Galesburg receives $650,000 grant to fix up homes. Here’s who is eligible

More than a half million dollars in federal grant money is headed to Galesburg to help fix up homes. Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity on Wednesday announced that Galesburg will
No more waiting — the new Galesburg Public Library is now open

Patrons move about the new Galesburg Public Library, 264 W. Main St., on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The new library opened for the first time to the public at 9 a.m. Wednesday. (JAY REDFERN/WGIL) If, as the
GHS Football coach charged with Domestic Battery

Galesburg High School’s head football coach was arrested Tuesday night on charges of Domestic Battery. Galesburg Police responded to Derrek Blackwell’s Maple Avenue residence after a report of domestic physical violence, according to police reports. The victim
Monmouth fire battles blaze at large shed on a windy day

Monmouth Firefighters battled a structure fire on Tuesday evening. They were dispatched at 4:45 p.m. to the 600 block of West 10th Avenue in Monmouth finding a large shed heavily involved with fire when they arrived on
Kenny Chesney to release limited edition vinyl of new LP, ‘Born’

Kenny Chesney is releasing a limited -edition vinyl of his new album, ‘BORN;’ the 2 LP set will be available on May 24th. Chesney shares: “I’m lucky. I have fans who still believe in the actual listening
Luke Bryan shares the song ‘Love You, Miss You, Mean It’

Luke Bryan has released “Love You, Miss You, Mean It”, which he teased back in February while performing during Country Radio Seminar in Nashville at Universal Music Group Nashville’s annual luncheon, later sharing snippets with his fans