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Virginia Mayor honors 1955 Virginia Jr. High Baseball State Champions

During the Monday night meeting of the Virginia City Council, Andy Carpenter, member of the 1992 State Championship team, read a proclamation to honor the 1955 Virginia Redbird Jr. High Baseball team on the very first IESA (Illinois Elementary School Association) state tournament win.

New police chief still trying to get to work

At the Virginia City Council meeting Monday night, Police Chief Louis Kink reported that he is having trouble getting all the classes needed for him to get out in the field patrolling completed. He has until February of 2026 to get them complete but is not happy about having trouble getting them done.

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Virginia City Council approves tax levy

By Susan McDevitt The Virginia City Council approved the tax levy for the 2022/23 fiscal year at its regular meeting December 12. The council also… Login to continue reading Login…

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Virginia City Council meets via teleconference

    With multiple city officials in COVID quarantine, the Virginia City Council held its January meeting remotely. This is an arrangement for this month only… Login to continue reading Login…

The Virginia City Council Monday night approved the use of TIF money to clean up the old bank building site on the Virginia Square.  The old bank has been empty for years, has fallen into disrepair and now represents a hazard to pedestrians using the sidewalk.  (Photo by Brian DeLoche.)

Virginia OKs TIF funds for bank cleanup

By Michael Kloppenburg     Another building project will be receiving TIF funds from the city of Virginia. At Monday night’s meeting, the city council voted… Login to continue reading Login…

Virginia seeking ways to assist local businesses

By Michael Kloppenburg     Virginia Mayor Reg Brunk asked the city aldermen to develop ideas for assisting city businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic at Monday… Login to continue reading Login…