Five arrested on gun and drug charges in Knox/Warren counties

The Heads of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Galesburg Police, and Monmouth Police Departments announced the arrest of several individuals on Thursday on gun and drugs charges. Arrested were Juan Garcia of Galesburg, Shiloh Bates of Monmouth,
City of Galesburg Receives Funding Assistance for Play and Recreation Projects
The City of Galesburg has announced that a new playground will be coming to H.T. Custer Park and Lancaster Park thanks to funding assistance received from GameTime. GameTime is a leading manufacturer of commercial playgrounds, custom play
Two additional arrests have been made in connection to the ISP murder investigation in Bushnell.

The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation has announced an update to the Travis Purden murder investigation in Bushnell. On Tuesday, ISP DCI announced the arrests of 18-year-old Davin M. Purden for First Degree Murder; and
Chris Stapleton postpones Syracuse, NY concert due to dangerous air quality conditions
Chris Stapleton has postponed his concert on Thursday, June 8th at the St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview in Syracuse, New York due to the dangerous air quality issues affecting the northeast stemming from wildfires raging in
Galesburg Council authorizes Pride flag flown at City Hall for June

Galesburg City Council on Monday approved a resolution celebrating LGBTQIA Pride Month and along with it approving the flying of the Pride flag at City Hall. Despite approving virtually the same ordinance for the past two years
Lainey Wilson, Dierks Bentley & Elle King to host ‘CMA Fest’ on ABC
Dierks Bentley, Elle King and Lainey Wilson have been announced as the hosts of the CMA Fest, a three-hour primetime television event set to air this summer. Returning as co-hosts are Bentley and King, who had the