The Ball-Chatham Comm-unity School District #5 wishes to announce that in preparation for the April 6, 2021, Consolidated Election that includes local school boards, there are four seats on the Ball-Chatham School District #5 Board of Education to be filled. Board seats are determined by Con…

Local churches will collect food donations at their places of worship on Sunday, Sept. 20 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. to help restock the Chatham Area Food Pantry shelves, which have been depleted this summer.

Budgets throughout the state and the country are facing the impacts of COVID-19, with the Ball-Chatham School District also feeling the pinch for fiscal year 2021.

Village of Chatham officials are preparing to repair areas of the Interurban Trail bike path this fall.

he Ball-Chatham School District will begin the 2020-21 school year with options that were approved back in July, as the board voted down a revised plan from the administration by a 5-2 vote Monday night.

Following another emergency special meeting of the Ball-Chatham Board of Education last Saturday afternoon, classes will be conducted on a fully remote basis at Glenwood High School to start the 2020-21 school year.

As of March 2020, the Village of Chatham halted all penalties and disconnections of service for nonpayment of utility bills to help our customers due to impacts from COVID-19. 

By now it is well-known that the Class of 2020 has been given the short end of the stick regarding their senior year. With the beginning of Phase 4 and the freedom that comes along with the loosened restrictions under this phase, it is no surprise that graduation parties are beginning to be …

For the first time since March 10, all members of the Chatham Village Board and other Village personnel gathered together at Municipal Hall for regular meetings Tuesday night.

Uncertainty and anxiousness abounds as the 2020-21 school year for Ball-Chatham is scheduled to begin Wednesday, Aug. 19, the anticipated first day of student attendance.

The Ball-Chatham Board of Education held its regular meeting for June last Wednesday at the District Office. Supt. Dr. Doug Wood and all board members except Steve Bryant were in attendance. 

The Chatham Village Board had one main item on its agenda at Tuesday night’s meeting, and it included extended discussion on the fiscal year 2021 budget.

The Village of Chatham will hold its annual Fireworks Display on Saturday, July 4, at dusk at Community Park.

The Ball-Chatham Board of Education and the Ball-Chat-ham Educational Support Professionals Association (BCESPA) have agreed on a three-year contract that runs through the 2021-22 school year.

Ball Elementary School, Chatham Elementary School and Glenwood Elementary School will be holding a Kindergarten Camp for all incoming kindergarteners on Tuesday, Aug. 11.  

The Chatham Village Board held both a regular meeting and Committee of the Whole affair Tuesday night, with both meetings conducted once again remotely via video conference due to the current restrictions in place due to COVID-19.

Gabe Gregurich has been named as the Valedictorian of the Glenwood High School Class of 2020, with Taylor Briggs named as the Salutatorian.

The Chatham Jaycees, along with many other organizations, take helping and supporting our community very seriously, which includes the safety of others. 

Memorial Day services in Chatham will take on a new look this year. Chatham American Legion Post 759 and VFW Post 4763 will not be having their traditional services. But there will be several things going on in the community.

Bill Brewer was re-elected to a second one-year term as the president of the Ball-Chatham Board of Education at last week’s regular meeting.

Ryan Green, a 1997 graduate of Glenwood High School, is set to become the school’s next principal on July 1.

Local residents are continuing to do their part in participating in the 2020 U.S. Census, but there is still some work to be done.

With local school districts remaining closed through April 30 due to Gov. Pritzker’s Executive Order and extension related to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Ball-Chatham School District began Remote Learning Days this week.

Village of Chatham contractor Waste Management started picking up leaf bags March 30 and the process will continue through Monday, April 27. All bags must be placed at curb side by 7 a.m. on Mondays. The final pick-up will be April 27.

The Chatham Village Board held a special meeting last Thursday, March 19, at Municipal Hall.

The Ball Chatham Food Pantry, in conjunction with Chatham Presbyterian Church, is holding a drive-thru, drop-off Food Drive on Saturday, March 20, and Sunday, March 21, from 9 a.m. – noon each day. 

