Northwoods Galesburg looking for new name and building after going independent

Northwoods Community Church in Galesburg is not going anywhere, yet they now have to find a new name and a new building.
Bustos says she won’t seek another term in Congress

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos is announcing she will not seek another term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Female student and crossing guard struck by a truck Thursday

Galesburg Police responded to the intersection of North Seminary and East Fremont Streets on Thursday, April 29th after a school crossing guard and a 13-year old female student were struck by a vehicle.
Police respond to a person down on Soangetaha Road

Galesburg Police on Thursday, April 29th responded to the 400 block of Soangetaha Road around 9:45pm for a person down.
Several area departments respond to fire at Smithfield Foods

The cause of a Thursday evening fire in Monmouth is currently under investigation by the Illinois State Fire Marshal.
Dist. 205 approves purchase of Northwoods Church building for $1.3M

The District 205 Board of Education has approved the purchase of the building that houses Northwoods Church and the Galesburg Area Vocational Center for a total of $1.3M.
Man, teen charged in violent carjacking of Aurora woman
AURORA, Ill. (AP) – A suburban Chicago man and a juvenile have been charged in connection with a violent Aurora carjacking that left a mother of two paralyzed.
Oversight agency finds `deficiencies’ in Chicago police raid
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago’s civilian police oversight agency has completed a 16-month investigation into a wrongful 2019 raid during which a woman was forced to stand naked and handcuffed.
Chicago Daley family member indicted on federal tax charges
CHICAGO (AP) – Federal prosecutors have indicted a city alderman who is also the nephew and grandson of two former mayors of Chicago on charges tied to a failed bank.