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9 hrs ago | Wentzville Journal

Collinsville police use cameras to monitor downtown

Inside Collinsville Police Department's darkened dispatch center, Assistant Police Chief Maj.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Belleville, IL, Granite City, IL, Madison County, IL

Fri Oct 10, 2008

Belleville News

Madison County candidates share views at forum

Candidates running in county, state and federal races in the Nov. 4 election shared their issue platforms with Madison County residents Wednesday night.

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Related Topix: Madison County, IL, Glen Carbon, IL, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Shimkus, Illinois

Wed Oct 08, 2008

Belleville News

Collinsville man charged with domestic battery

A Collinsville man was charged in Madison County Circuit Court Wednesday with domestic battery and unlawful violation of an order of protection.

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Related Topix: Madison County, IL

Belleville News

Glen Carbon hosts candidate forum Wednesday

Candidates running in county, state and federal races in the November election have been invited to attend a forum Wednesday night in Glen Carbon.

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Related Topix: Glen Carbon, IL, Edwardsville, IL, Madison County, IL

Mon Oct 06, 2008

Bizjournals

Dave Croft Motors files for bankruptcy reorganization

Dave Croft Motors , an auto dealership in Collinsville, Ill., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sept.

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Related Topix: St. Louis, MO Metro, East St. Louis, IL

Sat Oct 04, 2008

Wentzville Journal

Statue to commemorate GIs who fought in Battle of the Bulge

In 1994, when the former U.S. Army radio operator saw the GI statue in Luxembourg it took him back in time.

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Related Topix: History in the News, Life, Veteran Affairs, St. Louis, MO Metro

Thu Oct 02, 2008

Belleville News

Sci-fi fans gather in Collinsville

If you're a science fiction fan, beam yourself over to Collinsville this weekend for the 32nd annual Archon sci-fi and fantasy convention.

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Related Topix: Mystery Science Theater 3000, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Trace Beaulieu, Joel Hodgson, Frank Conniff, Science Fiction TV

Tue Sep 30, 2008

Belleville News

Commuter alert: Collinsville Road fire could delay motorists

Traffic around the metro-east Tuesday morning: Emergency crews are responding to a fire on Collinsville Road between Kingshighway and Cahokia Mounds State Park.

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Related Topix: Mounds, IL, Cahokia, IL, Columbia, IL

Sun Sep 28, 2008

Wentzville Journal

Regional health departments unite for flu pandemic preparedness

During the winter of 1918 and 1919, a pandemic spread across the globe. It killed more than half of those who were infected by it and it killed 40 million people worldwide before it was done, with 500,000 dead ...

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Related Topix: Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Fri Sep 26, 2008

Belleville News

Ameren workers pay tribute to late co-worker

Ameren utility workers on Wednesday paid tribute to longtime employee Jack McClain of Collinsville.

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Wed Sep 24, 2008

Alton Telegraph

Clerks charged with selling alcohol to minors

Clerks at two businesses in Wood River and Granite City are accused of selling alcohol to minors during an Illinois State Police sting operation.

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Related Topix: Wood River, IL, Granite City, IL, Pontoon Beach, IL, Hartford, IL

Tue Sep 23, 2008

Belleville News

Collinsville man charged in series of car burglaries

A Collinsville man has been charged in a rash of burglaries and tire slashings. Joshua W. Brown, 20, of Collinsville has been charged with three counts of burglary and one count of criminal damage over $300. He ...

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Mon Sep 22, 2008

Belleville News

Collinsville approves Kohl's development

Council members unanimously approved an ordinance to bring a new Kohl's store to town.

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Illinois Bar Journal

An Anatomy of Criminal Sexual Assault: Useful Points Relating to Its...

An Anatomy of Criminal Sexual Assault Useful Points Relating to its Investigation, Prosecution and Defense Presented by the ISBA Standing Committee on Corrections and Sentencing Chicago October 3, 2008 ISBA ...

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL

Sun Sep 21, 2008

Wentzville Journal

County OKs federal funding for Collinsville supportive housing project

The Madison County Board on Wednesday approved a $960,000 federal loan to a developer that plans to build supportive housing in Collinsville.

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Related Topix: Maryville, IL, Madison County, IL, Edwardsville, IL

Fri Sep 19, 2008

Tri-County Journal

Charges filed in Collinsville gas station hold-up

Prosecutors have filed charges against a man for robbing gas stations in Collinsville, Caseyville and Belleville.

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Related Topix: Belleville, IL, Caseyville, IL, Cahokia, IL

Belleville News

Man with three DUIs is charged with another

A 50-year-old Collinsville man who has three prior DUI convictions has been arrested yet again in a DUI case.

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Related Topix: St Clair County, IL, Caseyville, IL

Thu Sep 18, 2008

Wentzville Journal

Habitat for Humanity opens ReStore in downtown Collinsville

For every new subdivision or home that pops up in the local area, several loads of unused building materials are often tossed out.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Wed Sep 17, 2008

Belleville News

Man charged with three metro-east armed robberies

Walter C. Harris has been charged with armed robberies of the ZX gas station in Collinsville on July 31, the County Line store on Camp Jackson Road near Cahokia on Sept.

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Related Topix: Belleville, IL, Caseyville, IL, Cahokia, IL

Belleville News

Collinsville man charged with gas station armed robbery

A Collinsville man was charged today in connection with the July armed robbery of the ZX gas station.

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Related Topix: Madison County, IL

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Collinsville, Illinois is located in Madison County and is part of the St. Louis, MO Metro Area. Zip codes in Collinsville, IL include 62234.

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