Macoupin County voters will decide on mayoral and trustee races in the April 1 Consolidated Election, with several contested ...

Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon confirmed two people died in a fire in Virden. Allmon said a 13-year-old boy and a 34-year-old male from Virden died after being transported to Springfield ...

Children often seem like they’re always moving at top speed, but a Jacksonville Public Library program recognizes that some kids do better when the world slows.

VIRDEN, Ill. – A tragic house fire in Virden claimed the lives of a father and his two young sons on Saturday morning, devastating the small Macoupin County community. Authorities in Virden and ...

FBI agents arrested a Jacksonville man early Wednesday on federal charges accusing him of coercion and enticement of a minor ...

Bonds were issued for multiple capital improvements such as city building renovations, paving at Virden Creek and equipment for various departments. The city brought in $155.2 million in revenues ...

The Macoupin County Coroner’s office has identified the youngest of the three victims in a Virden house fire on Saturday. 10-year-old Jacob James was pronounced dead at the scene of the fire.

Your device does not support the audio. VIRDEN - Macoupin County Coroner Anthony Kravanya was called to the scene of a residential structure fire in Virden on Saturday morning, Feb. 15 ...