Monmouth Aldermen approve sale of waste transfer station

Aldermen in the City of Monmouth approved the sale of a solid waste transfer station to Lake Shore Recycling.
Galesburg woman arrested for Lewd Exposure after getting banned from downtown store

Galesburg Police on Friday, June 18th, around 4:30 in the afternoon, responded to the 300 block of East Main Street – the One-Stop Smokeshop – in reference to an unwanted individual.
Galesburg man arrested after trying to run down girlfriend with a car

On Friday, June 18th, Galesburg Police responded to the 900 block of East Main Street in reference to a physical domestic battery that had just occurred.
Galesburg Council purchases digital information extraction program for police

Galesburg City Council on Monday approved a $15,000 purchase of digital extraction software and hardware.
England, John T.

John Thomas “Tom” England, 80, of Knoxville, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 6:05 PM, at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg.
Hastings, Wilda R.

Wilda Ruth Hastings, 80 of Abingdon, passed away suddenly at 4:54 a.m. Sunday, June 20, 2021, at her home.
Davis, Judy K.

Judy K. Davis, 69, of Galesburg, died at 11:10 p.m. Saturday, June 19, 2021, at home surrounded by family.
U of Illinois requiring vaccination for on-campus students
URBANA, Ill. (AP) – The University of Illinois is requiring students attending classes in person this fall to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
UPDATE: Tornado sweeps through suburban Chicago, causing damage
CHICAGO (AP) – Officials say a tornado has swept through communities in heavily populated suburban Chicago.
Chicago cop who owns house where 5 killed disciplined
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago’s police superintendent says his decision to strip an officer’s police powers was tied in part to the officer’s ownership of a house on the city’s South Side where gunmen killed five people and