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Troy resident’s ‘73 Plymouth Duster is perfect siren call for spring
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Now that spring has sprung, what better way to open the new classic car season in this area than with this 1973 Plymouth Duster, dressed in Sassy Grass Green? Four years earlier, Chrysler decided to rename its automotive paint palettes. Plymouth…
Read MoreTroy sets public information review, comment forum on July 8 for proposed shared-use path along Bouse Road
By Tribune Staff • The City of Troy will hold a public information meeting concerning a proposed shared-use path located along Bouse Road. The meeting will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. at Father McGivney Catholic High School, 7190 Bouse Road in Glen Carbon) in the school’s student commons on Wednesday, July 8. A…
Read MoreTroy woman cited for driving while drunk; police found 58 empty alcohol containers
By Charles Bolinger Editor • According to Troy Police Ofc. Travis Wilson’s official incident field report, on June 12 he was behind a black 2011 Ford Escape SUV on westbound Edwardsville Road. While driving behind it, he noted that it crossed the white fog line with both passenger-side tires before stopping past the stop line…
Read MoreTroy man’s ‘66 Plymouth Satellite receives thumbs up, honks of approval
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Like many other auto manufacturers, Chrysler was not immune to trends. One of those fads was to name vehicles that echoed names found in the Space Race during the 1960s. Plymouth elected to call its new full-size car Satellite for 1965. Troy resident Rick Muller owns this 1966 Plymouth Satellite…
Read MoreBouse Road construction meeting penciled in for July 17
By Charles Bolinger Editor • As summer rolls on, City Engineer Tom Cissell and Troy’s public works department stay busy. Bouse Road residents and neighbors should note July 17 in their calendars. That is the tentative date for a public meeting at Father McGivney Catholic High School regarding all of the planned improvements for the…
Read MoreTroy Community Band to celebrate America’s 250 on June 27
By Tribune Staff • The Troy Community Band will celebrate America 250 with their upcoming concert, “A Musical Tour Through American History” on Saturday, June 27 at 7 p.m. at St Paul’s Lutheran Church School on 112 N. Border St. The performance marks the second concert with the band’s new director, Dennis Meyer of Godfrey,…
Read MoreTroy City Hall Chamber gets second refresh step — new carpeting
By Charles Bolinger Editor • If you’ve been to Troy City Hall lately and stepped into the city hall chamber where most meetings are hosted, you might have noticed a big change. As shown above, the chamber received new carpeting on June 2 and 3. This work followed the room’s first refreshment phase, when new…
Read MoreIn-state warrants give Aurora man trouble in Troy
By Charles Bolinger Editor • A black Mercury Mariner SUV eastbound on US 40 on June 7 prompted Troy Police Ofc. Nicholas Elliott to run a computer records check on the vehicle. Results revealed it had valid registration but a secondary reply came back to him a few moments later – law enforcement agencies data…
Read MoreStop for speeding in Troy snowballs into other charges for Round Lake Beach man
By Charles Bolinger Editor • A white Volkswagen Jetta sedan doing 80 mph in a 65 mph speed zone on I-55 was more than enough to attract the attention of Troy Police Ofc. Jennifer Hautly on June 5. She stopped the southbound car at mile marker 18. Per her official incident field report, she contacted…
Read MoreMoWest names 329 students to President’s Honor Roll
By Tribune Staff • Missouri Western State University named 329 students to the President’s Honor Roll for the spring semester of 2026. Students who carried 12 or more hours of graded credit and earned a grade point average of 4.0 qualify for the honor. Troy, Illinois Levi Huber
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