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Annual Friedens Cemetery Cleanup reminder
By Tribune Staff • This is a reminder for the families with loved ones at our cemeteries. All Christmas and decoration articles need to be removed by March 1. Any item on the stones or footings thereafter will be removed by the director. This also includes non-Christmas items that are worn or faded. Clean up…
Read MoreMeridian Plaza, Orchard Town Center quietly filling in outlots, storefronts
By Charles Bolinger Editor • If you haven’t driven past Orchard Town Center or Meridian Plaza in Glen Carbon lately, you may not have noticed the changes. Orchard Town Center While the Meijer, the project’s anchor, has not begun vertical construction yet, other stores are coming to Glen Carbon’s largest retail center or in some…
Read MoreCollinsville City Council tables discussion on ‘neighborhood vehicles’
By Ray Popkess • One portion of the previous city council meeting on Feb. 10 was spent discussing the potential of permissible use of “neighborhood vehicles” throughout the city. Illinois law currently says it is unlawful to drive or operate any non-highway vehicle (all-terrain vehicles, golf carts, off-highway motorcycles and recreational off-highway vehicles) upon any…
Read MoreGuaranteed maximum price approved for Collinsville Fire Station #2
By Ray Popkess • Collinsville Fire Chief John Bailot presented City Council with a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) amendment between the city and Holland Construction on Tuesday, Feb. 10. The ordinance authorized the Mayor to execute the agreement made between the two parties to begin construction on fire station #2 with a guaranteed maximum price…
Read MoreTroy Planning Commission approves single-family villas; denies portable buildings
By Charles Bolinger Editor • For the two petitioners at the Feb. 12 Troy Planning Commission meeting, one received good news while the other received not-so-good news. The commission hosted a public hearing at Triad High School for a planned development called Hampton Glen Villas, a 10-lot single-family residential development on 3.78 acres located at…
Read MoreAlhambra Primary kindergarten pre-registration underway through Feb. 20
Alhambra Primary residents: if you have a child turning 5 on or before Sept. 1, 2026, they are kindergarten-eligible. If you already have students in the district, please log into your PowerSchool parent portal and submit all forms tied to your pre-k student’s account to fully register for kindergarten between Feb. 17 and Feb. 20.…
Read MoreMaryville to host two Discovery Series Events
By Tribune Staff • The Community Center in Maryville will be the site for two upcoming Discovery Series Events. The public is invited to attend and take advantage of these learning opportunities. The first will be Sunday, Feb. 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. The series, entitled “Pain Relief Without Pills or Surgery, Modern Solutions…
Read MoreMadison County officials share approaches to data center issue
By Randy Pierce • Madison County’s economic development contractor, Cathy Hamilton, as she had stated in January she would do, has shared details concerning the approach she and her colleagues are taking on the hot-button issue of data centers. Hamilton, in addressing the county board grants committee earlier this month, said since this “complicated and…
Read MoreSlusser states potential Troy sites incompatible with data center; suggests developers target Route 3 corridor
Madison County Chairman Chris Slusser issued a statement on a proposed Troy data center project on Feb. 17, 2026. “It’s been well-documented recently that I support data center developments in general. However, the development should be located in a suitable location, with plenty of safeguards and regulations in place to protect the community. “In my…
Read MoreFirst Measles Case of 2026 identified in Metro East Area
IDPH reminds Illinoisans to make sure they are up to date on immunization SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting this year’s first confirmed case of measles in the state in an adult residing in the Metro East area. The individual recently returned from travel out of state. IDPH is working…
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