Police investigating report of possible sexual abuse at Splash City
Collinsville Police are investigating a report of possible sexual abuse involving two minors at Splash City Waterpark in Collinsville. Police were called to the waterpark at about 2 p.m. Thursday to investigate after a Splash City staff member observed two males, ages 17 and 12, engaged in a sexual act. The two were part of […]
Read More →Collinsville Police to conduct roadside safety check on June 27
The Collinsville Police Department announced that it will conduct a roadside safety check on June 27 between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m. The safety check is part of increased traffic enforcement between June 25 and July 6. In conjunction with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the department will enforce DUI, seatbelt and cell phone usage […]
Read More →New discount grocery store coming to Collinsville
Aldi will soon have competition for the grocery store with the lowest prices in Collinsville, and its chief competitor will be in its former location. Ruler Foods plans to open a new store by the end of 2014 in The Orchard Shopping Center. The discount grocery store will be at 1984 Vandalia St., the original […]
Read More →Lindendwood University-Belleville to open extension site in Collinsville
Collinsville has been chosen as the first extension site of Lindenwood University-Belleville. Classes will begin this fall in the 15,000 square-foot space at 1101 Easport Plaza Drive, the university said in a press release. Volkert, Inc. recently moved into the same building, which was occupied until March by Sanford Brown Business College. Lindenwood will have […]
Read More →Collinsville City Council to consider construction bids for new municipal parking lot
One more hurdle on the way to building a parking lot on the site of the former post office before Italian Fest starts could be cleared Monday, June 23. The Collinsville City Council will consider two bids for the parking lot. One, in the amount of $230,818.40, comes from Hank’s Excavating. The other, in the amount of $245,584.50, […]
Read More →Madison County treasurer referred for investigation, calls charges political
It is still not clear what Madison County Treasurer Kurt Prenzler hoped to accomplish when he held a press conference in front of the St. Clair County Administration building on May 30. Prenzler presented results of an analysis that at least two of his staff members helped compile while working in the Madison County Treasurer’s […]
Read More →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →Tee it up with online bookings for Arlington Greens and other CARD programs
Booking a tee time at Arlington Greens golf course is now a 24-hour a day, 7-day per week possibility. The Collinsville Area Recreation District, which owns the course, recently implemented a new software service that, among other things, allows golfers to set a tee time with just few clicks of a mouse. The system shows […]
Read More →Collinsville Kmart to close after 25 years
The Kmart in Keebler Crossing will permanently lock its doors in early September. The mega retailer opened in Collinsville in September 1989. A company representative notified the City of Collinsville Monday that the store will not renew its lease because the store is “sales negative” and has been underperforming for some time, Economic Development Director […]
Read More →Local Girl Scouts show that a little group can make a big difference
A group of four Girl Scouts from Caseyville, Collinsville and Maryville recently collected supplies for Granite City APA, a no-kill animal shelter, before visiting the shelter to learn how to care for pets. The collection and visit was part of the Red Robin project for local Girl Scout Troop #726. The project first teaches the […]
Read More →Collinsville carnivals get tighter restrictions, Wild Country to replace fire alarm system
When a carnival popped up in the Orchard Shopping center in April, it surprised many in town, including City of Collinsville officials. Mayor John Miller, speaking at the City Council meeting Monday, said arrival of the carnival was a surprise to most everyone in town. “I don’t think anyone knew it was even coming,” Miller […]
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