Galesburg High School lands 10 Western Big 6 All-Conference honors in Fall sports
Galesburg High School landed 10 All-Conference selections in the 2025-2026 Western Big 6 fall sports teams, the conference announced this week. Head coaches nominated their athletes but voted only for opponents. Football MVP: Kye Weinzierl, Geneseo Galesburg
Dr. Andrew Brooks on returning to Knoxville: ‘I want to be active, visible, and engaged’
Nearly 26 years after teaching his first class in Knoxville High School’s “garden level,” Dr. Andrew Brooks is coming home, this time as superintendent. Appointed earlier this week to lead Knoxville Community Unit School District 202, Brooks
Brooks & Dunn, Keith Urban, Zach Top to headline 2026 Country 2 Country Festival in the UK
The 2026 Country To Country music festival will take place March 13-15, across three-days in the United Kingdom, featuring headliners Brooks & Dunn, Keith Urban and Zach Top. A post on X reads: “Your C2C Festival 2026
Brett Eldredge to embark on annual holiday ‘Glow Live Tour’
Brett Eldredge has announced the dates and cities for his 2025 holiday Glow Live Tour, taking place this November/December. Eldredge has performed holiday shows for the past several years around Christmastime, and shared in a press release: “If
Jimmie Talks Gyms: Iconic venues where the Silver Streaks battled
Former Galesburg High School girls basketball coach Evan Massey shares his insights on the game and other topics through his Massey Basketball blog, featured here on WGIL. ••• Huff Gym Jimmie Carr This week when I talked with
Knox County property transfers for Oct. 23-29, 2025. See a list of home and other sales
The Knox County Assessment Office submits the following Illinois real estate transfer declaration transactions recorded in Knox County the week of Oct. 23-29, 2025. Only the primary name as listed on the submitted sales report is published.
Local Elementary Schools Shine: ROWVA, Williamsfield, Spoon River Valley named Exemplary
Three elementary schools in the WGIL/FM 95 listening area – ROWVA Elementary School, Williamsfield Elementary School, and Spoon River Valley Elementary School – have achieved the prestigious Exemplary designation on the 2024-25 Illinois Report Card, released this