Lots of food and entertainment with your weekend

Celebrate some tasty treats with a pair of festivals happening in the area this weekend.
Kilpatrick, Jaymie N.

Jaymie Nicole Kilpatrick, 41, of Galesburg, died at 12:07 a.m. Sunday, May 30, 2021.
Smith, James E.

James “Jim” Edward Smith, 63, of Knoxville, died Thursday, May 27, 2021, at OSF St. Francis, Peoria.
Schultz, Martha A.

Martha A. Schultz, 79, of LaGrange passed away on May 21, 2021. She was born in Galesburg on December 9, 1941, the daughter of Wilbur and Laura Asplund. She married Michael J. Schultz on April 20,
Wells, Amanda M.

Amanda Mae Wells, 37, of Galesburg, died Monday, May 31, 2021, at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg.
Cannon, Mary D.

Mary D. Cannon, 50, of Galesburg, IL passed away at 10:08 am, Monday, May 31, 2021, at the Richard L. Owens Hospice House in Peoria, IL.
Joliet 2-year-old dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) – Suburban Chicago police say a 2-year-old has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Southern Ill. man admits mailing bomb threat letter
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – A Southern Illinois man has pleaded guilty to claiming in a letter that he’d planted a bomb at a school and to sending threatening letters to government officials.
2 Chicago cops accused of beating teen during arrest
CHICAGO (AP) – Two Chicago officers have been stripped of their police powers during an investigation into allegations that they beat a teenager during his arrest in January.
City of Galesburg opening up summer parks and rec facilities

The City of Galesburg Parks and Rec department has been busy firing up their facilities for summer.