Witt, William D.
Mr. William Dean Witt, 72, of Altona, Illinois, died at 7:15 a.m. Thursday, February 11, 2016, at home.
Kruse, Matthew W.
Matthew W. Kruse, 29, beloved husband, son and brother, formerly of Monmouth, IL, passed away after a long battle with cancer at 2:35 p.m. Thursday, February 11, 2016 in his home surrounded by his family.
Zielke, James K.
James K. Zielke, 90, of Monmouth, Il died at 1:50 a.m. Friday, February 12, 2016 at Seminary Manor, Galesburg, IL.
Backes, Tarasenko score; Blues hold off Panthers 5-3
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — David Backes, Jaden Schwartz and Robby Fabbri scored in the first period and the St. Louis Blues cruised to a 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers on Friday night.
Water monitors to test quality of Bloomington lakes
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — Bloomington city officials and Illinois State University are teaming up to install stations to monitor water quality in the city’s two water-supply lakes.
Chicago police officer involved in Koschman case quits
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police lieutenant who the department was trying to fire for his role in the 2004 homicide investigation involving the nephew of then-Mayor Richard Daley has quit.
Suburban school district forms transgender access policy
PALATINE, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago high school district is considering a district-wide policy that would give transgender students access to school facilities.
DeKalb High School band to perform in Ireland parade
DeKALB, Ill. (AP) — The DeKalb High School marching band could be heading to Ireland to perform at the 2017 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin.
Voter registration deadline ahead for March 15 primary
CHICAGO (AP) — An important deadline for Illinois voters is a few days away. Online voter registration for the 2016 general primary will close Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. The Illinois primary election is March 15.
Granite City man convicted of murder in 21-month old’s death
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A Granite City man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2012 beating death of his girlfriend’s 21-month-old son.
Ray LaHood, NPR host among Order of Lincoln award winners
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former U.S. transportation secretary, the founder of a breast cancer charity and an NPR host are recipients of this year’s Order of Lincoln Awards.
Galesburg Silver Streaks Boys Basketball @ Moline Maroons
Here is a recap of tonight’s game from WGIL’s Brad Bennewitz: “Story of the night for the Galesburg Boys Basketball team with their win at Moline, clinch a share of the Streaks first Western Big 6 Conference
Everything a home needs comes to Monmouth
Doing work on a house can lead a home owner all over town finding all that they need.