City erecting plaques at locations of historical boxcar camps
Plaques are going up at the four boxcar campsites where about 20 Mexican families lived from roughly the 1920s to ‘50’s. The city presented these plaques on Monday prior to the Galesburg City Council meeting with many
Illinois House passes bill prohibiting book bans
Libraries would be disqualified from state grants
Utility’s indicted CEO considered Madigan when hiring, witness says
Ex-top lawyer’s 2nd day of testimony delves into ComEd’s hiring practices
‘It’s just time to focus on my kids.’ Galesburg native resigns as UTHS basketball coach
He’s a former Silver Streaks basketball player
Supporting nursing student success, Sandburg Foundation joining 100 Extraordinary Woman Initiative
The Carl Sandburg College Foundation and Sandburg’s College of Nursing have joined the national initiative 100 Extraordinary Women to help the next generation of nursing students at Sandburg. 100 Extraordinary Women is an online fundraising platform to
Construction on bridge over US 34 between Galesburg and Monmouth starting on Monday, lasting to September
A bridge over US 34 will go under construction.
Cunningham, Sharyn L.
Sharyn Lynne Cunningham, 91, of Roseville, passed away at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in the emergency room of OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg, IL. Sharyn was born November 6, 1931, in Monmouth, IL, the
Bell, Mark S.
Mark S. Bell, 65, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 4:50 a.m., Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at his home. He was born on January 13, 1958, in Monmouth, IL, the son of Robert and Linda (Conners) Bell.
An escape-artist bear from Missouri is headed to a Texas zoo with a moat in hopes that it will put an end to his wandering
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An escape artist bear from Missouri is headed to a Texas zoo with a moat in hopes it will put an end to his wandering.
Body found in the Colorado woods near car belonging to 17-year-old student accused of shooting two administrators earlier in the day
DENVER (AP) — A sheriff said that a body was found Wednesday night during a search in the Colorado woods near where they had found an abandoned car that belonged to a 17-year-old student accused of shooting
Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge
NEW YORK (AP) — A new report from the American Library Association says attempted book bannings and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a new record in 2022.