Shots up, virus cases down: Illinois easing rules Friday
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois will hit a milestone Friday. That’s when the state lifts all capacity limits on bars, restaurants, businesses, and other venues. It comes nearly 15 months after the first stay-at-home order during the coronavirus
Judge orders probe of Chicago-area prosecutor’s office
CHICAGO (AP) – A judge has ordered a special prosecutor to investigate the Cook County state’s attorney’s office for any possible wrongdoing. It comes months after a man was cleared in the deaths of two Chicago police
Illinois woman convicted in toddler son’s smothering death
DECATUR, Ill. (AP) – A central Illinois woman has been convicted of killing her 19-month-old son by smothering him in his bed one day after she did an internet search for “how do you suffocate?” A Macon
Unmasked man denied Chicago bus entry opens fire: police
CHICAGO (AP) – An unmasked Chicago man denied entry onto a city bus faces attempted murder and weapons charges after allegedly firing shots at the vehicle. Police say 37-year-old Fred White was arrested after shooting at a
Galesburg Public Library eliminating fees
The Galesburg Public Library is doing away with late fees on items turned in past their due date.
Firefighters battle Wednesday fire at Academy Street apartment building
Firefighters in Galesburg battled and extinguished a fire in an apartment building on South Academy Street on Wednesday evening.
Stodgel, Joyce L.
Joyce L. (Burgess) Stodgel, 91, formerly of Williamsfield, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020, at 12:30 AM, at Knox County Nursing Home, Knoxville.
Courter, Gary D.
Gary D. Courter, 87, of Abingdon, passed away with his family at his side, on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, 5:40 PM, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center.