Body found in car trunk after St. Clair County crash
BROOKLYN, Ill. (AP) — Police in southwestern Illinois say they found a 35-year-old shooting victim’s lifeless body in the trunk of a car that had just crashed into a pole near a village police department outside St. Louis.
Illinois could tap $4B worth of special funds in budget mess
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Cash-strapped Illinois has at least $4 billion in the bank. The money is sits in special funds in the state budget created for specific purposes. But an Associated Press analysis shows it’s in
Half of Illinois grads entering community college need help
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — New data shows about half of Illinois high school graduates going on to the state’s community colleges need remediation in at least one subject. That data was released this past week by the
Donations pile up after Christmas toys stolen from ministry
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Members of the public have been stepping up with donations after a few hundred dollars’ worth of Christmas toys were stolen from a ministry in southwestern Illinois. The break-in happened this past week
Skokie to pay $875,000 to settle claims of excessive force
SKOKIE, Ill. (AP) — The village of Skokie has agreed to pay $875,000 to a Chicago woman who accused a police officer in a lawsuit of using excessive force during her arrest on suspicion of driving under the
Blackhawks slice Sabres, 3-2
Patrick Kane celebrated his Buffalo homecoming by scoring the tying goal in the final minute and then adding the lone shootout goal in leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 win over the Sabres Saturday. Blackhawks goalie
Knicks beat weary Bulls 107-91 for 4th straight win
NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points and the New York Knicks beat the weary Chicago Bulls 107-91 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory. A night after losing a four-overtime game in Chicago,
Nova Singers perform for the holidays, $10,000 grant announced
The First Lutheran Church was packed last night while the Nova Singers celebrated 30 years of performances during the annual Nova Christmas concert. Ahead of the performance, Nova Singers Director Dr. Laura Lane told Galesburg’s Evening News
Knox County meth production charges see 400 percent increase over last year
The year isn’t over yet and already 33 felony charges of meth production have been filed in Knox County. That compares to eight charges filed in the entirety of last year, a difference of more than 400
Hartley, June N.
Mrs. June N. Hartley, 95, of Galesburg, Illinois died at 2:04 am Friday, December 18, 2015 in Bickford Cottage in Davenport, Iowa. She was born June 26, 1920 in Galesburg the daughter of Frank W. and Alice
Galesburg Silver Streaks Boys Basketball vs Bettendorf Bulldogs
The GHS Silver Streaks Boys basketball team suffered their first loss tonight(12/19) against the Bettendorf Bulldogs at Augustana College for the Iowa/Illinois Shootout 60-49. The Silver Streaks started out with a 18-15 lead to end the 1st