Amtrak looks to restore services by July

Full Amtrak service in Illinois will be returning in July, including the four lines that stop in Galesburg.
Monmouth Aldermen to consider vacating one block of road for ICS’s new gym
The Monmouth City Council next month will consider vacating one block of West Archer Avenue for the construction of a new gymnasium for Immaculate Conception School.
Annual Downtown Community Clean Up This Saturday

The Galesburg Downtown Council is sponsoring their annual Downtown Community Clean Up this Saturday morning. The clean up will cover multiple blocks and starts at 9am. Volunteers will be supplied with all necessary equipment. Downtown council board
Stoerzbach, Daniel B.

Daniel Borg Stoerzbach, 63, of Galesburg died at home Sunday, May 16, 2021, surrounded by his wife and daughters.
Court says pedophile ex-priest can’t be held beyond sentence
CHICAGO (AP) – An Illinois appeals court has reversed a trial judge’s ruling that a convicted child molester and defrocked priest can be held longer than his sentence.
Lollapalooza returning this summer to Chicago lakefront park
CHICAGO (AP) – Lollapalooza is returning to Chicago this summer, a year after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancelation of the music festival that attracts hundreds of thousands of people to a lakefront park.
Metal shredding firm sues Chicago over operating permit
CHICAGO (AP) – The owner of a metal-shredding facility has filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to force the city of Chicago to issue a permit for the company to open a new facility in a