Friend, Lester

Lester Alen Friend, 79, of Galesburg, Illinois, died suddenly, Sunday, December 3, 2023, at home.
Former Register-Mail sports editor just the third Galesburg media member elected to IBCA Hall of Fame

Mike Trueblood started at The Register-Mail in 1978, and served as sports editor of Galesburg’s daily newspaper for 40 years
Galesburg Council approves balanced budget for FY24

Galesburg City Council Monday night approved their budget for FY24 on a unanimous vote. The projected expenditures and revenues are balanced with property tax rates expected to be lowered next year thanks to rising assessed values
Fields, Lynette

Lynette “Lynn” Marie Fields, 63, of Galesburg, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2023, at home
Bern, Margaret

Margaret Suzanne Bern, 85, of Galesburg, passed away at her home on December 3, 2024.
From Tuba Christmas to Galesburg Express: Here are 5 things to do this week

Here are 5 things to do in Galesburg this week, courtesy Galesburg Tourism & Visitors Bureau.
‘A prime redevelopment opportunity’: Former Galesburg hospital on the market. Here’s the asking price

Galesburg City Council votes 7-0 Monday to move forward with the demolition process on the blighted property
Cummings, Janet

Mrs. Janet Kathleen (Wharton) Cummings, 82, of Galesburg, passed away Friday December 1, 2023, at Richard Owen’s Hospice Home in Peoria, while surrounded by her loving family. Janet was born on June 10, 1941, in Decatur, the
Warren County property transfers for Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2023. See a list of home and other sales

A list of home and other property sales recorded in Warren County over the past week