Galesburg man arrested last week after breaking into storage units

Tuesday, April 20th, Galesburg Police were dispatched to the 1800 block of Windish Drive in reference to a burglary in progress.
Reem, Eugene W.

Eugene W. Reem, 85, of Orion, passed away on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021, 3:32 PM, at the University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City.
Branyik, Karen J.

Karen Joyce Branyik, 87 of rural Abingdon, passed away at 3:54 a.m. Friday, April 23, 2021, at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg.
Old Knox County Courthouse added to National Park Service ‘Underground Railroad’ program

Among 16 sites that were announced as additions to the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, Friday is a building in Knoxville steeped in history.
1983 Indiana remains ID’d as Chicago victim of serial killer
CHICAGO (AP) – Authorities say human remains found in 1983 at a northwestern Indiana farm have been identified as a male Chicago victim of the late serial killer Larry Eyler.
Prosecutors: Man drove car for 2 shooters in girl’s death
CHICAGO (AP) – Prosecutors say a man charged in the shooting death of a 7-year-old girl outside a Chicago McDonald’s drove up behind a car driven by the girl’s father while two other men got out and
Illinois reports 2,035 new COVID cases, resumes J&J vaccine
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois health officials on Sunday reported 2,035 new cases of COVID-19 including 24 new deaths.