Troy
Informal vote shows planning commission split over new Troy hotel concept
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Even though there are currently four hotels in Troy – a Motel 6, a Days Inn, a Red Roof Inn and a Holiday Inn Express, all clustered around the Route 162-Interstate 55-70 interchange, Wyndham Hotels, which owns the Days Inn, thinks there is room here for a fifth hotel. Calling…
Read MoreDriver’s failure to use signal becomes drug, warrant discoveries for Troy Police
By Charles Bolinger Editor • For Troy Police Officer Cody Blackburn, the early morning hours of Feb. 26 had been unremarkable on his patrol until he saw the dark blue 2015 Chevy Malibu sedan heading southbound on Liebler Road at Edwardsville Road. According to Blackburn’s official incident field report, “I observed that the vehicle failed…
Read More‘Distress call’ leads to car chase, crash in Troy PD parking lot
Charles Bolinger Editor • A 911 call interrupted Troy Police Officer Dylan Bruns while he was on another call on Feb. 24. The emergency call was for one vehicle being followed by another. “Further, I observed that one of the subjects was armed and had displayed the firearm. I then heard that the vehicles had…
Read MoreKeeven provides finance committee with first draft of Troy’s budget for 2026-2027
By Charles Bolinger Editor • City Administrator Jay Keeven laid out a first draft of the city’s budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, which starts May 1, during the March 2 finance and economic development committee meeting. He started with revenues and expenditures. As of Jan. 31, they should be at 75% of revenues and…
Read MoreArea non-profit groups gather to receive annual funding from Troy City Council
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Representatives from a variety of area non-profit groups attended a finance and economic development committee meeting at Troy City Hall on March 2. Committee chairman Nathan Henderson reviewed the tourism requests received for fiscal year 2026-2027, which starts May 1. He said the total grant requests this year were $417,000…
Read MoreTroy’s Dalton Gray opposed, supported on re-appointment in Madison County
by Randy Pierce • Dalton Gray of Troy has been reappointed to another three-year term, expiring in February 2029, as a member of the Madison County Park and Recreation Grant Commission but not without some opposition. Upon the announcement of his appointment at the most recent meeting of the Madison County Board, one of its…
Read MoreTroy repeals parking ordinance from 2000; passes new ordinance regarding parking on city lots
By Charles Bolinger Editor • For the first time since Jan. 20, Mayor David Nonn and the Troy City Council convened city meetings in city hall on March 2. While they were using Triad High School to host multiple meetings, the city council chamber received a refresh; it now wears a new coat of paint…
Read MoreTroy’s sewer treatment plant remains priority in wake of no data center
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Now that a data processing center is no longer in the cards for the City of Troy, so, too is the hyperscaler that likely would have footed the bill. That leaves the city with its original plan, to apply for a low-interest loan from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA),…
Read MoreWhittington one of 30 finalists for Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence
By Tribune Staff • CHICAGO — The Golden Apple Foundation, a leading nonprofit committed to preparing, honoring, and mentoring educators who advance educational opportunities for students, today announced the 2026 finalists for the prestigious Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching. A highly competitive award process resulted in the selection of 30 4th-8th-grade teacher finalists…
Read MoreLatest news on Troy road, trail, building projects
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Troy infrastructure updates continue around town, according to Tom Cissell, Troy’s City Engineer. Industrial 1501 & 1515 Formosa Road The developer here showed his storage development concept to the planning commission on Dec. 11, 2025. The commission conditionally approved the development pending a variance from a zoning hearing officer for…
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