Authorities: Woman sent to Iowa funeral home was alive
A continuing-care home in suburban Des Moines, Iowa, has been fined $10,000 after a funeral home discovered a woman sent to it in a body bag was still alive.
Burlington man arrested by Henderson County Deputies after fleeing from Iowa authorities

Around 8:00 pm on Wednesday, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office received a call from Iowa Authorities that an Officer was following a pickup across the Great River Bridge that was refusing to stop.
OPINION: Scott Reeder: False cancer story should have been vetted

How a veteran journalist may have been tricked by a teenager.
Knox Women’s Basketball Clinches Berth in MWC Tourney

GALESBURG, Illinois – The Prairie Fire women’s basketball team became the first Midwest Conference (MWC) team to clinch a berth in the upcoming MWC Women’s Basketball Tournament.
Daughter charged after mom’s body found in Chicago freezer
CHICAGO (AP) – A Chicago woman is accused of keeping her mother’s dead body in a freezer for nearly two years while living in a nearby apartment.
Health club controller gets 4 years in fed prison for fraud
CHICAGO (AP) – A judge has sentenced a former health club controller to four years in federal prison for embezzling $4.1 million from the facility.
Authorities: Woman sent to Iowa funeral home was alive
Associated Press= A continuing care home in suburban Des Moines is being fined $10,000 after a funeral home discovered a woman sent to it in a body bag was alive.
Knox County property transfers for Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2023. See a list of home and other sales

Real estate property transfers recorded in Knox County the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2023.
Hawk, Barbara A.
Barbara Ann Reed Hawk, 91, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2023.
Underwood, Elizabeth I.

Elizabeth Irene Underwood, 87, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 7:25 a.m., Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Roseville Healthcare and Rehab, Roseville, IL.
Galesburg Silver Streaks Boys Basketball vs. Geneseo Maple Leafs

The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team defeated the Geneseo Maple Leafs in a Western Big 6 Conference contest at John Thiel Gym 66-33. The Streaks are 8-20 overall and 3-8 in the conference. The Dave’s Auto
Galesburg Silver Streaks Girls Basketball vs. Rock Island Rocks

During Senior Night at John Thiel Gym (2/02), the Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team defeated the Rock Island Rocks, 74-45, in a Western Big 6 Conference match-up. Galesburg is now 23-6 on the season and in