New Illinois ticket quota law does not eliminate ticket quotas
By John Layton and Roger Starkey When Governor Pat Quinn signed into law Senate Bill 3411 on Sunday, June 15, he touted it as part of his agenda to maintain integrity in local government. State Representative Jay Hoffman, of Swansea, said the new law eliminates arbitrary quotas. “Arbitrary quotas on the number of tickets that […]
Read More →Caseyville police taser suspect following car chase
Early Friday morning, a woman approached a Caseyville police officer who had stopped a vehicle in the 2400 block of Old Country Inn Drive, Caseyville. The woman told the officer she had been beaten and her vehicle stolen. Another officer saw the stolen vehicle on nearby Tucker Drive and attempted to stop it. The vehicle […]
Read More →Cahokia Mound’s Woodhenge to host summer solstice sunrise observation
If you want to watch the summer solstice sunrise at an ancient archeological site, put away the credit card and the Stonehenge guidebook, then hop in the car and drive down to Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. Collinsville’s Woodhenge sits about 1/2 mile west of Monks Mound. Reconstructed in 1985, there were originally five iterations […]
Read More →Escaped prisoner captured in Colorado
***Updated at 4 p.m. Friday, June 20*** Turhan Robinson’s escape lasted less than 12 hours and ended only a few blocks from where it started. The prisoner, charged with murder and armed robbery in the killing of Kenneth Deal on May 19 in Madison, Ill., was on his way back to Madison County from Las […]
Read More →Collinsville yard sales June 20-22
The following is a list of yard sales in Collinsville June 20-22 June 20 104 Dana 305 Dana 1126 Olive 305 Rosemary 101 Pine Lake Road 810 Victory 120 Mounds June 21 104 Dana 305 Dana 1126 Olive 305 Rosemary 101 Pine Lake Road 810 Victory 120 Mounds 306 Dana 108 Southwood Trace 114 […]
Read More →Letter to the Editor: Fairness for Fairmount Park
Fairmount racetrack has been in business since 1925. At one time, the racetrack was one of the largest job creators in the Metro East and sent more tax dollars to Collinsville than most, if not all, businesses in Madison County. Today, the racetrack is a shell of what it was, what it could be, and […]
Read More →Four-person golf scramble coming Aug. 2, hosted by Collinsville Junior Service Club
***Submitted Content*** The Collinsville Junior Service Club is hosting a four-person golf scramble at Stonebridge Golf Club Aug. 2. Breakfast and lunch will be served. There will be prizes in three flights. Mulligans and skins will be available. Registration begins at 7 a.m. Shotgun start is at 8 a.m. Registration deadline is July 19. Sign-up […]
Read More →Caseyville police chief search on hold, so are new TIF requests
Nearly one month after Chief Jose Alvarez was terminated by a 4-3 vote of the Caseyville Board of Trustees and Mayor Leonard Black, the search for a new chief has not yet begun. Following the monthly Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday, Black said “nothing is happening” with the search to replace Alvarez. Then, motioning to […]
Read More →Don’t expect food trucks to rumble down Collinsville’s streets any time soon
By John Layton and Roger Starkey The Collinsville City Council recently passed an ordinance that outlines regulations for food trucks, but obstacles remain before residents can get their lunches from lorries. Food trucks have become very popular in urban areas recently and have spawned several television shows. However, the mobile kitchens are only allowed in […]
Read More →Wheels fall off CARD mowing contract, staffers jobs spared – for now
Less than one month after the Collinsville Area Recreation District agreed to outsource grass cutting in the district, the deal has fallen apart. On May 20, Altered Grounds Outdoor Services LLC, of Pontoon Beach, was awarded the mowing contract with a bid of $2,600 per mow. The other five bids received were “about $4,770” and […]
Read More →Hearing and possible approval of new CARD budget set for Tuesday
***Updated at 1:25 p.m. Tuesday, June 17*** and Wednesday, June 18 at 10:42 p.m. Wednesday, June 18: CARD renewed the domain name and hosting agreement, so the links below work once again. Tuesday, June 17: The links below no longer work because the domain “collinsvillerec.com,” the administrative website for the Collinsville Area Recreation District, has […]
Read More →Community unites, sends Mitchell to junior national championships
It took less than one week for the towns that comprise the Collinsville Unit 10 school district to rally behind one of their own and send him to the 2014 USA Track and Field Junior Outdoor Championships. 2014 Collinsville High School graduate Martinus Mitchell will be at the championships in Eugene, Ore. July 5-6, thanks […]
Read More →Names released in fake Collinsville home invasion
The Madison County State’s Attorney’s office charged three individuals with one count each of felony disorderly conduct. Amanda Faye Lockhart, 40, of the 1100 block of Hampstead Court in Collinsville, Michael Joseph Johnson, 30, of the 1100 block of Hampstead Court in Collinsville, and Timothy Nick Tindall, 29, of the 100 block of 1st Street […]
Read More →New test added to newborn screening in Illinois
The Illinois Department of Public Health will test all babies born in Illinois hospitals for severe combined immunodeficiency, or SCID, and other immunodeficiencies. SCID is an inherited disorder that causes improper development of white blood cells that are the primary defense against viruses, bacteria and fungal infections. People with SCID are very susceptible to recurrent infections […]
Read More →Heroin kills: A mother’s story
It started with a pill. It ended with the death of two daughters and a mother clinging ferociously to her only remaining child. Dollie Cooper’s daughter Trisha, the youngest of three girls, was caught selling a pill when she was a freshman in high school. The probation officer asked Dollie, a registered nurse, to get […]
Read More →Collinsville is about to become a two Sno Cone stand town
If one of the 25,579 residents of Collinsville gets a taste for a sno cone on a Tuesday evening, they either have to cozy up to the lone stand on the western end of Camelot Bowl, or leave town in search of flavored flaked ice. That will soon change. The Collinsville City Council approved modifications […]
Read More →Police report second false home invasion in Collinsville in three months
Five police organizations rushed to the scene of a reported home invasion at 2 a.m. Friday in the 1100 block of Hampstead Court, in Collinsville. Someone called 911 and reported that a woman was being dragged from her house by men dressed in black, wearing masks. When officers from Collinsville, Maryville, Caseyville, the Madison County […]
Read More →Burglar brought a pad to protect knees, may have gotten too comfortable, is caught
When Darryl K. Schofield, of East St. Louis, traveled to Caseyville on June 11 to rob houses on Covina Court, he brought a backpack full of tools and a mat, to protect his knees, Caseyville Police allege. Police were called to the scene at 3:05 p.m. Wednesday, where Schofield, 34, was arrested without incident. The […]
Read More →Collinsville Fire Department honors three at first ever promotion ceremony
City officials joined the Collinsville Fire Department and their families Thursday evening in Fire Station 1 for what is believed to be the first promotion ceremony held by the Collinsville Fire Department. Mayor John Miller, a member of the fire department from 1973 until he retired in 2004, gave the keynote address. His days as […]
Read More →Keeping up with the Kahoks: Michelle Bartsch, professional volleyball, Germany
With a population over 25,000, it stands to reason that some former Collinsville residents will find their way to various corners of the world. Michelle Bartsch has taken an unlikely path, though. A multi-sport star at Collinsville High School, she graduated in 2008 and went from being a Kahok to playing professional volleyball in Germany. […]
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