Galesburg Council approves agreement to part ways with City Manager
Galesburg City Manager Gerald Smith reached a separation agreement with the City Council on Monday night. According to Acting City Attorney Paul Mangieri says Smith signed the severance agreement with compensation in exchange for Smith releasing all
Route 41 just south of Galesburg to close for bridge repairs. Here’s why and for how long
A detour will be posted and motorists should seek an alternative route.
Mayor and Council say Galesburg needs a flag policy. Will it be restrictive or inclusive?
Discussion grows out of decision to display pride flag
Ferris, Marsha K.
Ms. Marsha Kay Ferris, 73, formerly of Galesburg Illinois, died unexpectedly on September 20, 2022, at the Sullivan County Hospital, in Sullivan, Indiana. She is survived by brothers James G Ferris of Brownsboro, Alabama, and Daniel Robert
Boynton, Richard L.
Richard Lee Boynton, 58, of Galesburg, Illinois, passed away June 8, 2023, at OSF St. Joseph Hospital in Bloomington, Illinois. He was born on January 3, 1965, in Galesburg to Paul Boynton and Sally (Buck) Vacca. Richard
Allbright, Dan “DJ”
Dan Jay “D.J.” Allbright, 51, of Galesburg, Illinois, died Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 2:08 p.m. at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois. Dan was born October 10, 1971, in Bellevue, New Jersey, the son of
Sharp, Christine R.
Christine R. “Chris” Sharp, 57 of Knoxville, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg. Chris was born on June 23, 1965, in Galesburg. She was the daughter of Theodore “Ted”
Brown, Hannah E.
Hannah Elise Lee Brown, 51, of Davenport, Iowa, died at 5:45 a.m. Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Marigold Health Care and Rehab, Galesburg, Illinois. Hannah was born December 5, 1991, in Davenport, Iowa the daughter of Guy
City manager seeks to part ways with Galesburg; Council could decide his fate Monday
Gerald Smith started as Galesburg city manager on Nov. 7, 2022
Shots were fired into vehicles as a funeral procession passed through a Chicago suburb Saturday
OAK PARK, Ill. (AP) — Police say shots were fired into vehicles as a funeral procession passed through a Chicago suburb, badly wounding two people and hurting two others.
U.S. Military stepping up efforts to recruit immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has struggled to overcome recruiting shortfalls and as a way to try to address that problem, it’s stepping up efforts to sign up immigrants.
Ted Kaczynski, known as the “Unabomber,” who carried out a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died by suicide
AP – Ted Kaczynski, the man known as the Unabomber who carried out a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died by suicide.
One injured in a string of shootings from late May
One person was shot in a string of shootings from late last month. According to a release from the Galesburg Police Department from over the weekend, officers were dispatched to the 200-block of West Fremont Street at