Inspector general recommended firing of Lincoln Museum head

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois’ inspector general recommended firing the director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum because a copy of the Gettysburg Address was loaned last year to an upstart museum operated by political

Ripperger, Edwin G.

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Edwin G. Ripperger, 84 of Alpha, IL died Thursday, November 21, 2019, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Knoxville.

Swigart, Edith D. “Peg”

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Mrs. Edith D. “Peg” Swigart, 84, of Galesburg died at 3:24 p.m., Thursday, November 21, 2019, at Heartland Healthcare Center.

Icenogle-Leafgreen, Mary

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Mrs. Mary Icenogle-Leafgreen, 92, formerly of Rio, Illinois died 2:43 p.m. Thursday, November 21, 2019, at Knox County Nursing Home, Knoxville, Illinois.