Galesburg holds presentations to highlight city website
Anyone with an internet connection can find everything from the Galesburg municipal code to local election results on the city’s website.
Bulls’ Mirotic has appendix out, expected back after break
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls expect forward Nikola Mirotic to be sidelined until after the All-Star break following surgery Wednesday to remove his appendix.
Jesperson’s 8 3s lead Northern Iowa past Bradley 68-50
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Paul Jesperson hit 8 3-pointers and scored 28 points, both career highs, and Northern Iowa limited Bradley to just 18 second-half points as the Panthers took a 68-50 victory Wednesday night.
Jones leads Butler past DePaul 67-53
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Roosevelt Jones scored 23 points and Butler defeated DePaul 67-53 on Wednesday night.
No. 22 Wichita St uses balanced scoring to top Loyola 80-54
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Shaquille Morris had 12 points to lead No. 22 Wichita State past Loyola of Chicago 80-54 on Wednesday night.
Illinois GOP calls Democrats’ college spending bill a hoax
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Democrats have approved $721.5 million for tuition grants and community colleges, but Republicans call it an empty promise because the state still doesn’t have a budget.
Illinois sues dairy over fish-killing sewage runoff
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois dairy faces a lawsuit that claims runoff from the operation’s septic system killed hundreds of thousands of fish.
Contents of US Rep. Ken Gray museum to go to college
MARION, Ill. (AP) — A museum in southern Illinois bearing the name of the late former U.S. Rep. Kenneth J. Gray has closed, and its contents are going to a college in his hometown.
Carle to appeal to Illinois Supreme Court on tax exemptions
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois health care system plans to appeal a court ruling involving whether hospitals should pay taxes.
Illinois AG sues charitable telemarketer, says misled public
CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois attorney general is suing a Chicago-area professional fundraiser and for-profit telemarketer, alleging it misled the public.
Group to offer free ‘honor flights’ to Korean War veterans
CHICAGO (AP) — An organization that takes World War II veterans to Washington D.C. free of charge to visit the memorial built in their honor is opening its “honor flights” to Korean War veterans.
Jury to deliberate: How much do Chicago panhandlers make?
CHICAGO (AP) — How much would a panhandler make a day begging on a busy Chicago square?
Chicago Public Schools delays $875 million borrowing effort
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Public Schools officials have decided to delay $875 million in planned borrowing as investors consider whether to bet on the cash-strapped district’s bonds.
US custom agents in Chicago seize counterfeit hoverboards
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. customs agents in Chicago have seized 43,000 hoverboards they have deemed counterfeit.
Opening statements given in ex-Illinois prosecutor’s trial
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — During his opening statement in the trial of a former Illinois prosecutor accused of killing his wife on Valentine’s Day in 2006, the special prosecutor showed photos of the scene inside the home
Howarter, Betty A.
Mrs. Betty A. Howarter, 84, of Galesburg, Illinois died at 3:55 am Wednesday, January 27, 2016 in Heartland Health Care Center.
Grady, Mary L.
Mary Louise Grady, 88, of Galesburg, passed away at 12:15 p.m. January 23, 2016 at Marigold Health Care and Rehab, Galesburg.
205 Board not cutting in-school suspension supervisors
The District 205 school board decided last night to make an amendment to their list of proposed cuts in light of an amendment to the Illinois school code that will take effect next year.
CASA presents year’s findings to County Board
Last night’s Knox County Board meeting began with a presentation by the Court Appointed Special Advocates of Knox County.
Western Illinois laying off 30 as it waits for state money
MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Western Illinois University is firing 30 faculty members as the school tries to cut costs while it waits for long-overdue state funding.