Moffitt suggests including House Ag Committee in budget talks
State Rep. Don Moffitt wants to bring the Illinois House Agriculture Committee into budget talks to find a way out of the ongoing state stalemate.
Flint water crisis drips down to 205 contamination study
The results of a test done on District 205 drinking water for lead particles have come in.
Chinese Take-Out Box, Designed In America…Duh!
We take for granted those neatly made, leak proof boxes our Chinese food comes in. It’s actually a pretty simple but genius design devised by…an American?
Peoria airport evacuated due to suspicious bag, no bomb found
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say an Illinois airport was evacuated for about three hours after a passenger had a bag that appeared to contain tubes of explosive material, though security officials determined it wasn’t a bomb.
The Galesburg Silver Streaks Softball Team Win Hometown Heroes Of The Week!!!

They now have a shot at winning $1,000 for their school’s athletic department at the end of the spring sports season. They also get a plaque in their honor and the team members all receive a Hometown
Medical Cannabis Outreach teaches residents how to apply for state’s program
In January Gov. Bruce Rauner rejected the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board’s recommendation to expand Illinois’ medical marijuana pilot program to a host of conditions from PTSD to autism to osteoarthritis.