OSF Promptcare opening in former Cottage ER on Saturday

The new OSF Promptcare will open at the former Galesburg Cottage Hospital building starting this Saturday at 7 a.m.
Former city attorney joins Knox College as VP for administration

Brad Nolden, formerly city attorney and administrative services director for the City of Galesburg, joined the Knox community effective Tuesday, Sept 6, in a new role as vice president for administration and general counsel.
Abingdon man arrested after attempting to steal from Hi-Lo in Galesburg

Galesburg Police on Saturday night (September 3rd) responded to the Hi-Lo grocery store on South Seminary Street for a report of retail theft.
Roadway dispute leads to charges for Galesburg man and woman as bar closes

Galesburg Police in the early morning hours on Saturday, September 3rd, observed a disturbance happening in the middle of the roadway while The Store bar was closing.
Security guard fatally shoots man who attacked him with ax
CHICAGO (AP) – Police say a security guard at a Chicago cannabis dispensary fatally shot a man who attacked him with an ax outside the business.
Residents of apartment complex back home after ammonia leak
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) – Residents of a Chicago-area apartment complex are back home after an ammonia leak forced them to evacuate.
Music writer fights subpoena to testify at R. Kelly trial
CHICAGO (AP) – A music writer who spent decades raising awareness about sexual misconduct allegations against singer R. Kelly is fighting a bid to force him to testify at Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago on child pornography
Illinois governor GOP candidate decries Chicago crime, chaos
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Republican candidate for Illinois governor, Darren Bailey, is promising to restore the death penalty and repeal a criminal justice overhaul that will eliminate cash bail, following a Labor Day weekend that left
N Illinois man freed after 1994 murder conviction tossed
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) – A 58-year-old northern Illinois man who spent nearly half of his life behind bars after being found guilty of killing his ex-wife has walked out of prison after a judge vacated his 1994
Shipplett, Gary H.

Gary H. Shipplett, 86 of Abingdon, passed away at 1:00 a.m. Monday, September 5, 2022, at his home.
Hillemeier, Charlotte M.

Mrs. Charlotte M. Hillemeier, 94, of Bettendorf, Iowa, passed away at 6:20 p.m. Sunday, September 4, 2022, at Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.