Kyle Harms named GFD firefighter of the year
The Galesburg Fire Department has named their Firefighter of the Year.
Monmouth vacating block of street for ICS construction

A block of Archer Avenue is being vacated by the City of Monmouth for the construction of a new gymnasium at Immaculate Conception School.
Celebrating June Dairy Month

June Dairy Month has been celebrated since 1937 to promote the producers and health benefits of dairy. Monica Nyman, senior nutrition educator with the St. Louis District Dairy Council joined Tom Meredith and Tyler Gumm on “Galesburg’s
Kenan, Patricia L.

Patricia Lynn Kenan, 59, passed away into the waiting arms of her parents and Lord, Jesus Christ on Friday, May 28, 2021, at 2:21 pm.
Rawlings, Connie L.

Connie Lee Rawlings, 69 of rural Abingdon, passed away peacefully at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at her home.
Galesburg Public Library approved for Big Read again in 2022

The grant of almost $12,000 will support a community reading program that every year centers around a particular book.
Vandals deface billboard that honored slain Chicago cop
CHICAGO (AP) – A billboard honoring a Chicago police officer who was killed on duty in 2018 was defaced with the word “propaganda.”
Husband, wife in their 90s die in downstate car crash
MORRISONVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A woman and her husband in their 90s were killed when their vehicle was struck by a semi-truck.
Suburban Chicago police probe device that exploded in house
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) – Police say an explosive device was thrown through the window of a suburban Chicago house, causing an explosion that blew out the home’s windows.