Lake County Gazette

Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 (CUSD 10) will partner with the St. Louis Area Foodbank to host a Mobile Food Market on Friday, September 12, 2025. The event will take place at Fireman's Hall, located at 9510 Collinsville Road in Collinsville, Illinois.

The market is open to the public and free of charge. Available items may include meat, fresh produce, and shelf-stable foods. Organizers request that attendees do not enter the parking lot before 9:00 a.m.

The distribution will use a drive-thru system, and participants are asked to make space in their vehicles for food items. Food distribution is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., but this time may change depending on when delivery trucks arrive. The selection and quantity of food available depend on inventory at the St. Louis Area Foodbank warehouse; CUSD 10 does not have prior knowledge or control over what will be distributed. The event will continue until supplies run out and may be canceled due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances.

Additional Mobile Market dates are planned for October 17, November 14, December 12 in 2025, and January 23, February 20, March 20, April 17, and May 15 in 2026. These dates are subject to change or cancellation.

CUSD 10 serves Madison and St. Clair counties and includes several schools such as Caseyville Elementary School and Collinsville High School (source). The district employs over four hundred teachers with an average salary of $60,392 (source). The student population is diverse: about 56 percent White, more than one-fourth Hispanic, over fourteen percent Black students, and less than one percent Asian (source). In fiscal year 2020, CUSD 10 spent approximately $16,872 per student for a total expenditure of $104 million (source).