Emergency sirens repaired after second failure
Doc Brown’s flux capacitor in Back to the Future was a brilliantly functioning piece of equipment. Unfortunately for Collinsville, the capacitors in two emergency sirens could not make the same claim. Collinsville residents were left confused for the second time in less than a month when an emergency siren blared Saturday, a day filled with […]
Read More →First responders brave the heat at Monks Mound to honor 9/11 victims
Area police and firefighters climbed Monks Mound at Cahokia Mounds Wednesday to commemorate the 12th anniversary of Sept. 11 and honor their colleagues who died during the attacks. The first responders were joined by about 130 volunteers, including Elaine Marino, who had a very personal reason for climbing the stairs. “I had a couple of […]
Read More →Collinsville teacher’s contract finalized
The Collinsville School Board Thursday approved the contract they had previously negotiated with the teacher’s union. The one-year contract, approved by the Collinsville Education Association on Aug. 21, calls for a 1 percent across the board raise, an additional personal day and a 9.4 percent cap on the district’s contributions to the Teacher Retirement System. […]
Read More →“Rocky’s Law” has little impact on Unit 10
Governor Pat Quinn signed the “Rocky Clark” Catastrophic Insurance legislation bill (SB2178) into law Aug. 4, requiring every high school in Illinois to obtain catastrophic accidental medical insurance for its student athletes. The insurance policies must be for a minimum of $3 million and five years, whichever occurs first. The legislation also requires the Illinois […]
Read More →DIS students get a message about character with a side of laughter
Tim Hannig brought his Pro-Kids show to Collinsville for the first time Wednesday, much to the delight of Dorris Intermediate School students and staff. Hannig described his show as a bit magic, music, skits, acting and ventriloquism. More than just entertainment, the Pro-Kids show incorporates messages about respect, kindness, believing in one’s self and […]
Read More →Police arrest person accused of stealing purse from elderly Collinsville woman
Collinsville police arrested the person accused of pretending to need help from a 75-year-old woman and then stealing the victim’s purse. Tiree Fox, 24, of Collinsville, was arrested at 3 p.m. Monday at Center and Clay streets in Collinsville. Fox was wanted on felony theft, felony burglary and two felony forgery charges. A warrant for […]
Read More →Local roadwork update – Sept. 3, 2013
Roadwork updates from the Illinois Department of Transportation – Sept. 3, 2013. Madison County Interstate 55/70, from mile markers 31-34, one lane will be closed in each direction through Sept. 23. All work is expected to be completed by mid Nov. 2013. Interstate 255 from Collinsville Road to Horseshoe Lake Road, two of three lanes […]
Read More →Volunteer dies from injury sustained working Collinsville-Althoff football game
An 80-year-old volunteer working the chain gang at the Collinsville High School football game Friday night has died from injuries sustained during the game. Frank Antoine, of Belleville, was injured on a Collinsville touchdown run with 10:18 remaining in the game against Althoff Catholic High School at Lindenwood University-Belleville. It is not known if Antoine […]
Read More →Two suspects arrested for American Legion burglary
Collinsville police announced Friday that two suspects were taken into custody for the July 29, burglary of the Collinsville American Legion. The Madison County State’s Attorney’s office issued felony burglary warrants on Aug. 27 for Stacy A. Geromiller and Bradley D. Seyler, both of Collinsville, and Steven M. Dodson, of Troy. Geromiller and Seyler have […]
Read More →Three new pocket parks coming to Collinsville
The Collinsville City Council approved a $423,940 tax-increment financing expenditure Monday to bring three urban parks to the uptown area. Existing green spaces along Illinois Route 159, from Main Street to Clay Street, will be renovated to have stamped brick walkways to match the streetscape project, a large brick wall, sculpture, a backlit Collinsville sign, […]
Read More →Monkey goes on Midwest tour, former owner charged with unlawful possession of primate
An Alton woman who had her pet monkey taken from her this summer in a custody dispute was charged Monday with three counts of unlawful possession of a primate, a misdemeanor. Kendra Hougland and her former pet Java Macaque monkey, Nina, were at a dog-related even in Grafton on June 2 when Nina bit a […]
Read More →The long road to the Glen Carbon Sam’s Club grand opening
The stream of cars that will file into the Glen Carbon Sam’s Club for the grand opening today will give the impression that there was never a doubt the store would open. It was not long ago, however, that the development was almost shelved. The Sam’s Club project, first proposed in March 2011, seemed to […]
Read More →Collinsville man charged with attempted sexual assault of child
A Collinsville man was charged Tuesday with the attempted sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl. Irwin Todd Miller, 43, is alleged to have woken the child while kneeling next to her with his genitalia exposed. When the victim awoke, the suspect left the room, Collinsville Police report. The girl was spending the night at the […]
Read More →Emergency siren malfunctions, startling residents
Collinsville residents enjoying a picture perfect afternoon Friday were confused when the city’s emergency siren blared at 4:25 p.m. The confusion heightened when the alarm sounded again nearly two hours later. The Collinsville Police Department announced on their Facebook page, shortly after the first incident, that the siren was malfunctioning. Some who posted on the […]
Read More →Meth bust at Collinsville hotel nets a pair of alleged repeat offenders
A convicted methamphetamine manufacturer was arrested Sunday at the Americas Best Value Inn in Collinsville for allegedly repeating the offense. At the time of her arrest, Tamara Lynn Peoples, 54, of San Jose, Ill., was out on bail after being charged with methamphetamine manufacturer and possession of methamphetamine. The charges followed her arrest at another […]
Read More →Hollywood Heights Elementary School re-opened as Special Needs Center
A building sitting vacant since 2009 may be the right place at the right time to solve two problems for the Collinsville School District. The first problem is that children with special behavioral needs are sent out of district for their education. Until this school year, Collinsville did not have the staff or facilities to […]
Read More →Tentative budget approved by School Board
The tentative budget approved by the Collinsville School Board on Monday would have the district spending about $4.5 million more than it receives during the current fiscal year. The budget was prepared using the same budget estimates as the previous year because the contract with the teacher’s union has not yet been approved by the […]
Read More →Ashmann’s Pharmacy getting a facelift
Ashmann’s Pharmacy was open Wednesday despite a gaping hole in the wall. A new window will soon fill the hole as work continues on the nearly $180,000 improvement project on the 119-year-old building. Much of the work is necessary because of the damage sustained when the UMB Bank building, which abutted the building at 209 […]
Read More →Unit 10 teachers approve new contract
The Collinsville Unit 10 teacher’s union voted today to approve the latest contract offer from the School Board. The Collinsville Education Association approved the one-year contract by a “comfortable majority,” co-bargaining chair Mark Schusky said. The CEA had rejected a previous offer by a 167-86 vote on Aug. 7. The new contract includes a small […]
Read More →Collinsville teachers union to vote Wednesday on latest contract offer
Members of the Collinsville Unit 10 teacher’s union will decide Wednesday afternoon if they will accept the latest contract offer from the School Board. The Collinsville Education Association rejected the first offer by a 167–86 vote on August 7, according to the CEA website. The negotiations update for union members indicated that the salary raise […]
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