Remembering And Celebrating Juneteenth
Juneteenth will be celebrated and remembered this Saturday with an event at Standish Park and Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church. Reverend Andrew Jowers will be the featured speaker along with entertainment and fellowship. Reverend Jowers, Reverend James Hailey
Juneteenth Celebration June 19th at Hope Cemetery and Standish Park
Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when the Union arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, and announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree.
Perez, Marcos A.
Marcos Anthony Perez, 66, of Galesburg, died at 3:35 a.m. Saturday, June 12, 2021, at Galesburg Cottage Hospital.
Crawford, William E.
William E. “Bill” Crawford, age 80, of Oneida, Illinois died on Sunday, June 13, 2021, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois.
17-year old charged with aggravated battery to a nurse
On Wednesday, June 9th, Galesburg Police were dispatched to OSF HealthCare St. Mary Medical Center in response to a disturbance complaint.
Warrant issued for Galesburg man who continuously stole alcohol from Target
Galesburg Police on Saturday, June 12th responded to Target for a report of retail theft.
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gives $5 billion to college
CHICAGO (AP) – Kennedy-King College, a branch of City Colleges of Chicago, has been given $5 million by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
Police: 4 dead, 4 hurt in shooting on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO (AP) – Police say an argument in a house on Chicago’s South Side erupted into gunfire, leaving four people dead and four more wounded.
Foam brings fire at Illinois chemical plant ‘under control’
ROCKTON, Ill. (AP) – An industrial firefighting team continues to battle a fire that has consumed a chemical plant in northern Illinois and forced the evacuation of nearby homes and businesses.