From pop bands to skating: Here are 5 things to do in Galesburg this week

Pop bands, adult skating and a chance at catching a leprechaun
Pekin man sentenced after giving his son rifle used in 2018 Waffle House Tennessee shooting
PEKIN, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man has received an 18-month prison sentence after being convicted of illegally giving his son an assault-style rifle he later used in a 2018 shooting attack that killed four people at
The makers of Toblerone are stripping images from the packaging
GENEVA (AP) — The makers of Toblerone are stripping images of Switzerland’s famed Matterhorn and the Swiss flag from the packaging of the milk-chocolate treat as it moves some production to Slovakia.
Three people were dead after suspected home invasion in suburban Chicago
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) —Police say three people were killed and a fourth was hospitalized after a shooting during a suspected home invasion in suburban Chicago.
OPINION: Scott Reeder: Can Illinois remedy the ‘ugliest flag in the union?’

Scott Reeder opines on the push to redesign Illinois’ state flag.
High prices, gaps in availability across Illinois highlight patchwork child care system

Data show the obstacles to access across Illinois
Larson, Donna L.

Donna Lee (Stevenson) Larson, 88, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 12:38 a.m., Sunday, March 5, 2023, at the Richard L. Owens Hospice House, Peoria, IL, surrounded by her family. She was born July 29, 1934, in
Softball Splits Two Games on Monday in Florida

MONMOUTH, ILL. (03/06/2023) The Monmouth College softball team started their Florida trip on Monday with two games, beating Otterbein University 3-1 and falling to Gordon College 4-1.
Councilmember Smith-Esters encouraging acts of kindness on 3/09

Galesburg Council Member Jaclyn Smith-Esters is making an effort to have a holiday centered around kindness this week.
Florida woman pleads guilty to mail fraud of Galesburg woman and others

A Florida woman plead guilty last week to a number of federal charges related to the theft of identities and the purchase of pre-paid debit cards using stolen credit card information. 37-year-old Jasmine Bradley was in U.S.