Public memorial set for Saturday as community mourns Deputy Weist
A public memorial service is being planned for this Saturday at Galesburg High School for fallen Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy Nicholas Weist.
Mejia, Richard F.
Richard F. (Rick) Mejia, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away of natural causes on April 25, 2022, at age 85, at a hospital in Peoria, Illinois.
Combat death puts spotlight on Americans fighting in Ukraine
Associated Press= A former U.S. Marine who died last week in Ukraine was believed to be the first American citizen killed while fighting there.
Fisherman in critical condition after falling into Fox River
ANTIOCH, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say a 73-year-old northern Illinois man is hospitalized in critical condition after being rescued from a Fox River channel.
2 twisters briefly touch down in the Chicago area
OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) – At least two brief twisters reportedly touched down as part of a storm system that rolled across northeastern Illinois.