Heat forces early dismissals at GHS and Churchill

The excessive heatwave seen this week forced Galesburg School District 205 to release students from Galesburg High School and Churchill Junior High an hour earlier on Wednesday.
Galesburg man arrested after refusing to pay for Subway drink

Galesburg Police on Thursday, May 5th, responded to Subway on East Main Street for a customer refusing to pay for items.
Knoxville teen charged with DUI Sunday morning.

Galesburg Police on Sunday, May 8th, responded to the 200 block of Silver Street for a single-vehicle accident where the driver struck a pole and was trying to leave.
Police fatally shoot armed man inside suburban Chicago bank
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say a SWAT team member fatally shot an armed man inside a suburban Chicago bank branch.
Suburban Chicago woman guilty of not giving son proper care
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) – A jury has convicted a suburban Chicago woman of involuntary manslaughter for failing to give her son the medical care he required after a heart transplant.
Man gets 15 months for inciting to riot in downtown Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) – A Chicago man who posted online to urge others to join massive crowds that were looting downtown businesses in the summer of 2020 has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison.