GPD recover stolen church van; male suspect is wanted for questioning

Around 5:20pm on Monday, March 7th, Galesburg Police responded to the 1000 block of Monroe Street for a report of motor vehicle theft.
Trego, Robert L. Jr.

Robert L. “Bob” Trego, Jr, 74, of Monmouth, IL passed away at 11:13 am, Sunday, March 6, 2022, at OSF Holy Family Medical Center, Monmouth, IL.
Straw, Laurel “Elaine”

Laurel “Elaine” Straw, 98, of Galesburg, died at 12:16 a.m. Sunday, March 6, 2022, in OSF St. Mary Medical Center.
Bird, Ryan C.

Ryan Charles Bird, 43, of Galesburg, died at 7:45 a.m. Monday, March 7, 2022, in OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Hillier, William III

William “Billy” Hillier, III, 46, of Oneida, passed away at 5 a.m. on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg.
Monmouth City Council approve Citizen’s Lake campground rate increases

Aldermen in Monmouth on Monday approved a campground rate increase for Citizen’s Lake.
Grand jury indicts five for drug dealing offenses

Five individuals were indicted last week on drug dealing offenses after the Knox County Grand Jury was convened.
Man avoids charges but headed to prison for having gun
CHICAGO (AP) – A suburban Chicago man won’t face criminal charges for shooting another man but he’s headed back to prison for violating his probation.
Judge sentences couple to probation for entering US Capitol
CHICAGO (AP) – A federal judge sentenced a suburban Chicago couple to 18 months of probation Tuesday for entering the U.S. Capitol through a broken window during the Jan. 6 riot and joining a mob trying to
6 teens arrested in Iowa school shooting that killed 1
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Des Moines police say they have arrested six teenagers in a shooting outside a school that killed a 15-year-old boy and seriously injured two teenage girls.
