Collinsville City Council to consider four TIF requests Monday
The Collinsville City Council will consider four Tax Increment Finance requests at its regularly scheduled meeting Monday, as well as an ordinance that will open the city to food trucks and additional snow cone stands. The first TIF request is for a business building located at 118 S. Seminary Street that is currently vacant. The owner, Jesse […]
Read More →Ameren Illinois installs IntelliRupters to interupt power disruptions
When spring arrives, the leaves are on our trees, the flowers are blooming in our yards and, more often than we would like, the power is out in our homes. To combat the power of nature that sometimes leave us powerless, Ameren Illinois is installing new technology and improving its infrastructure. This is part of the company’s $3.5 […]
Read More →Two Collinsville residents charged following federal sting
Two Collinsville residents have been charged after a federal sting operation intended to stop abuse of the Medicaid program in Illinois. Angel D. Jones, 50, and Lawrence M. Thigpen, 53, were two of 14 indictments announced by United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen R. Wigginton, and Gerald Roy, special agent in charge, […]
Read More →Collinsville Farm Fresh burglary solved
Collinsville police announced today that a St. Louis man has been charged for the burglaries at the Collinsville Farm Fresh Dairy and the Edwardsville Farm Fresh Milk Store. On Wednesday, the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Orlando M. Naylor, 44, of the 4000 block of Kossuth Street in St. Louis City, with two counts […]
Read More →Pedestrian struck and killed on Vandalia Street in Collinsville
***Update at 4:55 p.m. June 5.*** A walking cane, shoe, shirt, mobile phone and personal shopping cart were strewn along a 30-yard stretch of Vandalia Street in Collinsville late Wednesday night at the scene of an accident in which a pedestrian was struck. The victim, Joe Merrifield, of Collinsville, has been pronounced dead. The accident […]
Read More →Prenzler used taxpayer money to investigate fellow treasurer, says part of duties
When Madison County Treasurer Kurt Prenzler stood in front of the St. Clair County Administration Building at 1 p.m. Friday, he strongly insinuated, but stop short of accusing, St. Clair County Treasurer Charles Suarez of wrongdoing while in office. That Prenzler and some staff members compiled the information distributed to the media using Madison County […]
Read More →West Nile virus detected in Madison County mosquitoes
Between the storms and the heat, the spring and summer months bring plenty of causes for concern in the Metro East, but now the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed a new danger: the first positive reports of the West Nile virus in Illinois for 2014. Madison County Health Department employees collected a […]
Read More →Friday’s South, in Uptown Collinsville, to expand
Friday’s South plans to head east, but it is not leaving town with some of Collinsville’s favorite pizza: It is just expanding into the vacant building adjacent to its current location. KJK Enterprises Inc, which owns the real estate where Friday’s South is located, has already bought the adjacent building and begun the remodel work. According to Eric […]
Read More →Collinsville School Board votes down fence intended to secure CHS campus
With security more of an issue today than it was when Collinsville High School first opened its doors in 1972, school board members have been grappling with two projects that would offer more security at the campus. At its general meeting in May, the board voted down both plans. One would have added fencing around […]
Read More →Despite staff objection, CARD outsources mowing; two staffers likely out
The Superintendent of Parks at the Collinsville Area Recreation District told the elected CARD Commissioners that two full-time staffers do more than just cut grass, even in the summer. Despite his opinion, four of the five Commissioners voted to outsource grass cutting for the district, setting in motion a process that will eliminate two full-time positions […]
Read More →Gaming expansion bill on hold, future of Fairmount Park in limbo
Senate Bill 1739, the gaming expansion bill that had many in the Collinsville area concerned about the future of Fairmount Park, will not be voted on in the spring session. The proposal would have allowed for video gaming at horse racing tracks in Illinois, but there has been no clear consensus on how to include […]
Read More →Collinsville Police looking for Farm Fresh Dairy burglar
The Collinsville Police are asking the public to help identify a man who robbed the Collinsville Farm Fresh Dairy store on May 15. The man, police said, also robbed the Edwardsville Farm Fresh Milk Store on May 24. Both robberies happened in the afternoon while employees were present, Collinsville Police Detective Chris Warren said. “He […]
Read More →Festival of Trees is searching for a recipient of fundraising effort
The premier fundraising event in Collinsville for the past 20 years is looking for a recipient of funds to be generated at the 2015 Festival of Trees. The event, held annually at the Gateway Convention Center, has raised more than $500,00 in the past 20 years, including more than $30,000 in 2013. Collinsville Unit 10’s […]
Read More →Asbestos removal the next step in converting the old post office to a parking lot
The Collinsville City Council on Tuesday authorized a contract for the removal of asbestos from the building at 130 South Center Street, the former home of the Collinsville post office. Pre-demolition testing of the 50-year-old structure revealed the presence of asbestos, Uptown Coordinator Leah Joyce said. Envirotech Inc. won the bid on the project and […]
Read More →CESF rewards high school seniors with plans to give back
Four Collinsville students were recently awarded $1,000 each in scholarship money to further their post-high school education. Students Graydon Baima, Ryan Brunton, Sabrina Flohr and Corey Kitsch are the most recent group of graduating seniors to receive scholarships from the Collinsville Educational Scholarship Foundation, a group dedicated to supporting the educational experiences of Collinsville youth. […]
Read More →Former Collinsville Christian Academy student alleges sex abuse by former teacher
***Updated to clarify when Jonathan told his family of the sex abuse allegations*** The names of alleged underage victims of sex abuse are not revealed publicly during the legal process, even if a person comes forward long after he or she has turned 18. Jonathan Bocek wants his name used in this story with the […]
Read More →Gaming Machines robbed at Collinsville bar
At least one person broke into Teezers overnight night Tuesday and stole money from the gaming machines at the bar. The bar, located at 215 Caseyville Road, Collinsville, closed at about 1 a.m. Monday. When a cleaning person arrived at 5 a.m., she noticed the burglary. Detective Bud Jeremias, of the Collinsville Police Department, said […]
Read More →Interstate 44/55 ramp from Poplar Street Bridge to close Tuesday, open in 2015
The perpetual long lines to get into the one lane that carried traffic from the Poplar Street Bridge to both southbound Interstate 55 and westbound Interstate 44 may be coming to an end, but not until mid-2015. Construction will begin on the bridge will begin overnight Tuesday, with the ramps closed by the morning of Wednesday, […]
Read More →In final month on the job, Kathy Pitzer is Unit 10 Teacher of the Month
Kathy Pitzer will soon walk out the doors of Summit Elementary School and into retirement. She will be taking an Edward Jones Unit 10 Teacher of the Month Award with her. Pitzer is dedicated to her students and comes to work every day with a smile on her face, Summit Principal Julie Haake said. “She […]
Read More →Is Collinsville’s mosquito spraying safe or effective?
The return of summer signals the return of mosquitoes and the early morning – or early evening – buzz of the City of Collinsville’s mosquito fogging truck traveling the city streets attempting to temporarily rid the area of the nuisance insects. Mosquito fogging is effective only for mosquitoes that come into contact with the insecticide […]
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