Galesburg welcomes Sarah Smith as tourism bureau director
Sarah Smith, newly appointed director of the Galesburg Tourism & Visitors Bureau. Galesburg is getting a new voice to showcase its events, businesses and hidden gems: Sarah Smith has been named director of the Galesburg Tourism &
Galesburg launches required survey to protect public water supply
Galesburg water customers are being asked to help protect the public drinking water supply by completing a quick backflow prevention survey mailing out Jan. 16. The survey, required every three years by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency,
District 205 January 2026 personnel report: Who is coming, going and moving within Galesburg schools
Here are personnel moves approved by the District 205 Board of Education at the Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, meeting: District 205 January 2026 Personnel Agenda by WGIL Radio
ZZ Top and Dwight Yoakam team up for co-headlining 2026 tour
ZZ Top and Dwight Yoakam will co-headline The Dos Amigos Tour, traveling across the Midwest, South, and East Coast this spring. The tour is scheduled to officially kick off in late March 2026 and run through Memorial
Zach Bryan drops acoustic version of “With Heaven On Top”
Zach Bryan has released an acoustic version of his sixth studio album, With Heaven on Top, which dropped last week on Jan 9th. The new 25-track project, marking Bryan’s sixth studio release, was written/recorded/produced by Bryan over
D205 approves bid specs for new bleachers, concessions at Bednar Complex
Concept rendering of the new concessions, restrooms and storage building approved for the Bednar Complex at Jim Sundberg Field and GHS softball. (Courtesy District 205) The Galesburg District 205 Board of Education unanimously approved bid specifications Monday
Warren County property transfers for Jan. 5-9, 2026: See a list of home and other sales
The Warren County Clerk & Recorder’s Office submits the following Illinois real estate transfer declaration transactions recorded in Warren County the week of Jan. 5-9, 2026. Only the primary name as listed on the submitted sales report
Looking Back: What do you recall about Galesburg’s Neighborhood Groceries?
I grew up in Savanna, Illinois, in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s. Savanna was a small town where you didn’t worry about locking the doors to your house. And it was an era where in grade school it