The Chatham Village Board held both a regular meeting and Committee of the Whole affair Tuesday night at Municipal Hall, with trustees Brett Gerger and Ryan Mann absent. The proceedings lasted one hour.

The Chatham Village Board voted to ‘reaffirm and recommit’ its laws on the books regarding establishments that have video gaming at its regular meeting Tuesday night at Municipal Hall.

The Village of Chatham is seeking individuals to fill vacancies on its volunteer commissions.  Interested individuals can send a letter of interest along with a bio or resume to Village Manager Patrick McCarthy at pmccarthy@chathamil.net. 

The Chatham Village Board held both a regular meeting and Committee of the Whole affair Tuesday night at Municipal Hall, with the proceedings lasting an hour and a half.

Glenwood Intermediate School principal Elizabeth Gregurich is among six finalists for the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership.

The Chatham Village Board held a short meeting Tuesday night at Municipal Hall, with all trustees and Mayor Dave Kimsey in attendance. There were just a couple of items on the agenda, and the meeting lasted 25 minutes.

The Ball-Chatham Board of Education had a light agenda for last Wednesday night’s regular meeting for January, with all board members and Supt. Dr. Doug Wood in attendance.

The Ball-Chatham School District will be holding Kinder-garten pre-registration for the 2020-21 school year on Thursday, Feb. 6. from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at all of its elementary schools. 

Discussion on a Parks Comprehensive Plan and updates to the Customer Services Policy Handbook were just two of the items on the agenda at Tuesday night’s Village of Chatham board and committee of the whole meetings.

The Ball-Chatham Board of Education held its regular meeting for December last Thursday night at the District Office. All members and Supt. Dr. Doug Wood were present.

 The Chatham Friends of the Parks’ annual ‘Light Up The Park’ holiday light display in Community Park begins this weekend.

The Ball-Chatham Board of Education held a regular meeting Tuesday night at the District Office. Supt. Dr. Doug Wood and all board members except Patrick Phipps were in attendance. The meeting lasted just over an hour.

The South Sangamon Water Commission (SSWC) will soon be making a change in its disinfection process. It will be replacing the current method of chlorination with a change to chloramination.

Featuring a glorious Gersh-win score as the backdrop of a screwball, romantic comedy, the Broadway-acclaimed musical, “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” will be presented at Glenwood High School this weekend, Nov. 8-10.

The Village of Chatham has leaf bags left over from the last spring pick-up. They will be made available on a first-come basis beginning the morning of Monday, Nov. 4, outside of the Police Department. 

The Chatham Police Department will host its 2019 Food Drive Friday, Nov. 1 (8 a.m. - 8 p.m.) and Saturday, Nov. 2 (7 a.m. - 2 p.m.) at County Market in Chatham.

Tickets for Nelson’s Catering Carry Out Chicken Dinner Fundraiser for Tammi Kuhn will be for sale at the Glenwood High School Home-coming football game Friday, Oct. 18. 

The Ball-Chatham Board of Education held its regular meeting for September last Thursday at the District Office, with all board members and Supt. Dr. Doug Wood in attendance.

It took a long time to get there, but when a vote was finally taken, the Chatham Village Board passed an ordinance on Tuesday night to prohibit cannabis business establishments inside Village limits.

This fall’s Chatham Village Clean-Up will be held on one day, Saturday, Oct. 19, from 7 a.m. to noon at Community Park.

Communities across the state of Illinois are having discussions about the possible sale of recreational marijuana, which becomes legal in this state on Jan. 1, 2020.

The Chatham Friends of the Parks will present the Chatham Paws-A-Palooza event Saturday, Sept. 21, from 2-9 p.m. at Community Park.

Join us for an evening in support of Tammi Kuhn on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 5-9 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Lake Club, located at 141 N Lakewood Drive in Chatham. 

Titan Fuel, a supplemental food program for students K-12 in the Ball-Chatham School District, will host an informational meeting for potential volunteers Monday, Sept. 9, at 6 p.m. at the Chatham Area Public Library.