Swansea man is winner of $1 million lottery ticket sold at Collinsville Moto Mart
Collinsville residents can stop wondering if their neighbor is willing to share the $1 million purse from the winning Illinois Lottery’s St. Patrick’s Day Raffle ticket sold at the Moto Mart on Illinois Route 157 in Collinsville. A Swansea man, who works in Collinsville, bought the winning ticket. Delbert May, 46, won $1,000 three years […]
Read More →Gridlock coming to Interstate 255 between Horseshoe and Interstate 270
Two of three lanes on Interstate 255 between Horseshoe Lake Road and Interstate 270 will be closed from March 31 until late fall, 2014, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced. The lane closures will be for both northbound and southbound traffic. More than 43,000 cars travel that section of highway, according to the IDOT. Pavement […]
Read More →Interstate 55/70 lane closures begin March 31
Drivers along Interstate 55/70 between Interstate 270 and Illinois Route 157 can expect delays from March 31 to May 31 as roadwork is completed on that stretch of highway. Lanes will be closed intermittently both eastbound and westbound between 9 a.m and 3 p.m., the Illinois Department of Transportation said. The closures are required to remove […]
Read More →Collinsville awarded two STL250 Cakeway to the West cakes
St. Louis commemorated its 250th birthday on Valentine’s Day 2014, but the area is celebrating all year. The group spearheading the celebration awarded 250 Cakeway to the West cakes to area sites of historic or cultural significance, including two in Collinsville. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site and the World’s Largest Catsup bottle now have 4-foot […]
Read More →Vandalia, near Park Avenue, to be reduced to one lane Tuesday
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that a portion of Illinois Route 159 (Vandalia Street) will be reduced to one lane Tuesday, April 1, from 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. An electronic sign has also been broadcasting the message near the site for several days. The lane restrictions will occur near Park Avenue. A […]
Read More →Collinsville boil order lifted
The boil order that went into effect at 8 a.m.Wednesday, March 26 for many residents near Illinois Route 159 has been lifted, the City of Collinsville announced. The affected addresses were: – 356, 358, 405, 407, 411, 412, 415, 419, 420, 422, 423, 424, 426, 427, 431 and 436 N. Aurora Street – 310A&B, 400, […]
Read More →False intruder alert earns Collinsville man a felony charge
A man whose 911 call led seven police agencies on a wild-goose chase March 22 was charged Tuesday with disorderly conduct, a Class 4 felony. Even B. Wallace, 25, of the 5500 block of Sugarloaf Road, called 911 at 11:40 p.m. Saturday, March 22 and is accused of telling responding Collinsville Police officers that he […]
Read More →CMS Teacher is March Unit 10 Teacher of the Month
Collinsville Middle School teacher Jennifer Reeves was honored Wednesday as the Edward Jones Unit 10 Teacher of the Month for March. CMS Principal Kim Jackson said Reeves has been instrumental in helping the school deal with budget cuts. “She has been a great asset, both on the side of administration and on the side of […]
Read More →Last of the Bathon co-conspirators sentenced
The last of three men who pleaded guilty, along with former Madison County Treasurer Fred Bathon, of conspiring to eliminate competitive bidding on tax sales in the county has been sentenced for violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. Barrett R. Rochman, 71 of Makonda, Ill., was sentenced to 16 months in prison and three years of […]
Read More →Location of new Collinsville water plant unveiled
The new Collinsville water treatment plant will be directly to the east of the existing plant, along Collinsville Road. The exact location of the new structure was unveiled to the public for the first time Monday at a special meeting of the City Council. The new building will remove only one of the 12 existing […]
Read More →New neighborhood watch program forming in Caseyville
***updated to note the law enforcement person giving a presentation*** Fed up with what they think is an increase in drug traffic in town, some Caseyville residents have formed Caseyville on Watch, a neighborhood watch program. The group will have its first formal meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27 at the Caseyville Community Center. […]
Read More →Light snow possible Monday evening and overnight for the Collinsville area
Calls for snow around Kahok country recently have been somewhat like crying wolf, but the forecast for snow late Monday evening and into the overnight hours may have radar backup. A band of snow has started to move across Kansas City and appears to be headed down Interstate 70 towards the Metro East. The National […]
Read More →updated – Caseyville Police seek man wanted for beating woman
***Updated at 4 p.m. Monday, March 24 to indicate that Cline may be hiding in State Park*** Caseyville Police are asking for help locating a man charged with domestic battery and resisting a peace officer. Mark A. Cline, 25, of the 400 block of South 7th Street, Caseyville is accused of battering a woman at […]
Read More →Boil order announced for Wednesday in Collinsville
The City of Collinsville has announced that water will be shut off for some residents at 8 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, and a boil order will be in effect for 24-48 hours. Water service is expected to be restored in about six hours. Green tags, stating the boil order has been lifted, will be placed […]
Read More →Ameren 10 percent down payment offer for past due accounts ends March 31
Ameren Illinois customers with past due balances are have a limited-time opportunity to establish a repayment plan by making a 10 percent down payment rather than 25 percent. Eligible customers have until March 31 to pay 10 percent of their outstanding balance and the remainder in monthly installments. Beginning April 1, customers with outstanding balances […]
Read More →SIUE introduces free math homework hotline for middle school students
***Submitted Content*** Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, in collaboration with the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers Foundation (ISPEF), launched the “SIUE Homework Hotline” in mid-February. The hotline is available for students in grades 6-8. They can call and receive free help with their math homework Sunday through Thursday from 7-10 p.m. Tutors can be reached at […]
Read More →Police seek thieves who made off with electronics from Collinsville Wal-Mart
Two people walked into the Wal-Mart in Collinsville Crossing Wednesday night, gathered $1,500 of electronics, walked out, loaded the goods in a small, maroon SUV and fled the scene. Collinsville Police are searching for two suspects in the case. The first, an African-American male, was wearing a blue jean jacket and baseball hat at the […]
Read More →Alvarez to remain Caseyville Police Chief
Three hours and twenty minutes after the Caseyville Village Board meeting began Wednesday night, about 100 residents filed back into the Village Hall Meeting Chambers to learn the fate of their police chief. The crowd of about two hundred that attended the meeting had thinned after a two-hour closed session during which the six Village […]
Read More →Shimkus offers thoughts on Crimea and economics to CHS students
Congressman John Shimkus, of Collinsville, recently returned to his old high school and, for a short time, his old profession. Shimkus, a 1976 Collinsville High School graduate, spoke to Mark Schusky’s Economics class Monday. The former Metro East Lutheran High School teacher taught the students some basic economic principals, and briefly reminisced about walking the […]
Read More →State’s Attorney rebukes Caseyville officials, in writing
In a letter dated March 18, and viewed by The Metro Independent, St. Clair County State’s Attorney Brendan Kelly issued notification to all elected and appointed officials of Caseyville that all communications between his office and Village officials would be in writing, if at all, until governance is restored. A leaked, confidential, memo from Caseyville […]
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