Two men attempt to burglarize store, caught while fleeing

Galesburg and Knox County officers arrested two men early Thursday who attempted to burglarize the AT&T Store on Knox Square Drive.
Knoxville woman caught trying to steal from Walmart again

Just before 8:30 pm on Sunday, February 13th, Galesburg Police responded to Walmart for attempted retail theft.
Galesburg woman facing alcohol and cannabis charges after traffic stop.

Just after 2:30 am on Tuesday, February 15th Galesburg Police conducted a traffic stop on a speeding vehicle in the 1500 block of East Main Street.
$10K in fire damage reported at a Broad St. duplex

Damage to a duplex in town was estimated to be around $10,000.
Cole, Clint

Clint Cole, 32, of Alpha passed away February 14, 2022, at the OSF RL Owens Hospice Home after a long-fought health battle. He passed away peacefully with his mother at his side.
Missing woman’s body found after boyfriend dies in crash
CHICAGO (AP) – Authorities say they’ve found the battered body of a missing suburban Chicago woman at her boyfriend’s home after he died in a traffic crash.
Man admits he incited 2020 Chicago riots with online posts
CHICAGO (AP) – A Chicago man who posted online to urge others to join the massive crowds that were looting downtown businesses in the summer of 2020 has pleaded guilty to inciting and participating in a riot.
British man sentenced in murder plot with Northwestern prof
CHICAGO (AP) – A British man who admitted helping a former Northwestern professor fatally stab the professor’s boyfriend was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years in prison under a plea bargain.