Chasek, Nona Kay

Nona Kay Chasek, 68 of Galesburg and formerly of Abingdon, passed away Thursday morning, March 3, 2016 at her home. 

Rupert, David R.

Mr. David R. Rupert, 49, of Knoxville, Illinois died at 1:32 pm Thursday, March 3, 2016 at his home.

Allbright-Wood, Jeralyn L.

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Jeralyn L. Allbright-Wood, 70, of Galesburg, died at 10:38 p.m. Thursday, March 3, 2016 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Galesburg.

Hummel, Melvin L.

Mr. Melvin L. Hummel, 84, of Knoxville, Illinois died at 5:50 pm Thursday, March 3, 2016 in Heartland Health Care Center.

Dunlap, Harold Guy

‘So God Made a Farmer’…Getting up every day at the break of dawn to feed the livestock, milk the cows and tend to the chores, plant the seeds, till the fields and reap the harvest…This defined the

Stover, Alfred A.

Mr. Alfred A. Stover, 80, of East Galesburg, Illinois died at 1:20pm, March 4, 2016 at the Heartland Health Care Center, Peoria, Illinois. 

First-year Illinois coach Bill Cubit canned

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — New Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman has fired first-year football coach Bill Cubit, saying the program needs a new coach to work toward long-term success.

Bulls blast Rockets, 108-100

Jimmy Butler scored 24 points in his return from a strained left knee, and the Chicago Bulls snapped a four-game losing streak with a 108-100 victory over the Houston Rockets Saturday night.