More hits in store for Monmouth College baseball standout-turned-country singer? Watch for Ross Clayton on ‘The Voice’

By Barry McNamara Monmouth College Ross Donnan started his Monmouth College baseball career in style, as his first hit as a Fighting Scot was a home run. Donnan is hoping to make a similar splash in an
Designing programs and plans for Community Center back on tonight’s Council agenda

Mayor Peter Schwartzman says an item he was going to ask be pulled from Monday’s Council agenda will be back on.
Former Galesburg Hy-Vee employee charged after stealing items by overriding the price

Galesburg Police last week responded to Hy-Vee on National Boulevard for a report of an ongoing theft.
Pritzker touts $70 million plan for addressing Illinois teacher shortage

Grant program targets vacancies in 170 school districts
Police: three killed and fourth hospitalized after shooting during suspected home invasion in suburban Chicago
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — Three people were dead and a fourth was hospitalized after a shooting during a suspected home invasion in suburban Chicago, police said. The police department in Bolingbrook, Illinois, said in a statement that
Army recruiters are struggling to meet enlistment goals
CHICAGO (AP) — Army recruiters struggling to meet enlistment goals say one of their biggest hurdles is getting into high schools, where they can meet students one on one. But they received a recent boost from a
Oliver, Robert D.

Robert Duane Oliver, 76, of Galesburg, died at 11:10 a.m. Friday, March 3, 2023, at home.
Johnson, Alice L.

Alice L. Johnson, 89, of Knoxville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at the Knox County Nursing Home, Knoxville.