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Boil order lifted in Collinsville

Collinsville has lifted a boil order for all residents on Sugarloaf Road and for those living on streets connected to Sugarloaf Road.

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Nearly $200K donation for animal shelter goes to wrong Collinsville

The small animal shelter in Collinsville, Okla., had big plans for a $188,981 windfall donation.
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Can it be saved? Miner's Theater on list of endangered historic sites

A historic Collinsville building has been named one of the 10 most endangered historic places in Illinois.
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Collinsville still spends thousands to monitor long-closed landfill

The big hill off Lebanon Road east of Collinsville is actually a pile of decades-old garbage decomposing in a long-closed landfill.
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Collinsville City Council questions language on zoning rules for RVs

Language in an amendment to the Collinsville Municipal Code for zoning had City Council members asking questions Monday night.
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Collinsville City Council talks about 'pocket parks' proposal

The Collinsville City Council members on Monday discussed the merits of three proposed "pocket parks" near downtown along the new Illinois 159.
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'We didn't know where they went': Collinsville museum gets historic cemetery signs back

A pair of historic, cast iron signs that were once on the Glenwood Cemetery found a new home at the Collinsville Historical Museum.
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Recreation district proposals would lower Collinsville taxes

Collinsville voters will see three referendums on the April 9 ballot asking them to decide whether to reduce the percentage of taxes the Collinsville Area Recreation District receives.
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Firefighters drag unconscious man from burning Collinsville building

Firefighters in Collinsville Tuesday night saved the life of a man who apparently started a fire while cooking in his apartment.
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11 big projects on the burners for Collinsville in 2013

The Collinsville Streets Department is ready for a busy construction year as several long-awaited projects break ground in 2013.
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'You get your mind off yourself': Collinsville students spend day helping others

Students from the Collinsville Christian Academy spent Friday applying what they've learned in the classroom and during chapel: Giving to and helping others.