Metro East 70 mph zones identified
Senate Bill 2356 was signed into law in August, increasing the maximum speed limit on 87 percent of Illinois interstate highways and 98 percent of rural interstates under the Illinois Department of Transportation’s jurisdiction to 70 mph, effective Jan. 1, 2014. The bill, which will also increase approximately 28 percent of the Illinois Tollway’s 286-mile […]
Read More →Junior Service Club selling chicken and beer dance tickets
The Collinsville Junior Service Club will host a silent auction and chicken and beer dance fundraiser Saturday, Jan. 25. Tickets for the event are on sale now. The funds raised at the event will support the Junior Service Club’s charitable activities in the community. The club provides food baskets, clothes and toys to approximately 50 needy children […]
Read More →Collinsville Evening Lions Club to host “Night at the Races”
The Collinsville Evening Lions Club will host its winter fundraiser on Jan. 25 at the Collinsville American Legion. The event, dubbed “Night at the Races,” will include prizes won for betting on horse races shown on television screens. Tickets are $20 per person and include fried chicken and assorted drinks. Guest are invited to bring […]
Read More →Caseyville shooting victim on the road to recovery
Being shot six times, suffering a heart attack and spending nearly four weeks in the hospital cannot keep Judy Ferguson down. Ferguson and her husband, Bill, own Ferguson TV, VCR and Satellite Service in Caseyville. While at work the morning of Nov. 14, Ferguson was shot six times in a robbery, suffering 12 wounds – […]
Read More →Eagles contain Cougars’ comeback
Morehead State fended off a furious comeback attempt by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s basketball Thursday night to escape with a 70-63 win in the Ohio Valley Conference opener at Vadalabene Center. The Cougars trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half and trailed 62-51 with 5:51 left in the game before a 9-0 […]
Read More →Snow clearing out Thursday morning, may return Saturday
The New Year’s Day snowfall that started late in the evening will clear out early Thursday morning. The National Weather Service forecasts the powdery precipitation to end before 9 a.m. Temperatures are expected to drop throughout the morning, before rebounding to an afternoon high of around 20 degrees. The overnight low Thursday will be a […]
Read More →Local woman accused of taking meth to jail
A Collinsville woman was arrested Monday on an outstanding warrant. While at the Madison County Jail, authorities found a small bag of methamphetamine in Tina M. Weik’s possession, the Madison County Sheriff’s department said. The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office, on Tuesday, charged Weik, 38, of the 10 block of Addison Street in Collinsville, with […]
Read More →Collinsville garbage collection fees increase in 2014, you may not notice
Collinsville residents will pay an additional 13 cents per month for garbage disposal on their 2014 water and sewer bills. The increase is a contractual obligation between the city and Allied Waster, the parent company of Republic Services. The rate must increase based on the Consumer Price Index, which increased by 1 percent as of Oct. […]
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