Claire W. Ditto

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Mr. Claire William Ditto, 93, of Amana, Iowa formerly of Galesburg, Illinois went home very peacefully with his family by his side at 8:30 pm Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Amana, Iowa.

Lois H. Pratt

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Lois H. Pratt, age 94, of Galesburg, Illinois died at 8:43 P.M. on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at her home in Galesburg, Illinois. She was born on August 1, 1923 in New Windsor, Illinois the daughter of

Shirley M. Gottenborg

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Mrs. Shirley M. Gottenborg, 87, of Galesburg, Illinois died at 2:05 pm Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Seminary Manor Nursing Home. She was born September 20, 1929 in Peoria, Illinois the daughter of James and Florence Berrens

SIUE students respond to hate incidents on campus

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Students at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville are responding to incidents of racism on campus by writing messages of peace on a door propped up in the campus quad.

DuPage getting $390,000 to fight opioid epidemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — A suburban Chicago health department is getting $390,000 from the federal government to help train first responders in how to administer a drug that can save the life of someone suffering from a heroin