Galesburg declares May Mental Health Awareness Month, planning work session on the topic

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the City of Galesburg in particular is taking the opportunity to see how the community can improve its efforts to support good mental health.
One south-side Galesburg railroad crossing to close, 8 others to get improvements. Here is the $3.5M plan

Nearly $3.5M will be spent on the projects in Galesburg
Galesburg man wanted after stealing friend’s phone, pepper-spraying him, and threatening him with a knife

Shortly before 1:00pm on Sunday, Galesburg Police met with a 54-year-old man who came into the Public Safety Building and reported being pepper-sprayed and robbed.
Are you a Facebook user? You could get some settlement cash

Anyone in the U.S. who has a Facebook account can now apply.
Baker, Margaret H.

Dr. Margaret H. Baker, 82, of Bloomington, Illinois born February 25, 1941, passed away on April 17, 2023, at her home in Galesburg, Illinois. Margaret was the daughter of the late Earl and Helen Miller of Miami,
Hunborg, Vernon E.

Vernon Eugene Hunborg, age 57 of Delavan, Illinois died at 12:05 PM on Monday, April 17, 2023, in Peoria, Illinois. He was born on September 7, 1964, in Rockford, Illinois the son of Ronald E. and Diane
Chicago’s mayor-elect attempted to dispel the often-contentious relationship between the city and the rest of the state
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Chicago’s mayor-elect is attempting to dispel the often-contentious relationship between the nation’s third-largest city and the rest of Illinois.
The Biden administration to announce millions in funding for more solar panels
AP – The Biden administration is set to announce more than $80 million in funding Thursday in a push to produce more solar panels in the U.S., make solar energy available to more people, and pursue superior
Farmers using bioreactors and streamside buffers that help filter nitrates from rainwater
SLATER, Iowa (AP) — There’s a low-tech remedy for the nitrate pollution affecting waterways in Iowa and elsewhere in the United States.