Intersection of Keebler and Wickliffe permanently closed, lights added at Park and 159
The popular Collinsville shortcut of accessing Keebler Avenue from 159 by way of Wickliffe Avenue is a thing of the past. The Illinois Department of Transportation permanently closed the Keebler and Wickliffe intersection Thursday morning. A clu-de-sac will be built at the end of Keebler, where the intersection is currently. A portion of Wickliffe Avenue, […]
Read More →Treasurer blames State’s Attorney’s Office for possible illegal tax sale
Following a press conference Wednesday in which Madison County Board member Kelly Tracy announced a formal request for investigation, Madison County Treasurer Kurt Prenzler shifted blame for issues with a tax sale to the State’s Attorney’s Office. Prenzler’s office sold the delinquent taxes of a home registered to Don Weber and his former wife, before […]
Read More →Collinsville Unit 10 School Board candidate packets now available
Submitted Content Nominating petition forms for the April 7, 2015 school board election in the Collinsville Unit #10 School District are now available. Forms may be picked up in the office of the board secretary, at 201 W. Clay, Collinsville, Illinois, or the Madison County Clerk’s Office, 157 North Main St., Ste. 109, Edwardsville, on […]
Read More →Caseyville officer, DEA Task Force Officer named chief of police in Marine
Chris Singleton, an eight-year veteran of the Caseyville Police Department, has been chosen as the next chief of police of Marine, Ill. Singleton and his canine partner Paco were often praised in Caseyville for their frequent drug seizures as part of their assignment to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Singleton brought in hundreds of thousands of […]
Read More →Madison County Treasurer may have broken law with 2013 tax sale
Madison County Treasurer Kurt Prenzler stood before tax buyers on Feb. 19, 2013 and announced that no bids would be accepted before or after the auction. He neglected to mention that the delinquent taxes of four properties were sold earlier that day. By allowing three purchases to individual buyers prior to the start of the […]
Read More →Police stop in Caseyville nets 140 grams of cannabis
A stop for a minor traffic violation in the 2400 block of Old Country Inn Drive, Caseyville ended with two felony drug charges for a Fairview Heights man. Jacob D. McAfee, 32, of the 9800 block of Richfield Road, Fairview Heights, was stopped by a Caseyville police officer at about 9:43 p.m. Wednesday. The officer […]
Read More →Petitions now available for 2015 Collinsville election
Updated to correct the dates petitions can be filed. Candidate petitions for Collinsville Mayor and two City Council seats are now available. Anyone interested in running for mayor or the City Council seats currently held by Michael Tognarelli and Karen Woolard can receive a copy of the 2015 Candidates Guide from City Hall (125 South Center […]
Read More →Collinsville Jimmy John’s hit by data security breach
Sandwich restaurant chain Jimmy John’s announced Wednesday that credit and debit card data was compromised at approximately 216 of its stores, including the one at 501 Beltline Road in Collinsville. The credit and debit card information which may have been taken may include the card number and in some cases the cardholder’s name, verification code, […]
Read More →Escaped prisoner captured walking alongside the road
After an intense search that included aircraft, boats, utility terrain vehicles and four canine units, an escaped prisoner was captured walking alongside the road this morning about 17.5 hours after he escaped. Marcus Battice, 21, escaped from the Vandalia Correctional Center at about 2 p.m. Tuesday and was picked up alongside a gravel frontage road […]
Read More →Prisoner escapes from Southern Illinois correctional center
At about 2 p.m. Tuesday, a 21 year-old minimum-security inmate escaped from the Vandalia Correctional Center in Vandalia, Ill., approximately 60 miles from Collinsville. Marcus Battice, an African-American male described as 5-feet-9, 167 pounds, was inside the fence at the prison and had been considered a low risk for escape. He escaped while returning from […]
Read More →Low speed police chase ends with 52 year-old man getting tasered
What began as an attempted traffic stop in Caseyville ended in Fairview Heights with a 52 year-old man having a taser deployed on him. A Caseyville police officer attempted to stop William L. Henderson, of the 4300 block of Bunkum Road, Washington Park, at approximately 1:20 a.m. Friday, police said. Henderson led the office on […]
Read More →Maryville’s Code 3 Spices announces Kickstarter campaign
Business is booming for Code 3 Spices, but the Maryville based two-man company needs help “getting to the next level,” co-founder Mike Radosevich said. A Kickstarter campaign was launched Sunday to help the company Radosevich and Chris Bohnemeier founded in 2012 grow large enough to support Code 3s charitable giving and allow the co-founders to […]
Read More →CEMA, the unsung heroes of Collinsville emergencies
In Collinsville, there is a group of unpaid men and women who can be called upon at any time to respond to the scenes of emergencies, right alongside police and fire fighters. Most of these people spend their days at jobs. There is a nurse, a couple of truck drivers, some business owners, some are […]
Read More →The Caseyville police chief saga gets continued, twice
Two days after yet another hearing date was set in his ongoing battle to remain the Caseyville police chief, Jose Alvarez had his trial on two misdemeanor charges continued. John O’Gara, Alvarez’s attorney, and special prosecutor David Rands agreed Friday to request a bench trial for the misdemeanor charges. A trial date was tentatively set […]
Read More →CARD asks City of Collinsville for gift of land
The Collinsville Area Recreation District passed a resolution Tuesday making formal a request for the City of Collinsville to give land to the district. Through a series of renewable agreements, CARD leases the Jaycee Sports Complex, Glidden Park, Morris Hills Park and Woodland Park from the City of Collinsville. CARD representatives – and at least […]
Read More →Setting the record straight about the not so mysterious Caseyville hotel inspector
The Caseyville Village Board Wednesday will consider filling the vacant hotel inspector position for the second time in the past 15 months. The departure of the previous hotel inspector, John Aiple, was the subject of a local sensational news story at the time. On June 12, 2013, the newly elected mayor of Caseyville was making […]
Read More →Missing Collinsville man with dementia found
Update: The Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced that Walter G. Fedder has been located. Fedder was found alive and, as of late Tuesday night, he was being checked by emergency medical personnel. Fedder, 83, had been reported missing earlier Tuesday evening by his family after they were unable to find him in his home, where […]
Read More →Collinsville City Clerk retires after 31 years of service
Collinsville City Clerk and Director of Operations Cheryl Brombolich retired Monday. “I spent 31 great years with the City. I care a lot about Collinsville,” Brombolich said. “I just felt it was time to move on to a different chapter in my life.” Brombolich was 20 years old when she began working for the City […]
Read More →Work that will temporarily close portions of MLK Bridge begins Monday
Inspections will close portions of the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge beginning today. Work is scheduled to be completed by Sept. 26, the Illinois Department of transportation announced. The bridge will be closed to westbound traffic Monday, Sept. 15 and Tuesday, Sept. 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. The westbound lane will be re-opened […]
Read More →In an about face, Collinsville City Council supports slot machines at Fairmount Park
Just more than three years ago, Collinsville City Councilwoman Nancy Moss implored her fellow Council members to vote against a resolution allowing slot machines at Fairmount Park and other racetracks in Illinois. “I’m begging you tonight to not pass this,” Moss said on June 27, 2011. By a 3-2, the Council voted down the resolution. […]
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