Pritzker’s budget office projects $3.2B deficit in early look at upcoming fiscal year
Despite string of recent surpluses, report could foreshadow challenging budget year
Statewide effort planned to boost student math scores

As reading scores rebound, math scores remain below pre-pandemic levels
Galesburg’s Range earns All-WB6 football honors, team offensive player of the year. Here are all the honorees

A senior, Jamar Range was named to the 12-player Western Big 6 Conference first-team offense and to the 12-player second-team defense.
Bearce, Richard ‘Byrd’

Richard Lee “Byrd” Bearce, 73, of Abingdon, died at 2:54 a.m. Sunday, November 3, 2024, at home.
Turner, Jimmy

Deacon Jimmy Louis Turner, 68, Galesburg, IL died at 10:36 a.m. on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, IL.
Galesburg considers limits on video gaming to cut back on proliferation of gambling terminals

Mayor says more than $12 million was lost by gamblers in Galesburg in 2023. One alderman believes machines offer “false hope” while another says a cap won’t solve the problem.