New playground, walking path, shelter, and bike training area coming to H.T. Custer Park in 2023
WGIL reported last week on the City of Galesburg applying for an Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grant to help cover the costs of renovating Lancaster Park.
Galesburg woman arrested twice in less than two hours early Friday morning
Galesburg Police around 1:40 this morning (September 23rd) responded to the apartments in the 2700 block of Springer Road after a female reported being threatened with a knife by another female.
Coffee, tea or … Downtown coffee shop adding wine, specialty cocktails to menu
Starting Saturday (Sept. 24), you’ll be able to enjoy a glass of wine or a specialty cocktail at a popular Galesburg coffee shop. Innkeeper’s Fresh Roasted Coffee, 80 N. Seminary St., announced this week it is adding
Quinn, Richard “David”
Richard “David” Quinn, 85, of Macomb, IL, passed away on September 17, 2022, at his home.
Randall, Charles L.
Charles L. Randall, 91, of Knoxville, Illinois, died peacefully with his family by his side, Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at Richard Owens Hospice Home, Peoria, Illinois.
Hess, Gary E.
Gary Edward Hess, 66, of Galesburg, Illinois, died at 11:17 p.m. Friday, September 16, 2022, at his home in the loving presence of his wife and four children.
Hallstrom, Wayne M.
Wayne Melvin Hallstrom, age 83, of rural Knoxville, IL passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022.
Boy shot in July 4 parade massacre returns home to family
CHICAGO (AP) – An 8-year-old suburban Chicago boy is back home after more than two months of treatment for severe injuries he sustained during the Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, his family said
Ex-Illinois cop charged in 2020 fatal shooting of Black man
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) – A former suburban Chicago police officer who was fired after he shot into a car two years ago, killing a Black man and seriously wounding the man’s girlfriend, has been charged with second-degree
Four men shot standing near street on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO (AP) – Four men standing near a street have been shot in the Bronzeville neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side.
Galesburg unemployment rate improved over last year, worse than month before
The unemployment rate in the City of Galesburg is much improved from where it was a year ago.