By Ray Popkess • Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced on July 9 that a man who sexually assaulted a woman in Troy after abducting her from the parking lot of a Collinsville coffee shop has been sentenced to 120 years in prison. In May, a jury found Timothy J. Dubois Jr., 42, of…

By Randy Pierce • Community leaders, service providers and advocates and representatives of organizations with an interest in focusing on mental health recovery plus supporting those with intellectual and developmental disabilities are invited to participate in the Madison County Mental Health Board’s “summit” being held to address appropriate concerns on July 23 at Riverbend Family…

By Tribune Staff •  The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced lane closures on westbound Interstate 270 from Illinois 3 to the Mississippi River in Madison County for road construction. Beginning at 6 a.m. Saturday, July 18, westbound I-270 traffic will be reduced to one lane, weather permitting. All westbound lanes are expected to reopen…

By Randy Pierce • Considered as a matter of public safety, Madison County contracted for the removal of 28 pine trees and stumps plus associated debris from Krome Cemetery in Maryville, the work provided by Scott’s Tree and Outdoor Services of Troy.  As approved by the county board central services committee last month, this expense,…

Megan Luther of Troy is among those who are participating in the 22nd Annual Cycle Across Illinois benefitting Illinois Concerns of Police Survivors event. It’s a bike ride from the campus of SIUE in Edwardsville to the Chicago Police Department. Riders left SIUE on July 9. They arrived in Chicago on July 12. (Alex Paz/PazImages…