WGIL News

• David Wise named as new Executive Director of the Monmouth Chamber
  The Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce has a new Executive Director in David Wise. In an announcement that came earlier this week, the Board of Directors chose Wise, who hails from the Quad Cities and is in
• Eight Knox County businesses benefit from second round of business interruption grants
  Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced on Thursday the release of about $46 million in small business grants throughout the state. It’s the second round of distributions under the Business
• Midwest Once Again Key In Presidential Election
  Just like the last election cycle, the Midwest has become a key area in the presidential election. Political science professor at Monmouth College, political analyst and radio show and podcast host Robin Johnson joined Tom Meredith and
• Two more COVID deaths in Knox County Wednesday; 15 in two weeks
  The Illinois Department of Public Health announced two more deaths of residents in Knox County who tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday. The deaths are two individuals in their 80’s, a male and a female. These deaths bring
• West-Central Illinois full of counties that ‘pivoted’ from Obama to Trump
  There are 206 pivot counties in the United States, which are counties that voted for Barack Obama twice and then went for Donald Trump in 2016. There’s a close watch on these places in the closing days
• Four Knox/Warren COVID deaths on Tuesday
  The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting that there are 3 more deaths of Knox County citizens in the last 24 hours after testing positive for COVID-19. The deaths are in a female in her 70’s,