March 15, 2019 | WGIL 93.7 FM - 1400 AM

Judge to be asked to let cameras in court for R. Kelly case

CHICAGO (AP) – A request by media organizations to have cameras allowed in the courtroom for the case of R&B star R. Kelly is about to come before a judge.

Father of Waffle House shooting suspect faces weapons charge

PEKIN, Ill. (AP) – The father of a man accused of killing four people at a Tennessee Waffle House is facing a weapons charge in Illinois.

14-year-old boy charged in 13-year-old boy’s fatal shooting

CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago police say a 14-year-old boy faces felony charges in the accidental shooting of a 13-year-old boy.

U of Illinois trustees OK student health insurance increases

URBANA, Ill. (AP) – University of Illinois students will see an increase in their health insurance costs for the upcoming academic year.

Illinois police see rise in crashes with parked squad cars

CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois State Police are seeing a spike in crashes involving parked squad cars and passing vehicles, despite a law that was enacted nearly 20 years ago to make roads safer for emergency responders.

Ban on tobacco sales to minors goes to Illinois governor

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A prohibition on tobacco sales to those under 21 is now under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s consideration.

Wilson, Linda Carol

Linda Carol Wilson, 66, of Henderson, Illinois formerly of Galesburg passed away at 9:10 am Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center surrounded by her family.

Carter, Thomas B.

Mr. Thomas B. “Tom” Carter, Jr., 64, of Galesburg, Illinois passed away at 11:31 pm Wednesday, March 13, 2018 at his home.

Lyons, Richard L.

Richard L. Lyons, 75, of Gerlaw, IL, passed away at 1:40 p.m., Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at his home.

Loving, Robert W.

Robert W. Loving, 77, of Cameron, IL passed away at 6:50 am, Sunday, March 10, 2019 at his home.

Anderson, Helen I.

Helen Illen Anderson, 93, of Galva, died at 2:46 p.m., Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Courtyard Estates in Galva.

Raffles, trivia, pancakes, shows and more this weekend

The Galesburg VFW Auxiliary Quarter Raffle returns March 15th.

European weightlifting champion Croitoru fails doping test

European weightlifting champion Florin Ionut Croitoru has tested positive for three different steroids in a retest of his sample from the 2012 Olympics