Carl Sandburg College Students Experience Illinois House As Pages
Carl Sandburg College students Jasmin McDaniel and Josue Bashombe have become very active in the Sandburg and Galesburg community, without being natives. They took the opportunity last week, to be honorary guest pages at the Illinois House
Orpheum Theatre welcoming comic Maria Bamford this summer
A renowned standup comedian and actor is hitting the Orpheum Theatre stage this summer.
Man pleads guilty to murder in death of Illinois officer
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A southern Illinois man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a police officer at a gas station last year.
16-year-old indicted for murder in fatal school stabbing
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP): A grand jury indicted a 16-year-old girl for murder in the fatal stabbing of another teenager outside a Springfield high school.
Illinois man sentenced in Kentucky to a year in caviar sale
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) – An Illinois man has been sentenced to a year in prison after admitting he illegally caught sturgeon and sold the fish roe to a caviar distributor in Tennessee.
Join hands around the courthouse next Thursday to raise awareness of child abuse
Western Illinois Regional Council’s Victim Services is hosting Hands Around the Courthouse next week to raise awareness and educate the public to hopefully end the cycle of abuse.
Wayne Carl selected for Galesburg’s interim City Manager
With City Manager Todd Thompson headed to Rock Island to become their City Manager in May, City Council will soon vote on an interim.