Dr. Douglas A. Wood, in his seventh year as Superintendent of Ball-Chatham CUSD #5, announced his retirement effective July 29, 2022 at Monday night’s regular Board of Education meeting.

Progress at the site of a new dog park in Chatham continues in Westside Park, with more work planned in the coming weeks.

The Village of Chatham’s 2021 Fall Dumpster/Clean-Up Day will be held Saturday, October 16, from 7 a.m. to noon at Community Park.

The Chatham Friends of the Parks and Chatham Jaycees will host the Paws-A-Palooza and Kite Up The Park events Saturday, September 18, at Community Park.

A public Open House to present the final draft of the 2041 Village of Chatham Comprehensive Plan is set for Monday, August 30, from 5-7 p.m. at the Chatham Area Public Library.

Figures from the 2020 Census are out from the U.S. Census Bureau, and the Village of Chatham continues to grow at a pace far and above any other community in Sangamon County.

The Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission has set a final public Open House regarding the 2041 Village of Chatham Comprehensive Plan for Monday, August 30, from 5-7 p.m. at the Chatham Area Public Library.

Chatham VFW Post 4763 will be relocating to a new location, with the VFW’s current home at 501 W. Mulberry St. in Chatham up for sale.

The Chatham Friends of the Parks has submitted an offer to the Village of Chatham to construct a dog park at Westside Park, and the plan could be voted on as soon as this coming Tuesday’s Village Board meeting at Municipal Hall (July 27, 6 p.m.).

The Village of Chatham’s proposed fiscal year 2022 budget includes a three percent increase on electricity usage for Village customers.

The Ball-Chatham School District is planning to resume full in-person learning for all student attendance days for the upcoming 2021-22 school year, with the first day of student attendance set for Wednesday, August 18.

The public is invited to a public reading of the Declaration of Independence on Sunday, July 4, at the Veterans Memorial Square in Chatham. 

On Tuesday, June 15, The Village of Chatham started taking supplemental water from CWLP at the Route 4 connection. This may cause stirring in the mains and discoloration of the water. 

The South Sangamon Water Commission released information regarding the upcoming switch from chlorine to chloramines last week, along with an update this week on the timing.

The Ball-Chatham Board of Education and the Ball-Chatham Education Association have come to an agreement on a new three-year teacher contract, with the school board approving the contract at a special meeting last week.

Will Lieber has been named as the Valedictorian of the Glenwood High School Class of 2021, while Kiersten Patzia is the Salutatorian.

The Ball-Chatham School District is planning to return to full days of in-person instruction when the 2021-22 school year begins in August.

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

It has taken several years, but, finally, it appears that the South Sangamon Water Commission’s water plant in Buckhart will be switching from free chlorine over to chloramines next month.

Kyle Barry was elected as the new president of the Ball-Chatham Board of Education at last week’s regular meeting.

Newly-elected members of the Chatham Village Board were officially sworn in to four-year terms of office at Tuesday night’s meeting at Municipal Hall.

At last week’s Committee of the Whole meeting, Village of Chatham trustees again talked about possible solutions or alternatives to the current water supplier situation.

The Village of Chatham’s Spring 2021 Junk/Dumpster Day Clean-Up will take place this Saturday, April 24, from 7 a.m. to noon at Community Park.

Laura Calderon and three other newcomers have been elected to the Ball-Chatham Board of Education as a result of Tuesday night’s Consolidated Election. Also being elected to four-year terms on the board were Tiffani Saunders, Andrea Rediger and Ann Strahle. 

Recognizing the extreme value that volunteers and their efforts contribute to the quality of life in the village, the Village of Chatham is currently accepting nominations for the annual honorary naming of Volunteer Drive; the road that winds through Community Park. 

The Village of Chatham’s 2021 Water Main Flushing Program begin this past Monday, March 22.

After a nearly six-hour meeting that included an incredible four hours and 40 minutes of public comments, the Ball-Chatham Board of Education voted 5-2 in favor of an updated spring learning plan put forth by Superintendent Dr. Doug Wood on Tuesday night. The vote came just before midnight a…

Superintendent Dr. Doug Wood confirmed in an e-mail to parents Tuesday evening that the current hybrid learning model will remain in place for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year in the Ball-Chatham School District.

The Ball-Chatham Board of Education held a nearly three-hour meeting at the GHS Auditorium Tuesday night, with the dominant subject being if in-person learning instruction time can be increased at some point this school year.

The Ball-Chatham Education Association will present a School Board Candidate Forum Thursday, March 4, from 6:30-8 p.m.

The Ball-Chatham Board of Education held its regular meeting for January last week at Glenwood High School. All board members and Superintendent Dr. Doug Wood were in attendance.

The Chatham Village Board held a regular meeting Tuesday night at Municipal Hall, with all trustees and Mayor Dave Kimsey in attendance.

The Chatham Village Board held both a regular meeting and Committee of the Whole affair January 12 at Municipal Hall. Village President Dave Kimsey and all trustees except Ryan Mann and Matt Mau were in attendance.

The Chatham Friends of the Parks ‘Light Up the Park’ holiday light display event for 2020 at Community Park concluded this past Sunday night.

Six candidates, including four from Ball Township, have filed for election to the Ball-Chatham Board of Education for the April 6, 2021 election.

The Chatham Village Board’s final meeting for 2020 on Tuesday night was anything but routine, as trustees debated a proposal from Ameren Illinois to purchase the Village’s Electrical Distribution System, along with related infrastructure and facilities.

The popularity for the Chatham Friends of the Parks ‘Light Up the Park’ Holiday Light Display continues to be at peak levels, with nearly 2,500 cars traveling through the display over four days this past weekend.

The Chatham Village Board held both a regular meeting and Committee of the Whole affair last Tuesday night at Municipal Hall, with all trustees in attendance. Village President Dave Kimsey participated remotely by speaker phone.

Six candidates, including four from Ball Township, filed for election on the Ball-Chatham Board of Education on the first day of the filing period (December 14) for the April 6, 2021 election.

The Chatham Friends of the Parks ‘Light Up The Park’ holiday light display set a one night record this past Saturday night, with over 1,000 (1,011 total) cars passing through the display at Community Park.

At last week’s Village of Chatham regular board meeting, trustees voted to amend the current Customer Services Policy Handbook to allow for payment plans for utility customers.

The Chatham Friends of the Parks Eighth Annual Holiday Light Display began this past weekend, and the results were record-breaking.

Village President (Mayor) Dave Kimsey will be running unopposed next spring for a second four-year term in office.

The Chatham Friends of the Parks will once again host the “Light Up the Park” holiday light display at Community Park.

The Chatham Village Board held both a regular meeting and Committee of the Whole affair Tuesday night, with the proceedings lasting just under two hours before the board adjourned to closed session to discuss several matters.

The Village of Chatham has set the Fall Yard Waste (Leaf Bag) pick-up dates for Monday, Nov. 30 and Monday, Dec. 14.

The Village of Chatham has resumed monthly shut-offs, or disconnections, for customers who have not paid their utility bills or have not set up a payment plan with the Utility Office.

The Village of Chatham will observe official Trick-or-Treat hours on Halloween Saturday, Oct. 31, from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

At a special meeting held last Wednesday night, the Ball-Chatham Board of Education voted unanimously to implement a hybrid/virtual learning model at Glenwood High School, beginning Nov. 16.

A deadline of 12 noon on Friday, Oct. 23 has been set for Memorial Brick applications to be turned in.  This will allow the engraver enough time to get the bricks engraved and the bricklayer to lay the bricks at the Veterans Memorial in time for Veterans Day on November 11. The next schedule…