Galesburg Juneteenth Celebrations This Weekend, Monday

The Galesburg Juneteenth 2023 Celebration will take place this Saturday, Sunday and Monday with events at multiple locations. Saturday events will take place at Carl Sandburg College, Sunday at the Orpheum Theater and Monday at Old Main at
Fleisher, Rich

Rich Fleisher, 68, of Knoxville, passed into his heavenly home on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, after one long year of living with ALS. Rich was born on September 1, 1954, in Chicago. He was the son of
Klossing, Richard J.

Richard James Klossing, Sr., 77, of Galesburg, Illinois, died at 4:14 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 2023, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois. Richard was born June 13, 1945, in Moline, Illinois, the son of Everett
Galesburg man charged with DUI after crashing car while inhaling nitrous; Dunlap woman facing DUI after found asleep behind the wheel

Around 2:30 in the morning on Sunday, Galesburg Police responded to the area of North Seminary and East Fremont Streets for reports of an accident with injuries.
Circle K employee caught stealing cash from register on day off

Mid-morning on Sunday, Galesburg Police were dispatched to Circle K on North Henderson Street for a report of internal theft.
A southwestern Illinois sentenced to 60 years in prison for 2019 stabbing deaths of an Edwardsville couple
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A southwestern Illinois man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill in the 2019 stabbing deaths of an Edwardsville couple.
Two companies tasked with investigating the deadly partial collapse of Davenport apartment building
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two firms have been tasked with investigating the partial collapse of a six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, that left three dead, many injured and dozens displaced.
Developer expects new Galesburg retail center to open next spring. Here’s what we know

National sandwich chain a projected tenant