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 →Caseyville Police to increase Thanksgiving holiday patrols
The Caseyville Police Department will be increasing roving and stationary patrols during the Thanksgiving holiday period. Police will focus on enforcing seat belt and alcohol violations. The Illinois Department of Transportation’s Sustained Traffic Enforcement Grant Program (STEP) is funding the patrols by Caseyville Police and 200 other law enforcement agencies in the state, police said. […]
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 […]
Read More →CARD refinances 2004 bond, makes audit results available to public
The Collinsville Area Recreation District has initiated the refinancing (refund) of its 2004 bonds and anticipates saving $30,000 over the next eight years. The refinancing process cannot complete until Dec. 1, when the bonds are callable. After that date, all future bond debt repayments will reflect the savings, CARD Executive Director Terry Wilson said. As […]
Read More →Christmas in Collinsville schedule announced
The Collinsville Main Street Community Association has unveiled the schedule of events for the annual Christmas in Collinsville. The two-day event starts with the tree lighting ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday Dec. 6 at the township office, located at 307 East Main St. Carolers from Curtains Up Theatre Company will join Santa Claus at the […]
Read More →Collinsville’s Festival of Trees open to the public
Submitted story For the last 20 years, non-profit organization in Collinsville have raised funds through an elegant event called the Festival of Trees. Most people outside of those organizations, however, probably do not know the event exists or think they cannot attend. “Everyone thinks that this is an invitation-only event, but it’s not. Anyone can […]
Read More →Man charged with sexual assault of 12-year-old Caseyville girl
A 20-year-old Fairview Heights man has been charged with predatory sexual assault of a 12-year-old Caseyville girl. Caseyville police responded to a report on July 8 from the child’s grandmother who was concerned Damon Bledsoe may have had intercourse with her granddaughter. Following an investigation, charges were issued Tuesday by the St. Clair County State’s […]
Read More →No property tax increase in Collinsville proposed budget
The recently released draft biennial budget for the City of Collinsville calls for increased capital improvement spending in 2014 and increased water rates, but a stable property tax levy for the seventh consecutive year. The 2014 and 2015 budgets include projected revenues for 2014 of approximately $37.3 million – a 13.11 percent increase over 2013 […]
Read More →Caseyville approves new business development on 159
The Caseyville Village Board approved a $7.765 million redevelopment agreement on Oct. 16 that will bring new businesses to the field on Illinois Route 159 across from the stagnant Forest Lakes subdivision. The first phase of development by TBHP LLC on the approximately 57-acre property will produce five lots of commercial space to be occupied […]
Read More →String of burglaries, purse snatching, tied to Collinsville trio
An investigation that started with the theft of a purse from an elderly lady ended with a string of burglary cases being tied to three Collinsville residents. In what Collinsville Police Department Detective Chris Warren called a story of drug addiction and stealing to support the habit, Tiree Fox, 24, Kacey Rivoire, 21, and Robert […]
Read More →Splash City to host job fair Nov. 23
Splash City Waterpark, in Collinsville, is hosting a job fair Nov. 23 for the 2014 season. Applications will be accepted for lifeguards, guest service representatives, maintenance team members, swim instructors, and aquatic program educators. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age by May 1, 2014. The job fair will be from 9 a.m. […]
Read More →Police seek suspect believed to have entered two homes while residents present
The Madison County Sheriff’s Department believes the same man is responsible for two incidents of home invasion near Alhambra Sunday. The first incident occurred about 12 p.m. in 5100 block of Dauderman Road, Alhambra when a man described as an African-American of medium build and height, approximately 50-years-old and wearing a red flannel shirt and […]
Read More →Glidden Park tennis court reconstruction complete
Five newly reconstructed tennis courts at Glidden Park are now open. The courts were gutted and restructured as part of a $275,600 project that also included installation of a fence. The Metro East Park and Recreation District provided a grant of $68,900 for the project. Construction on the project began Aug. 5 and completed Oct. […]
Read More →Interstate 270 lane closure, Mississippi River to Illinois Route 3
One eastbound lane of Interstate 270 will be closed from the Mississippi River to Illinois Route 3 over the next three days. Closures begin at 7 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 and continue through 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4. The closures are necessary to repair the existing concrete bridge structure and complete structural steel repairs. Work […]
Read More →Don’t be “that guy,” set your clocks back
We all hear a story every year, sometimes twice each year, about someone who forgot to adjust his or her clock and showed up at work, or church, an hour before everyone else. Or, maybe the person arrived as the parking lot was emptying. It is an embarrassing thing for the person who went into […]
Read More →Focus of CHS is assisting alleged sexual assault victim
The administration at Collinsville High School wants to be a safe place for the freshman student who was at the center of a recent sexual assault investigation. Staff offered professional resources to the student to help her handle the situation, CHS Principle Eric Flohr said. For privacy reasons, Flohr cannot provide the details of the […]
Read More →Collinsville Police Chief leaving to be O’Fallon’s next Director of Public Safety
For the second time in just over a year, Collinsville will be searching for a police chief. Police Chief Eric Van Hook tendered his resignation Thursday to City Manager Scott Williams, the man he replaced as police chief on Sept 3. 2012. Van Hook has accepted the Director of Public Safety position with the city […]
Read More →Upscale lofts, high-end bar and grill coming to uptown Collinsville
A developer with a history of rehabilitating Southwestern Illinois main street properties will soon start a project in uptown Collinsville. The Collinsville City Council voted Monday to approve a redevelopment agreement with Main Street Developers LLC, of Columbia, Ill., on the historic Apex Building, located at 100-102 Main St. The second floor of the […]
Read More →School Report Cards released, how did your child’s school fare?
The Illinois State Board of Education warned last month that school districts across the state would have fewer students meeting state standards on the 2013 Illinois Standards Achievement Tests. According to the results of school report cards released Thursday, Collinsville’s decline was in line with state averages. Statewide, 59 percent of elementary school students who […]
Read More →International film director coming to Collinsville in search of investors
A chance meeting in Michigan led to a Collinsville native bringing an international film director to her hometown, and the theatre she “grew up in,” in search of investors for their project. Annette Hodge and her husband were vacationing on Mackinac Island when they bumped into South African film director Ryan Davy, who was staying […]
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