Collinsville News

A Mark Burgtorf, Jared Schlipman, Abe Huls, Tony Dunker, Brandon Symmonds and Chuck Fullenkamp all took feature event wins at Quincy Raceways on Sunday May 27 during Gem City Ford Night at the Races.

Instead, he and a companion traveled on Interstate 55-70 through Collinsville early on a Sunday morning.

Hannah Richee says there was "no intermingling between poetry and prose in my youth" and believes she is a better writer of novels than poetry.

A police officer claims he sustained various injuries after a driver failed to yield the right-of-way to his vehicle, which had its siren and lights activated, and struck the police car.

Belleville's annual Memorial Day Parade will step off at 10 a.m. Monday from South Second and Harrison streets.

After stumbling around the wilderness of sports and city halls for seven years, Belleville's born-and-bred Roger Schlueter finally found his niche in Lifestyle in 1981.

A measure that would expand gambling at casinos and allow slot machines at horse-racing tracks won approval Wednesday in the Illinois House.

COLLINSVILLE, IL - The former Illinois state trooper who killed two Collinsville sisters in a 2007 accident is again asking for workers' comp benefits.

The City of Granite City faces another class action lawsuit involving vehicle impoundment and towing fees.

A Collinsville, Illinois, police officer has been charged with four counts of obstruction after pulling over a motorist without cause.

Edwardsville, IL - A Madison County grand jury indicted a Collinsville police officer Thursday on four counts of obstruction of justice in connection to a traffic stop last year made outside Collinsville city limits.

Madison County Board Chairman Alan Dunstan will take some time before considering a replacement for the late Madison County Circuit Clerk Matt Melucci.

Collinsville Chiropractic at 806 Vandalia Street burned in a fire that was reported around 1:45 a.m. Thursday.

COLLINSVILLE, IL - It was winter when a Metro East couple made a down payment for home repairs.A Now, summer's around the corner and nothing's been done.

The Madison County circuit clerk's office will be closed Tuesday morning for the funeral of longtime Circuit Clerk Matt Melucci, who died Friday after a battle with cancer.

Granite City Police Chief Major Jeff Connor said potential charges against a driver who may have been involved in a car accident in Granite City early Saturday morning were not filed Sunday, but the investigation will continue Monday.

Melucci's chief deputy, Judith Nelson, said Friday morning that Melucci died his Collinsville home during the night.

A newly formed group that says its goal is to inform voters about the performance of local government and public institutions is championing bi-partisanship as a model of good government in Madison County.

Madison County officials say Circuit Clerk Matt Melucci was 69 when he died Thursday night of cancer at his Collinsville home.

Republican voters in Madison County can meet tonight with the four finalists hoping to be the GOP candidate in the newly configured 13th Congressional District.