Norine Hammond named House Deputy Republican Leader for next General Assembly
GOP State Rep. Norine Hammond has been named House Deputy Republican Leader for the 103rd General Assembly.
Cash stolen from The Store bar early Sunday morning

Galesburg Police on Sunday morning, November 20th, responded to The Store bar in the 400 block of East Berrien Street for a report of a burglary.
Galesburg Council considering flat tax levy for 2023

Galesburg Council had first reading of their 2023 property tax levy on Monday night and the $9.7 million levy is flat compared with last year.
GHS Athletic HOF Inductees From 1980 Football Team On “Galesburg’s Morning News”

The 1980-81 Galesburg High School football team is being inducted into the GHS Athletic Hall of Fame this Saturday. Three of the team members, Jeff Flater, Mark Reed and Steve Peachey joined Tom Meredith and Tyler Gumm
2022 Thomas B. Herring Award Winner Carol Hagan On “Galesburg’s Morning News”

The 44th annual Galesburg Chamber of Commerce Thanksgiving Luncheon was held yesterday afternoon at Cedar Creek Hall. Each year the Thomas B. Herring Community Service Award is handed out. This year’s recipient was Carol Hagan, president of
Cornell, Virginia M.

Virginia M. Cornell, 94, of Alexis, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2022, at Seminary Manor in Galesburg, IL.
Allen, Timothy J.

Timothy J. Allen, 70, of Monmouth, IL passed away peacefully at 4:10 pm, Sunday, November 20, 2022, while listening to Neil Young’s Harvest Moon at his home.
Krueger, Gladys M.

Gladys Mary Krueger, age 92, of Galesburg, died at 6:45 a.m. on Friday, November 18, 2022, at Seminary Manor in Galesburg.
Bison spread as Native American tribes reclaim stewardship
BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, S.D. (AP) – Indigenous groups in the U.S. and Canada are leading efforts to restore bison across North America more than a century after European settlers drove the species to near extinction.
FAA: Construction can start on new O’Hare terminals
CHICAGO (AP) – The Federal Aviation Administration says construction can begin on new passenger terminals at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport following the completion of an environmental review.
New Mexico police: Planned attack led to university shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Authorities say a University of New Mexico student conspired with two other students and a teenage girl to lure a visiting New Mexico State University basketball player onto campus, leading to a shootout
Offices, apartments and a rooftop restaurant still planned for this vacant downtown Galesburg building

A proposed multi-million dollar, mixed-use development that would feature office space, residential units and even a rooftop restaurant remains on track for a blighted downtown Galesburg building.
No public hearing on Community Center; Council shoots down plan after testy exchange

Galesburg City Council traded barbs, raised their voices, and then narrowly decided on Monday night not to conduct a public hearing on the location of a community center.