I-270 lane closures start Oct. 7
Westbound drivers on Interstate 270 between Illinois Route 159 and Illinois Route 157 can expect daytime lane closures over the next two weeks. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced the 8 am. to 6 p.m. daily closures will begin Oct. 7 and are expected to continue for two weeks. The restrictions are in preparation for the […]
Read More →Westbound Interstate 55/70 closed starting tonight
Anyone planning to travel from the Metro East into St. Louis this weekend will not be able to do so on Interstate 55/70. All westbound lanes of the interstate will be closed from Illinois Route 203 to the interstates 55/70/64 split beginning at 9 p.m. tonight. All lanes are expected to re-open by 5 a.m. Monday, weather permitting. All […]
Read More →Police searching for armed man who sexually assaulted rural Collinsville woman
Police are searching for a Madison man believed to have held two people at gunpoint in a rural Collinsville home, sexually assaulting one. Jerry Sutt,50, is wanted on two counts of unlawful restraint and two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault. Authorities believe Sutt entered the home of an acquaintance Wednesday, armed with a handgun, […]
Read More →All Interstate 64 eastbound lanes will close for nine days
Beginning tonight at 9 p.m., all eastbound lanes of Interstate 64, from the split at interstates 55/70/64 to 18th Street in East St. Louis will be closed, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. No eastbound Interstate 64 traffic will be allowed east of the interstates 55/70/64 split. The lanes are expected to re-open at 9 a.m., […]
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 →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 →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 […]
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