By Randy Pierce • Incoming freshman students who will attend Collinsville High School in 2026-27 are required to register online if they are planning to attend the “kickstart” preliminary orientation there on from noon until 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29 or Thursday, July 30. To complete the registration process, students must login to skyward.com…

EAST ST. LOUIS – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced on July 14 that ramp closures on Interstate 70 at the I-64/55/70 interchange in St. Clair County for bridge repairs as part of a $3.8 million bridge rehabilitation project. Beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, July 20, the following ramps will be closed: Westbound I-64 to…

By Charles Bolinger Editor • Acting on a suggestion from City Attorney Fred Keck, Troy officials will change the notification process when a special use issue crops up. “When we have an annexation, pre-annexation, special-use, temporary use, variances and any amendments, we go through the notification process. We certify or send them first class,” she…

By Charles Bolinger Editor • Any future industrial projects, including any data centers, with their sights on Troy will have to go through a different approval process than any residential, retail or commercial zoning. This process has previously been discussed at earlier city council meetings but on July 9 it came before the Troy planning…