New Collinsville High School principal hired
The Collinsville Unit 10 School Board voted unanimously Thursday to hire David G. Snider as the new Collinsville High School principal. Snider comes to CHS from Staunton, Ill,, where he spent two years as the high school principal. The Carlinville, Ill. native made previous stops in Paxton and Palos Hills after starting his teaching career […]
Read More →CARD names Zaber executive director
The Collinsville Area Recreation District Board of Commissioners named Susan Zaber as the new executive director at its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday. Zaber had served as the interim executive director since March 10. She came to CARD in Jan. 2011 after serving 15 years as a human resources and operations professional for places such as […]
Read More →Energy assistance program available for low-income Madison County residents
Financial assistance with electric service is now available for low-income households in Madison County. Applications for the Madison County Summer Energy Assistance Program are now being accepted at seven locations, listed below, Madison County Chairman Alan Dunstan announced today. To be eligible, low-income households must meet one of several criteria. A member of the household […]
Read More →Collinsville Council passes resolution urging governor to veto water connection bill
The Collinsville City Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday requesting Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to either veto Senate Bill 3507 or make an amendatory veto. The bill calls for restrictions on how much townships and municipalities can charge new users for water and sewage connection fees. If the bill becomes law, the fee cannot exceed […]
Read More →Collinsville 159 project currently six months ahead of schedule
The recent shift of traffic to the eastbound lanes of Illinois Route 159 through Collinsville signals that the 159 project in Collinsville is 40 percent complete and at least six months ahead of schedule. Crews will begin putting in a storm sewer, sidewalks, curbs, gutters and new pavement on the west side of 159 (Vandalia […]
Read More →Collinsville “one man crime spree” ends with six felony charges
A Collinsville man is accused of stealing three cars, a 16-foot trailer, a Bobcat Skid Loader and $10,000 in tools with no assistance. Christopher J. Calandro, of the first block of Tiemann, Collinsville, faces six felony charges for what a spokesperson for the Madison County State’s Attorney’s office called “a one man crime spree.” All […]
Read More →A life cut short at Beltline and Bridle Ridge Road
Nearly one year ago, Collinsville lost a resident whose daily walks and love of the outdoors made her a visible figure around town. Slender, 5-feet 8-inches tall and always on the move, she traversed the streets almost entirely on foot or bicycle for most of her 52 years. Even residents who had never met her […]
Read More →Eric Flohr, 2008 Illinois Principal of the Year, leaves Collinsville High School
The man who helped coin the phrase, “high school of champions,” has left Collinsville High School to become the principal of a high school in Rockton, Ill. During the eight years Eric Flohr was the principal at Collinsville High School, he was named the Illinois High School Principal of the year (2008) by the National […]
Read More →New Chain of Rocks Canal Bridge to open to westbound traffic on July 11
The new Chain of Rocks Bridge will welcome its first cars on July 11, when the westbound lanes of the Interstate 270 structure are open to traffic. Under construction since 2011, the Illinois Department of Transportation plans to open the bridge fully by the end of September, when it will be opened to eastbound traffic. […]
Read More →Maryville moving towards creating TIF districts
By a unanimous vote of the Village Board on June 18, Maryville set in motion the process to create at least one Tax Increment Finance district in the village. The creation of TIF districts would signal a shift for the town of about 7,487, which nearly doubled in population from 2000 to 2010, but many […]
Read More →Marco’s Pizza to open alongside Family Video in Collinsville
The owners of Family Video plan to open a Marco’s Pizza, alongside their Collinsville video store location, by the middle of October. The stores at 108 St. Louis Road will not simply be neighbors, there will be a window between the businesses allowing customers to place and pick up a Marco’s Pizza order from inside […]
Read More →Where to find Metro East fireworks and festivals on July 4 and 5
Although American’s celebrate Independence Day on July 4 each year, some Metro East towns have chosen to work on a one-day delay in 2014. Troy and Granite City will be traditionalist, hosting fireworks displays on July 4. Caseyville, Belleville and Edwardsville have chosen July 5 for their festivals and fireworks. Troy – July 4 Troy […]
Read More →Under investigation by police, Collinsville High School educator and coach fired
The Collinsville Unit 10 School Board voted unanimously Monday to terminate Dan Munoz. Munoz, 33, was an educational assistant, head boys golf coach and assistant baseball coach at Collinsville High School. Assistant Chief Tom Coppotelli, of the Collinsville Police Department, confirmed that an investigation is ongoing involving Munoz, but could not confirm the nature of the […]
Read More →Summer food program offers free lunch for school age children
The Illinois Coalition for Community Services and St. John Evangelical United Church of Christ in Collinsville have partnered to provide needy school age children a free lunch this summer. St. John church, at 307 W. Clay St., serves a hot lunch Monday through Thursday from 12 – 1 p.m. to children 18 and under. There […]
Read More →Collinsville husband and wife indicted for bank robbery
A Collinsville couple was indicted by a United States Grand Jury for the May 24, 2013 robbery of Scott Credit Union in O’Fallon, Ill. Steve M. Dodson, 46, and wife Denise K. Dodson, 43, were each charged with one count of robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit robbery, United States Attorney Stephen R. […]
Read More →Collinsville Police to conduct roadside safety check on July 2
The Collinsville Police Department announced its intention to conduct another roadside safety check. The department will check for impaired and unsafe drivers, as well as other violations, on July 2 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. The department conducted a similar check on June 27 as part of increased traffic enforcement between June 25 and […]
Read More →No internet, no problem: New concealed carry application process announced
The Illinois State Police announced Monday a way for residents to obtain a concealed carry permit if they do not have access to the internet. Applicants can contact the department’s Firearms Services (FSB) Customer Service Center phone line at 217-782-7980 and provide the same concealed carry license application information that is currently required through the on-line process. […]
Read More →Collinsville City Council wrap: Turn lane into Jaycee Sports Complex coming in 2015
Hundreds of people make a left turn into the Collinsville Jaycee Sports Complex on any given summer or fall weekend, most are probably peeking into their rearview mirrors and clutching their steering wheels, hoping no one coming down the road at 45 mph collides with them. The white knuckled drivers will be given a reprieve […]
Read More →Coppotelli becomes sixth Collinsville PD graduate of FBI National Academy
Less than 1 percent of law enforcement officers in the United States are graduates of the FBI’s National Academy. When Assistant Police Chief Tom Coppotelli recently crossed the finish line of the 6.1-mile “Yellow Brick Road,” he became the sixth graduate produced by the 43-man Collinsville Police Department. The FBI National Academy is a 10-week […]
Read More →PACT program shows at-risk kids that police are more than enforcers in uniforms
Twenty children mingled easily with police officers from seven local agencies Friday at Splash City Water Park in Collinsville. The children talked and laughed with each other and the officers. For Collinsville Police Officer Terry Wasser, it was another successful year of the Police and Children Together – Collinsville camp. “The biggest thing we try […]
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