‘Bomb’ in residential neighborhood turns out to be homemade firework
Galesburg Police were alerted to what they thought could be a bomb Thursday morning in a residential neighborhood roadway. Further investigation revealed it to be a failed attempt at a homemade firework.
Galesburg firefighters battle Home Blvd apartment blaze
The cause of an apartment fire was determined to be accidental by Galesburg Fire Department Investigators.
Brown, Capernicus R.
Capernicus R. “Caper” Brown, 41, of Galesburg, died at 12:35 a.m. Saturday, December 12, 2020, at Unity Point Methodist Medical Center, Peoria, from ongoing complications caused by a burn injury when he was 10 years old.
Decatur mom who accidentally smothered son gets probation
DECATUR, Ill. (AP) – A Decatur woman who was drunk when she fell asleep and accidentally smothered her baby has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to probation.
37% of eligible Chicago students to attend in-person class
CHICAGO (AP) – Roughly 37% of eligible Chicago Public Schools students plan to return to in-person classes when the nation’s third-largest school district begins reopening next month.
Family of Vietnam War veteran didn’t know he had died
ELGIN, Ill. (AP) – A Vietnam War veteran was buried at an Illinois national cemetery this week after no family members stepped forward in the months after his death.