Collinsville Garden Club to unveil Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker
A Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker to honor service men and women will be unveiled during a dedication ceremony at 11 a.m. Nov. 9 in the greenspace next to Home Furniture, between Main and Clay Streets, on Illinois Route 159 . The Collinsville Garden Club raised funds for the purchase and donation of the marker to […]
Read More →Interstate 270 lane closure, Mississippi River to Illinois Route 3
One eastbound lane of Interstate 270 will be closed from the Mississippi River to Illinois Route 3 over the next three days. Closures begin at 7 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 and continue through 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4. The closures are necessary to repair the existing concrete bridge structure and complete structural steel repairs. Work […]
Read More →2nd Annual Veterans Tribute at SIUE, Nov. 4-6
By Southern Illinois University Edwardsville For the second year, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will pay tribute to all military personnel representing all service branches from every war period in the 20th and 21st centuries. Activities will be held on campus Nov. 4-6. The three days of activities planned for Monday-Wednesday next week will pay homage to all […]
Read More →Dinner Cabaret and International Night at SIUE, Nov. 2 and 3
International Night 2013 Taking Place Saturday, Nov. 2 International Night 2013 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will take place in the Morris University Center (MUC) Meridian Ballroom on Saturday, Nov. 2. Doors will open at 5:45 p.m. with dinner featuring dishes from around the world being served at 6 p.m. A cultural display of music, […]
Read More →Don’t be “that guy,” set your clocks back
We all hear a story every year, sometimes twice each year, about someone who forgot to adjust his or her clock and showed up at work, or church, an hour before everyone else. Or, maybe the person arrived as the parking lot was emptying. It is an embarrassing thing for the person who went into […]
Read More →Focus of CHS is assisting alleged sexual assault victim
The administration at Collinsville High School wants to be a safe place for the freshman student who was at the center of a recent sexual assault investigation. Staff offered professional resources to the student to help her handle the situation, CHS Principle Eric Flohr said. For privacy reasons, Flohr cannot provide the details of the […]
Read More →Collinsville Police Chief leaving to be O’Fallon’s next Director of Public Safety
For the second time in just over a year, Collinsville will be searching for a police chief. Police Chief Eric Van Hook tendered his resignation Thursday to City Manager Scott Williams, the man he replaced as police chief on Sept 3. 2012. Van Hook has accepted the Director of Public Safety position with the city […]
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Upscale lofts, high-end bar and grill coming to uptown Collinsville
A developer with a history of rehabilitating Southwestern Illinois main street properties will soon start a project in uptown Collinsville. The Collinsville City Council voted Monday to approve a redevelopment agreement with Main Street Developers LLC, of Columbia, Ill., on the historic Apex Building, located at 100-102 Main St. The second floor of the […]
Read More →Post-season awards for Kahoks boys soccer
Kahoks junior midfielder Grant Bauer has been named first team All-Conference, for the Southwestern Conference, by the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association. Bauer and senior striker Cody Sanftleben were also named to the Illinois Section 12 All-Section team. Sanftleben and senior defender Brandon Belobraydic were 2nd-team All-Conference selections. Freshman defender Jordan Blasingame was named […]
Read More →School Report Cards released, how did your child’s school fare?
The Illinois State Board of Education warned last month that school districts across the state would have fewer students meeting state standards on the 2013 Illinois Standards Achievement Tests. According to the results of school report cards released Thursday, Collinsville’s decline was in line with state averages. Statewide, 59 percent of elementary school students who […]
Read More →International film director coming to Collinsville in search of investors
A chance meeting in Michigan led to a Collinsville native bringing an international film director to her hometown, and the theatre she “grew up in,” in search of investors for their project. Annette Hodge and her husband were vacationing on Mackinac Island when they bumped into South African film director Ryan Davy, who was staying […]
Read More →Bus driver who refused to take kids home was back on bus route the next day
The bus driver who sat in the parking lot of a local business for over an hour Monday, refusing to drive Dorris Intermediate School students home, was placed back on the bus route Tuesday morning. First Student, the bus service provider for Collinsville Unit 10, only removed the driver when contacted by the district, Superintendent […]
Read More →Collinsville and Caseyville trick-or-treating hours
*updated on Oct. 31 to include information about Caseyville Children in Collinsville and Caseyville can trick-or-treat Thursday, Oct. 31 from 5:30 – 8 p.m. At the City Council meeting Monday, Mayor John Miller reminded drivers to drive slowly and cautiously. Safety recommendations provided by the City of Collinsville and the Caseyville Police Department: Wear brightly […]
Read More →Tough defeat ends Kahoks volleyball season
The Collinsville High School girls volleyball team lost a pair of two-point games Tuesday in the Illinois High School Association Collinsville Regional, ending its season. The fourth seed Kahoks lost to top seed Belleville West 31-29 and 25-23. The Maroons will play second seed O’Fallon for the championship at 6 p.m. Thursday in Fletcher Gym. O’Fallon […]
Read More →Southwestern Conference football playoff schedule
Game times and locations have been set for the four Southwestern Conference football teams competing in the Illinois High School Association Playoffs. East St. Louis (6-3) will play Normal Community West (8-1) at 1 p.m. Saturday, at Normal Community West, in the Class 6A playoffs. The winner will pay the winner of the Bloomington (6-3) […]
Read More →Volleyball Kahoks defeat Flyers, play second round of Regionals Tuesday
The Collinsville High School girls volleyball team defeated East St. Louis Sr. High Monday to advance in the Illinois High School Association Collinsville Regional. The fourth-seeded Kahoks knocked off the Flyers in strait sets, 25-16 and 25-17, and will face top seed Belleville West at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Fletcher Gymnasium. The Kahoks came back from a […]
Read More →“Amazing mentor and role model” is 2013 Collinsville Firefighter of the Year
Assistant Chief and Fire Marshall Jim Anderson was recently named the 2013 Collinsville Firefighter of the Year for his leadership of the department’s fire prevention and inspection program, as well as his overall leadership. Firefighters are usually recognized for what they do at a house fire or on an emergency call, but there are many […]
Read More →McFall named 2013 Collinsville Teacher of the Year
The 2013 Collinsville Teacher of the Year could be forgiven if she thought the actual presentation of her award was a little anticlimactic compared to the notification that she had won. When a special assembly was called at Kreitner Elementary School, Carol McFall had no idea that she was the guest of honor. Principal Todd […]
Read More →East St. Louis defeats Kahoks, rolls into playoffs
East St. Louis continued their late season surge Friday, defeating Collinsville 42-7. The Flyers (5-2 Southwestern Conference, 6-3 overall) qualified for the playoffs with the win and have now won five consecutive games, after dropping three straight. The Kahoks (0-7 SWC, 1-8 overall) finished their second consecutive season with a single victory. In the final […]
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