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City administration proposing balanced budget
Galesburg City administration has proposed a balanced budget for the next fiscal year.
Bustos and Kinzinger discuss civility in politics
Democratic Congresswoman Cheri Bustos and Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger sat down Monday in downtown Rockford for a dialogue about civility, their positions, and their day-to-day lives.
Knox County Health Department raising awareness of STD’s and testing
Posters are going up in Knox County bars, and other efforts are continuing, to try and bring more education and awareness to sexually-transmitted diseases, and testing for them, which the Knox County Health Department provides. Sam Jarvis,
Galesburg native works not far from NYC attack
John Simkins, son of Galesburg Fire Chief Tom and Marcy Simkins, lives and works in New York City, and wasn’t far from Wednesday’s lone wolf terrorist attack that killed eight people. Simkins talked with Will Stevenson Wednesday
Legislative activist claims Illinois senator harassed her
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A legislative activist has testified that a Chicago state senator sexually harassed her while she worked with him on a piece of legislation.
Billionaire gives $125M to U of Chicago economic department
CHICAGO (AP) — Billionaire businessman Ken Griffin is donating $125 million to the University of Chicago’s Department of Economics.
U of Illinois signs research deal with Israeli university
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The University of Illinois has signed a research partnership with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Judge: No special prosecutor in Chicago police shooting
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has refused to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the shooting of an unarmed man by a Chicago police officer six years ago.
The Latest: Man ordered held without bond in mom’s death
CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on man whose mother’s dismembered remains believed to have been found (all times local):
Data shows vast disparity among Illinois high schools
CHICAGO (AP) — Data shows thousands of students in Illinois’ public high schools are struggling as the state pushes students to achieve higher scores.
Illinois overhauls health insurance marketplace website
CHICAGO (AP) — The state of Illinois has added more information to its state health insurance marketplace website ahead of the start of open enrollment Wednesday.
Pistons suffer 'humbling experience' in Los Angeles
They lose 113-93 to Lakers
Ukraine police detain 52 for Champions League fan violence
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) Ukrainian police say they have detained 52 people for fan violence ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League game between Shakhtar Donetsk and Dutch club Feyenoord.
Vote reveals Springfield police lack confidence in chief
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The union that represents Springfield police officers says most of the force doesn’t have confidence in the chief’s ability as a leader.
Police seek 2 suspects after U of Illinois menorah damaged
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — University of Illinois police are looking for two men suspected of removing a branch of a menorah outside the Chabad Center for Jewish Life.
Fox says Bears TE Miller “progressing well” from leg surgery
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears coach John Fox says tight end Zach Miller is “progressing well” following surgery to save his left leg.
All those wins add up: Under new rule, Dodgers host Game 7
LOS ANGELES (AP) All you fans who hated the rule that linked the All-Star Game to home-field advantage in the World Series, guess what?
8 arrests at Georgia demo over player's gay rights armband
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) Eight people have been arrested in Georgia after a far-right group gathered to demand a soccer player be kicked off the national team because he supported gay rights.
WBC orders rematch of Yamanaka-Nery bout over drug test
TOKYO (AP) The World Boxing Council has ordered a rematch between Japanese boxer Shinsuke Yamanaka and Luis Nery for the bantamweight title three months after the Mexican failed a drug test.