Monday Meals On Main Today At Blessing Box Depot

It started with the Blessing Boxes, expanded to free meal and coat giveaways and has now become a weekly, no questions asked, event through February. Also, the City of Galesburg is letting the group use the building
Monday Meals on Main starts January 11th

Earlier throughout the pandemic and also during the holiday season, Galesburg Area Blessing Box Helpers organized food and coat and blanket drives for those in need in the community.
Adams, Gale L.

Gale Lee Adams, 91, of Oneida, died at home on January 8, 2021, surrounded by family.
Rehn, John R.

John R. Rehn, 53, of Galesburg, died of a heart attack at 4:41 p.m. Thursday, January 7, 2021, in the Emergency Room at Galesburg Cottage Hospital.
OSF warns of phone scam

OSF Healthcare is trying to make the public aware of potential phone scam activity that’s been going on in the area.
Republican Darren Bailey collapses during House session
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois House Republican collapsed during a session of the General Assembly.
Madigan fight for gavel recalls 1975 Illinois speaker vote
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A showdown is looming in the Illinois House that was previously unimaginable. And it could invoke memories of a 93-ballot fight for speaker in 1975.
Cops: Chicago shooter who killed 3 posted social media rants
CHICAGO (AP) – Authorities say a man posted disturbing social media videos before he killed three people and wounded four others in a series of shootings that started on Chicago’s South Side and ended with his death