City Spends $3,600 on Newspaper Ad to Court Caterpillar

First, an unsolicited bid package. Then, solicited letters of support. Now, a full-page newspaper ad. Read More...

Dorothea Tanning Passes Away

A world renown artist and Galesburg native died Tuesday of natural causes inside her New York City home at the age of 101. Read More...

Man Arrested in Pot Bust Pleads Not Guilty

A Bloomington man busted in Galesburg for allegedly having drugs on him when he departed an Amtrak train has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Read More...

State Farm Plans to Hire 3,000 Employees

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) -- State Farm Insurance plans to hire 3,000 people across the U.S. and Canada and add 900 agents. Read More...

Schools Fear Quinn Idea to Shift Pension Costs

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Cash-strapped Illinois could save more than $1.3 billion a year if it passed off its portion of public teacher retirement benefits to schools and colleges, but administrators say it could mean ruin for some school districts. Read More...

Tests Show No Radiation Increase at IL Nuclear Plant

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois Emergency Management Agency officials say lab tests show no measureable increase of radiation after steam was released to cool a northern Illinois nuclear reactor. Read More...

Report Alleges Discrimination at German Firm

CHICAGO (AP) -- The state's human rights department has found "substantial evidence of discrimination" at the Chicago office of a German industrial conglomerate. Read More...

Quinn to Name Members of Dream Fund Commission

CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn is set to announce the members of a state commission that will raise scholarship money for students from immigrant families. Read More...

Valentine's Contest Will Promote IL Products

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Followers of the Illinois Department of Agriculture's social media sites will be eligible to win prizes during a Valentine's promotion of state-produced products. Read More...

Chicago Memorial to be Held for Don Cornelius

CHICAGO (AP) -- A public memorial for Chicago native Don Cornelius is planned for next week at a downtown museum. Read More...

Company Recalls Egg Salad Sandwiches

CINCINNATI (AP) -- A company is recalling egg salad sandwiches in five states with the brand names Quick Cafe' and Take Away Cafe' because of possible listeria contamination. Read More...

No Real Estate Help for Library Construction Plan

The Galesburg Public Library Board has so far received no help from any real estate agent in the area in regards to purchasing property ahead of the building of a new library. Read More...

Man Accused of Having Mobile Meth Lab Pleads Not Guilty

A Galesburg man accused of having a mobile methamphetamine lab in his car last month has pleaded not guilty. Read More...

Health Department's Plan Includes Community Effort

Providing effective health resources has taken on a different meaning for the Knox County Health Department-- and it's not just about them. Read More...

Caterpillar Shuts Locked Out Plant in Canada

TORONTO (AP) -- Peoria, Ill.-based Caterpillar Inc. said Friday it will close its Electro-Motive plant in Canada, where workers have been locked out since the start of the year. Read More...

Granite City Man Dies in ATV Accident

GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) -- Authorities in southwestern Illinois are investigating an ATV crash that killed a 41-year-old Granite City man. Read More...

Illinois Lawmaker Introduces Social Media Bill

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- An Illinois state representative from Chicago has introduced legislation in Springfield that would ban businesses from requiring job applicants to divulge their social media passwords. Read More...

Number of Illinois Wineries Grows to More than 100

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The number of wineries in Illinois has sharply increased over the last five years. Read More...

More Cities Consider Parades for Iraq War Vets

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis parade welcoming home Iraq War and other post-Sept. 11 veterans is spurring talk of similar parades in at least 10 other cities. Read More...

Michael Foods Widens Egg Recall

MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) -- A Minnesota food company is widening its recall of hard-cooked eggs because of a potential for listeria contamination. Read More...

Monmouth Woman in Wheelchair Killed

MONMOUTH, Ill. (AP) -- Authorities in western Illinois are investigating the death of a 75-year-old Monmouth woman who was struck by a vehicle while using her motorized wheelchair. Read More...

Local Hog Farmer Appreciates Pork Expo

A local farmer says he's changed the way he farms, but otherwise has had a good time doing it. Read More...

Local Lawmakers React to State of the State Address

Two local lawmakers have one thing in common when reacting to Wednesday's "State of the State" address by the Governor. Read More...

Bond Reduced, but More Victims Come Forward, in Retired Cop's Sexual Assault Case

A 76-year old retired Galesburg police officer accused of sexually assaulting two of his granddaughters had his bond reduced in Knox County Wednesday. Read More...

Mayor Wants Liquor at Lake Storey Pavilion

Galesburg's top elected official may finally be accepting of something that's been requested, and rejected, often over the years. Read More...

Target's Key Revenue Metric Rises 4.3 Pct.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Target Corp. says its revenue at stores open at least a year rose 4.3 percent in January, easily topping Wall Street's expectations. Read More...

Buffett's Railroad to Spend $3.9B on Upgrades

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the railroad owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., plans to spend $3.9 billion on network upgrades this year as the economy improves. Read More...

No Cause Yet in Death of East Moline Man

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) -- The Rock Island County coroner says he still hasn't figured out what caused the death of an East Moline man whose body was found near the Rock River bridge. Read More...

Bishop Hits White House Over Birth Control

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- The Roman Catholic bishop of Joliet is criticizing the Obama administration's requirement that religious-based health care, educational and charity institutions employing and serving non-Catholics must pay for ''all FDA-approved forms of contraception'' for employees. Read More...

NRC Estimates Tritium Release at Illinois Reactor

CHICAGO (AP) -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the amount of radioactive tritium released in steam to cool a reactor during a shutdown at an Illinois nuclear plant was not enough to present a danger to the public. Read More...