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Hometown Heroes voting | week of October 20

Hometown Heroes nominees for this week: West Central Heat football team Abingdon-Avon Tornadoes soccer team West Prairie Cyclones volleyball team With your vote, you help your favorite team possibly win this week’s award and then advance for a chance at winning $1,000 for their high school’s athletic department, which will be given away at the end of the fall sports…

Previous Weekly Winners

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Princeville Cross Country Team Wins Hometown Heroes of the Week!

October 16, 2025

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Elmwood/Brimfield Girls and Boys Cross Country Teams Win Hometown Heroes of the Week!

October 9, 2025

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Monmouth-Roseville Football Team Wins Hometown Heroes of the Week!

October 2, 2025

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Knoxville Football Team Wins Hometown Heroes of the Week!

September 25, 2025

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Weekly scoring becomes official after noon on Wednesdays. week #6: CARL ANDERSON of La Fayette week #5: MICHAEL MUELLER of Galesburg week #4: RANDY WISCONS

Highlights

Bailey Zimmerman at the 2022 American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theatre. LOS ANGELES^ CA. November 20^ 2022

Bailey Zimmerman sets dates for 2026 ‘Different Night Same Rodeo Tour’

Galesburg girls swimmers cap perfect dual season with Senior Night victory against Moline

Rascal Flatts perform on their 2013 Summer Tour. NORTH CAROLINA - September 29^ 2013

Rascal Flatts bringing ‘Life Is A Highway Tour’ into 2026 with new dates

The United High School girls golf team finished sixth at the Illinois High School Association Class 1A State Tournament^ which wrapped up Saturday at Red Tail Run Golf Course in Decatur.

United girls golf team secures second straight sixth at state

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Galesburg announces temporary road, railroad crossing closures for infrastructure work

Jordan Davis performs at CMT's RAMJAM on June 3^ 2019 at TopGolf in Nashville^ Tennessee. NASHVILLE^ TN - JUN 3:

Jordan Davis, Dustin Lynch, and more added as ‘guest mentors’ on new CBS competition series ‘The Road’

Scotty McCreery at the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 7^ 2019 in Las Vegas^ NV

Scotty McCreery shares video for ‘Bottle Rockets’ ft. Hootie & The Blowfish

Brandi Johnson^ Cody Johnson at the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 7^ 2019 in Las Vegas^ NV

Cody Johnson cancels all 2025 tour dates due to emergency surgery for ruptured ear drum

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Country Music News

Ty Herndon attends the 2019 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 5^ 2019 in Nashville^ Tennessee.

Ty Herndon, Ashley McBryde reimagine ‘A Man Holdin’ On (To A Woman Lettin’ Go)’

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Aug 08^ 2023-Nashville^ TN: Aerial view of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville Tennessee.

Grand Ole Opry releasing 100th anniversary album ‘Opry 100: Country’s Greatest Songs’

October 20, 2025 4:30 am|

Brandi Carlile at the 2019 Billboard Women In Music held at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood^ USA on December 12^ 2019.

Brandi Carlile to release eight studio album ‘Returning to Myself’

October 17, 2025 4:40 am|

Hardy performs in concert during the "Can't Say I Ain't Country" Tour on July 20^ 2019 at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh^ New York.

Hardy shares the video for ‘Bottomland’ from his new album ‘Country! Country!’

October 17, 2025 4:40 am|

Country superstar singer songwriter Jamey Johnson performs at the 2018 Farm Aid. Hartford^ CT - September 22^ 2018

Jamey Johnson & Ronnie Dunn team up for “Never Gonna Be”

October 16, 2025 4:40 am|

Hardy performs in concert during the "Can't Say I Ain't Country" Tour on July 20^ 2019 at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh^ New York.

HARDY teams up with Ernest for “Bro Country”

October 15, 2025 4:40 am|

Blake Shelton performs in concert during the 2017 CMA Music Festival on June 9^ 2017 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville^ Tennessee.

Blake Shelton returning for Las Vegas Residency in 2026

October 15, 2025 4:30 am|

Jelly Roll preparing for performance at the Global Citizen Festival 2024. New York^ USA - September 28^ 2024

Jelly Roll teams with Marshmello for the song ‘Holy Water’

October 14, 2025 4:30 am|

Recent Stories

Lainey Wilson attends the premiere of the movie Twisters. Westwood^ CA USA - July 11^ 2024

Lainey Wilson set to host the 59th annual Country Music Association Awards

Lauren Alaina performs at Country Summer Music Festival. Santa Rosa^ CA/USA: 6/14/2019

Lauren Alaina shares the song ‘Little Things’ in honor of her late father

Parker McCollum performs in Hollywood^ Florida on November 14^ 2024. The performance was part of Audacy’s Stars and Strings benefit concert.

Parker McCollum and Randy Rogers Band collaborate in video for “Is This Thing Workin’”

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Walker Hayes shares the title track to ’17 Year Old Problems’ LP

Community Events

WGIL News

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Known for authentic Mexican cuisine: Galesburg loses Casa Sierra’s John Garcia

October 20, 2025|

Rick Yemm^ dealer principal of Yemm Automotive in Galesburg^ has been nominated for the 2026 TIME Dealer of the Year award^ one of the automotive industry’s highest honors recognizing excellence in business and community service^ announced Oct. 16.

Galesburg’s Rick Yemm finalist for TIME Dealer of the Year award

October 20, 2025|

Traffic moves through the intersection of Maple Avenue and Losey Street on Friday^ Oct. 17^ 2025.

Galesburg keeps Maple Avenue signals in traffic review

October 20, 2025|

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Galesburg set to modernize police, fire with advanced radios, cameras

October 20, 2025|

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Former Alexis village clerk faces felony charges for theft, forgery

October 17, 2025|

Hill Correctional Center^ 600 S. Linwood Road in Galesburg.

‘Just the tip of the iceberg’: Hill Correctional Center violence fuels demand for IDOC reform

October 17, 2025|

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Massey Basketball: Streaks managers relive 1960s Glory Days

October 17, 2025|

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Knox County property transfers for Oct. 9-15, 2025. See a list of home and other sales

October 17, 2025|

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Weekly scoring becomes official after noon on Wednesdays. week #6: CARL ANDERSON of La Fayette week #5: MICHAEL MUELLER of Galesburg week #4: RANDY WISCONS

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Daily Concert Ticket Winners for HOME FREE and THE LONGEST JOHNS in Peoria

Country 94.9 congratulates our daily ticket winners for Home Free and The Longest Johns: Saturday 9/27: LISA STRONG of Galesburg Friday 9/26: LARRY LEGG of Galesburg

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