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Monmouth College selects their first new Dean of Students in a quarter century

September 22, 2017 | Local News |cameronl

Monmouth College has finally named a new Dean of Students. Laura...

Your weekend for the Knox County area

September 22, 2017 | Local News |cameronl

A fundraiser coming up Saturday night will benefit the Knox County...

Knoxville City Council approves TIF money for downtown building

September 21, 2017 | Local News |wills

A former business in downtown Knoxville will get a makeover thanks...

Unemployment rates released for area counties

September 21, 2017 | Local News |Nick

The Illinois Department of Employment Security released numbers for the month...

Food Trucks to invade downtown Galesburg on Saturday

September 21, 2017 | Local News |cameronl

Downtown Galesburg will be hopping this weekend when several food trucks...

Finance committee approves relocating board meetings to City Hall

September 21, 2017 | Local News |cameronl

Last night the Knox County Finance Committee heard a presentation from...

Position vacancies an on-going challenge for District #205

September 20, 2017 | Local News |cameronl

During Monday night's District 205 Board of Education meeting, the agenda...

What you need to know about the new health care bill

September 21, 2017 | Galesburg's Evening News, Interviews |wills

A lot of controversy has already taken hold over the new...

Bustos makes return trip to Galesburg

September 20, 2017 | Galesburg's Evening News, Interviews |wills

Rep. Cheri Bustos was in Galesburg Wednesday. Bustos talked with local...

Fireball Rally And Food Truck Festival Coming To Galesburg

September 20, 2017 | Audio, Galesburg's Morning News, Interviews |tomm

The City of Galesburg has two big events coming up. The...

WGIL’s Galesburg Live for September 16, 2017

September 16, 2017 | Galesburg Live, Interviews |wills

Will Stevenson hosted the September 16, 2017 edition of WGIL's Galesburg...

Ameren to farmers: stay safe on the farm

September 15, 2017 | Galesburg's Evening News, Interviews |wills

Ameren is one of the agencies marking "Farm Safety Week" next...

Mental exams ordered for suspect in Illinois school shooting

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois judge has ordered mental evaluations for a freshman high school student charged in the shooting of another student.

Illinois receives $110M in emergency preparedness grants

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois is receiving more than $110 million in federal grants to help prevent and respond to terrorism and other emergencies.

FBI warns about consequences of making social media threats

CHICAGO (AP) — The FBI’s new public service campaign designed to make people think before making social media threats includes the voice of someone who has made them.

Woman injured by broken bank door awarded $4.5 million

WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — A DuPage County jury has awarded $4.5 million to an Aurora woman injured when a metal door closer at a suburban Chicago bank detached and struck her in the head.

Granite City port getting $700,000 federal grant

GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) — America’s Central Port in the Mississippi River town of Granite City is receiving a $700,000 federal grant for rail and roadway improvements to spur business growth in the region.