State Park man sentenced to life for killing pregnant women, 4-year-old boy
Kevin Reid, of State Park, was sentenced to life in prison today by Madison County Circuit Judge James Hackett. Reid was convicted on March 20 in the killings of 19-year-old Anquiaette Parker, who was pregnant, and her 4-year-old cousin, Cermen “CJ” Toney Jr. The bodies were discovered in a cistern in 2008, only feet from […]
Read More →13 is lucky number for softball Kahoks
The Kahok softball team scored its second straight 10-run win Monday, beating East Alton-Wood River 13-3. The Oilers (4-8) jumped on top with three runs in the top of the first inning, but starter Sidney Bost shut the door the rest of the way. Despite the three-run first, Collinsville High School coach Cindy Kolda said […]
Read More →Collinsville agrees to buy former post office building, more parking coming ASAP
***Updated to clarify that the $300,000 – $350,000 figure provided was for demolition of the building and construction of the parking lot *** The Collinsville City Council, by a 4-1 vote Monday, approved the $250,000 purchase of the building and lot at 130 S. Center St., home to the post office for 50 years. The […]
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