Basically, this is all geared toward economic development, the marketing of Sherman’s three TIFs (tax-increment financing dis...
Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
Just in time for the hot summer months, air conditioning in Municipal Center West should be working in the next week. Crews will use a crane on Saturday to lift a new chiller into place on the roof of Municipal Center West. Monroe Street between between S...
Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
Chatham’s eLert notification system has added 150 users, just in time for spurts of severe weather the last two weeks. As of last week, a total of 1,813 people had signed up to receive the alerts, which are delivered via text message, email or a des...

Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
The Chatham Plan Commission tonight is holding a public hearing on annexing the 80-acre site of a proposed indoor sports complex. The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the village hall. The commission will make a recommendation to the full village boa...
Posted by First Reading 1 year ago.
The Chatham Plan Commission tonight is holding a public hearing on annexing the 80-acre site of a proposed indoor sports complex. The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the village hall. The commission will make a recommendation to the full village boa...
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