Meet the 21 Galesburg High School seniors recognized as Illinois State Scholars

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission has named 21 Galesburg High School students Illinois State Scholars for 2023-24.
Monmouth College music department ready for this weekend’s ‘Christmas at Monmouth’

Monmouth is sending their Christmas gift to the community early with their Christmas at Monmouth concert this Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Male and female wanted after stealing from Mendards and shoving employees

Back on Wednesday, November 9th, Galesburg Police responded to Menards for a retail theft that had occurred.
Vehicle crash leads to Galesburg man facing unlawful restraint charges

Galesburg Police early Saturday night, November 26th, responded to a vehicle crash in the area of Monmouth Boulevard and South Henderson Street.
Discovery Depot Children’s Museum 23rd Annual Festival Of Trees This Thursday

Discovery Depot Children’s Museum is hosting their 23rd annual Festival of Trees this Thursday, 12/1. The online auction gets underway tomorrow. This is a major fundraiser for the privately funded museum. Executive director Denise Gerstenberger joined Tom
90s country music icons to headline the Back Road Music Festival next summer

Tickets will go on sale Friday morning for the 2023 Back Road Music Festival and next August will be a throwback to the 1990s.
Cecil, Letitia C.

On Wednesday, November 23, 2022, Letitia C. Cecil peacefully passed away at the age of 77.
Hathaway, Kenneth J.

Kenneth J. Hathaway, 84, of Wataga, Illinois, died at 3:55 a.m. Thursday, November 24, 2022, at Knox County Nursing Home in Knoxville, Illinois.
Former Streak Steve Schwab Inducted Into GHS Athletic HOF

The Galesburg High School Athletic Hall of Fame inducted their 2022 class Saturday evening during the annual Thanksgiving Tournament. Former Streaks baseball player and current coach Steve Schwab was among the e inductees. Steve joined Tom Meredith
Stewart, Linda A.

Linda A. Stewart, 64, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 2:37 p.m., Sunday, November 27, 2022, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL.
Josephson, Margaret

Margaret Josephson, 91, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 7:12 pm, November 2, 2022 (which would have been her mother’s 130th birthday), in Fort Collins, CO.
Schulthes, Edward K.

Edward “Ed” K. Schulthes, 63 of rural London Mills, passed away at 1:53 a.m. Saturday, November 26, 2022 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
States settle with Google, iHeartMedia over misleading ads
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Attorney Kwame Raoul announced today that his office, along with five other states and the Federal Trade Commission, have reached settlements with Google, LLC and iHeartMedia Inc. that resolve the coalition’s investigations into
Missouri prepares to execute man for killing officer in 2005
Associated Press= A Missouri inmate convicted of ambushing and killing a St. Louis area police officer he blamed in the death of his younger brother is scheduled to be executed Tuesday, though his lawyers are seeking to
SUV strikes, kills 2 pedestrians in suburban Chicago crash
DES PLAINES, Ill. (AP) – Police say two pedestrians died after they were struck by an SUV that also crashed Sunday into a suburban Chicago building.