Hedbloom, Dorothy “Jean”

Dorothy “Jean” Hedbloom, age 100 of Knoxville, passed from this earthly life at 5:34 a.m. Saturday, November 13, 2021, at Betty’s Garden Memory Care in Kewanee, Illinois.
Johnson, Conrad P.

Conrad P. “Pete” Johnson, 89, of Galesburg, died Sunday, November 21, 2021, at Seminary Manor, Galesburg.
Frakes, Ronald L.

Ronald L. Frakes, Sr., 88, of Galesburg, died peacefully, Friday, November 19, 2021, at 9:05 a.m.
Conner, Richard A.

Richard “Rich” A. Conner, age 54, of Galesburg, Illinois died at 7:34 P.M. on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg, Illinois.
Bodies of 2 women found inside idling car in East Moline
EAST MOLINE, Ill. (AP) – The bodies of two 18-year-old women have been discovered inside an idling car at a park in the northwestern Illinois community of East Moline.
Chicago-area priest reinstated year after abuse probe began
CHICAGO (AP) – A suburban Chicago priest has been reinstated as a pastor after a review board for the Archdiocese of Chicago found there was “insufficient reason to suspect” he had sexually abused children 25 years ago.
Suburban Chicago man to plead guilty to Jan. 6 Capitol riot
CHICAGO (AP) – A suburban Chicago man is scheduled to plead guilty next month to a misdemeanor charge of taking part in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Sandburg Trustees hold public hearing on bond issuance

The Board of Trustees for Carl Sandburg College held a public hearing last week regarding the issuance of bonds to support new construction at the community college’s main campus.