Collinsville News

This snapshot of real estate sales is compiled from public records. ST. CLAIR COUNTY BELLEVILLE * 611 State St.; from Terry Esker and Veronica Esker; to Daniel Meyer; $99,000. * 507 S. 16th St.; from John Smolak; to Rex Hubbard and Mary Hubbard; $74,500. * 1614 Colfax Court; from Heartland Homes Inc.; to Donald Greco and Angela Greco; $323,000. * ...

A trash collector in Cahokia made quite a discovery when he found an emaciated, injured dog put out with the trash last week.

A special meeting of the Collinsville Area Recreation District Board of Park Commissioners is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.

Finesse is mandatory when you tour the 200 or so cars that showed up for the annual American Motors Owners convention in Collinsville, Illinois, best known until this event for having the Worlda s Largest Catsup Bottle, which doubles as the towna s water tower.

It was Melissa Williams who volunteered her husband, B.J., for the Giant Joe challenge.

Two Collinsville men were charged Friday after deputies investigated two rural Troy residential burglaries that took place in September.

Thursday was proof that they have zero tolerance for monkey business - or robbery - around Home Furniture in Collinsville.

Three people were charged Wednesday, and a juvenile is being held pending formal charges, in connection with a robbery at Belleville West Discount Cigarettes.

Megan Daugherty is a 9-year-old who wants to "save animals lives." And, with the help of her stepbrother, Brendyn Daugherty, 13, they are accomplishing just that.

A Missouri woman was charged Monday with three counts of felony residential burglary in burglaries that occurred in Collinsville and Maryville.

Ryan Combs was not looking to own a business when he was offered a chance to buy one.

"The Libertarian Party of Illinois convened this weekend at the Collinsville Doubletree Inn for its annual business meeting w/surrounding activities.

* 37 Coral Drive; from Richard Zienda; to Glenn Phelan and Angela Phelan; $162,500. * 1301 W. Boulevard; from Dennis Mernick; to Dennis Mernick and Deborah Mernick; $90,000. * 201 N. 70th St.; from James Savage and Heather Savage; to Kevin Zanelotti; $98,000. * 21 S. 74th St.; from Thomas Biggs and Doris Biggs; to Regions Bank, Trustee; $20,000. * ...

The Libertarian Party of Illinois is holding its annual convention this weekend at the Doubletree Collinsville, 1000 Eastport Plaza Drive.

In one of the two venues for ArtEAST at SIUE, a display case of director of User Services Charlotte Johnson's artwork lies near the entrance of Lovejoy Library.

In its 12th edition, the ARTEAST festival has begun to head south. Started as a tour of art galleries and stores in Alton and Edwardsville in central and northern Madison County, the 2009 ARTEAST program has spread to Maryville and Collinsville to almost completely cover the map of Madison County.

Health officials are cracking down on Madison County bar owners who continue to allow smokers to light up indoors despite a nearly 2-year-old statewide ban.

Pink was the color of the night in downtown Belleville on Thursday. Even I had on a pink feather boa.

The warning from Collinsville police is that a suspect wanted for an abduction near a 24-hour Walmart could strike again.

A man spotted on surveillance tape is suspected of abducting a woman at gunpoint from a local Wal-Mart parking lot.