Collinsville City Council approves new subdivision, TIF for two businesses
Ten acres of wooded land extending from California Avenue, between Alice and Eileen streets, will be the site of Collinsville’s newest subdivision. The City Council gave Chris Geiler, owner of CMG Custom Construction LLC in St. Jacob, preliminary plat approval Monday to move forward with the development. Originally given preliminary plat approval in 2005, the […]
Read More →7 p.m. to 4 a.m. Poplar Street Bridge lane closures week of Dec. 2
The Illinois Department of Transportation has again announced lane closures on the Poplar Street Bridge, weather permitting. The two right lanes of the westbound Poplar Street Bridge (A.K.A, William L. Clay Sr. Bridge, nee Bernard F. Dickmann Bridge) will be closed between 7 p.m. and 4 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2 to Wednesday, Dec. 4. The […]
Read More →SIUE student from Collinsville wins leadership award
Submitted story The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business named Adam Arras, of Collinsville, as the recipient of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Student Organization Leader of the Semester Award. Arras is a senior computer management and information systems (CMIS) major. The scholarship is awarded to student leaders who participate in events, show a willingness to […]
Read More →School Board approves likely tax increase
Property taxes for Collinsville Unit 10 residents will increase next year, the question is if the cause will be increased property value or an increase in tax levies from governing bodies. The School Board approved a tax levy increase of 4.9902 percent at its Nov. 18 meeting. The Collinsville Township board is set to discuss […]
Read More →CHS teacher is Edward Jones Teacher of the Month
Collinsville High School teacher Chris Glynn was awarded the inaugural Edward Jones Teacher of the Month award Monday. Glynn, a math teacher, was chosen as the November award winner by CHS Principal Eric Flohr and his administrative team. “It was a unanimous choice,” Flohr said. Looking at the students in Glynn’s class after the award […]
Read More →Collinsville Township to consider increased tax levy
The Collinsville Township Trustees will hear details of how an increased tax levy may impact property taxes when the trustees meet Nov. 26. According to the agenda posted on the window of the township building at 305 E. Main St., Collinsville, “Levy” and “O.S.A.S Contract” will be discussed under the New Business heading. Trustee Chris […]
Read More →CHS copes with death of student in weekend accident
Collinsville Unit 10 has deployed the Help and Response Team to Collinsville High School to help students and staff cope with the death of a 16-year-old Katelynn Fancher during the weekend. Fancher, a freshman at CHS, died from injuries sustained in a rollover SUV crash in Hamilton County, Ill. Saturday night. Three others from Collinsville, […]
Read More →Updated – Four from Collinsville die in rollover SUV crash
**Updated with name of 16-year-old victim** Four of the five people who died over the weekend in Hamilton County, Ill. were from Collinsville, Illinois State Police confirmed. Tammy Delong, 35, Lori Parker, 42, Robert Parker, 49 and Katelynn Fancher, 16, all from Collinsville, died as a result of injuries sustained in an accident at about […]
Read More →Wanted man nabbed by Collinsville Police
Collinsville Police arrested a man Sunday who was wanted on a charge of felony home invasion. Charles JK Sparks, 43, of the 1300 block of Bridal Spur, Troy, is accused of kicking in the door of a Collinsville home on Oct. 24 and holding a knife to the throat of his former girlfriend. Police say […]
Read More →Volunteer firefighter charged with arson
Fire investigators in State Park found it suspicious that two abandoned homes, without gas or electricity, caught fire in the early morning hours of Sept. 4. The Illinois State Fire Marshal’s office was called in to investigate the blazes at 8507 Fairway Blvd. Based on evidence at the scene, investigators determined that the fire at […]
Read More →Collinsville’s new police chief ready for horseradish and catsup
Steve Evans grew up in a town with the area’s largest shopping center. The population swelled during the day and dwindled after business hours. After 46 years of watching the ebb and flow of traffic, Collinsville’s newest chief of police is eager to experience life in a more stable town. Evans is a Fairview […]
Read More →Nov. 20 Collinsville boil order lifted
The City of Collinsville announced that the boil order issued Nov. 20 for the addresses listed below has been lifted. The boil order was issues as a result of scheduled work on the water main along Illinois Route 159. The affected addresses were: – 499, 501, 502, 503, 506, 508, 510, 512, 514, 516, 621, […]
Read More →Correction for Nov. 20 boil order in Collinsville
A previous story listed the incorrect addresses that will be affected by the scheduled boil order beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday Nov. 20. The correct addresses are: – 499, 501, 502, 503, 506, 508, 510, 512, 514, 516, 621, 623 Delavan – 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 508, 510, 518, 522, 524, 530, […]
Read More →Charles JK Sparks wanted by Collinsville Police
Collinsville Police are searching for a man accused of kicking in the door of a home in the 800 block of Watt Street, Collinsville, and holding a knife to the throat of a female occupant. Police said Charles JK Sparks, 43, of the 1300 block of Bridal Spur, Troy, fled the scene when the woman’s […]
Read More →Immediate boil order for Collinsville residents near 159, another scheduled for Wednesday
The City of Collinsville has issued an immediate boil order for residents and businesses on and near the Illinois Route 159 ongoing construction The following addresses are under an immediate boil order: – 1491, 1502, 1600, 1602, 1610, 1700, 1701, 1706, 1710 and 1713 Vandalia Street – 181, 182, 183, 191, 192, 193, 194, 201, […]
Read More →**Revised** Poplar Street Bridge lanes to be closed week of Nov. 18
***The following has been modified with revised information from the Illinois Department of Transportation*** For the second time in a month, the Illinois Department of Transportation will close lanes on the most highly traveled bridge between St. Louis and Illinois. The two right lanes of the westbound Poplar Street Bridge (A.K.A, William L. Clay Sr, Bridge, […]
Read More →Collinsville names new police chief
Collinsville has looked outside the department for the second time in just over two years for a new chief of police. The city announced Friday that Lt. Stephen Evens, of the Fairview Heights Police Department, will be its new police chief, replacing Eric Van Hook, who was named O’Fallon’s Director of Public Safety on Oct. […]
Read More →Webster Elementary School students show character, help Cardinal Glennon
A focus of Collinsville Unit 10 is character education, teaching students the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and reinforcing positive character traits. The results of a recent campaign to help patients at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center show that the students at Webster Elementary School have taken their character education lessons to heart. Through candy […]
Read More →City Council approves bridge replacement, four union contracts
The bridge on South Clinton Street, over Canteen Creek, which was ruled to be in poor condition in 2010, will soon be replaced. The City Council voted unanimously to spend $442,000 from the Motor Fuel Tax fund to cover the city’s portion of the $2.2 million project. The Illinois Major Bridge Program awarded the city […]
Read More →Immediate lane closures on Interstate 55/70 at 162
Intermittent lane closures on Interstate 55/70 at Illinois Route 162 will begin immediately, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced. Northbound lane closures will be between 5 a.m. and 3 p.m. Southbound lanes will be intermittently closed from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. The work to replace deteriorated pavement and […]
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