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 →Man allegedy enters Fairmont City home to pick fight, charged with two felonies
Not happy with the results of a fight earlier in the day, Pedro J. Orozco entered a home in Fairmont City at 8 p.m. Saturday to challenge the same man to another fight, Fairmont City Police allege. The fight ended with Orozco, of the 1900 block of Benton Street, Granite City, and the victim at a local […]
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 →Caseyville Police involved in second car chase in two weeks, nab both suspects
Caseyville Police found themselves in their second car chase in two weeks Thursday. Richard D. Malone Jr., 35, of East St. Louis, was pulled over at the intersection of Illinois Route 157 and California Drive at 11:41 p.m. Thursday. Driving on a suspended license, Malone admitted to the officer that he had cannabis in his […]
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 →Caseyville attorney fee increase drastically different than previously reported
The Metro Independent published a story on May 16 noting the dramatic increase in pay for Caseyville village attorneys after Leonard Black took office. The story contained incorrect pay information for prior village attorneys. The corrected figures prove a less dramatic increase. The May 16 story compared payments made to village attorneys from June 2012 […]
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 →Convicted sexual predator arrested in Caseyville
A man with pending court dates related to 20 traffic violations and two possession of cannabis charges from six law enforcement agencies is in jail on another charge after being stopped for speeding by Caseyville Police 12:30 a.m. Saturday. Daniel E. Bell, 29, of the 8800 block of Bermuda Avenue in Caseyville was charged with […]
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 […]
Read More →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 →Area crime news: embezzlement to finance fling with exotic dancer does not pay
A St. Louis man was sentenced to one year and one day in jail, followed by three years of supervised release, following an embezzlement conviction. Kevin D. Dowell, 37, a former manager of human resources at FKG Oil Company in Belleville, falsified mileage expense reports, used a company credit card for personal expenses and transferred funds […]
Read More →Man accused of stealing landscape plants from Our Lady of the Snows Shrine
According the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department, a Belleville man went shopping for landscape plants at Our Lady of the Snows Shrine, twice, but paid using the five-finger discount. Police were called to the shrine on June 9 after a report that six landscaping plants were removed from various locations. Apparently happy with the price […]
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