Sloan, Melba G.
Melba Genevieve Sloan, 94, of Galesburg, died at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at home.
Mahar, Robert E.
Robert E. Mahar, 86, of Williamsfield, passed away at 4:40 a.m., Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg.
Asplund shares guidelines for canceling school for winter conditions
With Galesburg experiencing one of the coldest starts to the year in some time and Galesburg schools going back from winter break today, WGIL wanted to bring you an idea of what area superintendents look for when
Galesburg Council approves monthly utility billing
Galesburg Alderman didn’t support going to a monthly billing model for water and refuse in the spring, but now they do.
Hutton helps Blues beat Devils for 9th straight time
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carter Hutton stopped 24 shots through overtime and both New Jersey attempts in the shootout, Brayden Schenn and Vladimir Tarasenko scored in the tiebreaker, and the Blues beat the Devils 3-2 Tuesday night.
Chicago inspector finds school employees ‘stole’ gift cards
CHICAGO (AP) — An inspector general has found several Chicago Public Schools employees “stole or misappropriated” thousands of dollars in gift cards set aside as incentives for students and families.
Another arrest in Chicago police Facebook sting operation
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say they’ve made another arrest in an investigation in which officers infiltrated an invitation-only Facebook group to buy guns and drugs.
Cubs sued for better wheelchair access at Wrigley Field
CHICAGO (AP) â A 20-year-old Chicago Cubs fan is suing team owners to force them to provide better wheelchair access at Wrigley Field.
250,000 circus items donated to Illinois State University
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State University’s famed Circus Collection just got a lot bigger thanks to a Florida man who has been collecting circus memorabilia for decades.
Watson scores 19, Nebraska beats Northwestern 70-55
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Glynn Watson Jr. scored 19 points and Nebraska took control down the stretch to beat Northwestern 70-55 on Tuesday night.
Treasurer: Changes make it easier to find, claim property
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — People in Illinois now have a faster, easier way to find out if the state is holding any of their unclaimed cash or property.
N. Illinois uses 16-3 run to down Kent St. 72-59
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Levi Bradley scored 25 points and a tied a career-high with 14 rebounds and Northern Illinois pulled away in the second half to beat Kent State 75-61 on Tuesday night in a Mid-American Conference opener.
Judge refuses to order school to suspend transgender policy
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge in Chicago won’t force a suburban school district to suspend a policy that enables transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice.
Chicago must pay $5.6 million to ex-gang member’s lawyers
CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago has been ordered to pay nearly $5.6 million in legal fees for a former street gang member who alleged police framed him in a 1984 double murder.
Northwestern QB Clayton Thorson tears ACL in right knee
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern quarterback Clayton Thorson has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, throwing his future up in the air.
Conservative groups appeal in public-pay abortion challenge
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Anti-abortion groups are appealing after a judge dismissed a lawsuit to stop a law that’ll expand Medicaid and state-employee group health insurance to cover abortions.
Chicago immigration court slows pace amid more cases
CHICAGO (AP) — Statistics show Chicago’s immigration court now has the second-longest average time to dispose of a case in the U.S. due to a spike in pending cases and the complexity of some of them.
Moving study: People continuing to move west
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tracking statistics from the moving company United Van Lines indicate that Americans are still heading west, while parts of the Northeast and Midwest are losing people.
No one hurt in blaze at resort in northern Illinois
UTICA, Ill. (AP) — Officials say no one was injured in a fire at a resort near Starved Rock State Park in northern Illinois.
Michigan extends winning streak to six with 75-68 win at Iowa
Zavier Simpson and Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman each score 15