Capitol Briefs: State money to address food deserts; unemployment at 4.2%; tax season opens

Fresh food availability targeted in grant program; IDOR begins processing returns
Elder, Judy

Judith Lynne Elder passed away at home in Alexis, Illinois, on January 24, 2024.
GPD investigating after man is stabbed outside downtown Galesburg bar

Shortly after 1 a.m. on Monday, Galesburg Police responded to OSF St. Mary’s Medical Center for a report of a stabbing victim.
Galesburg man among Illinois small farmers headed to D.C. to lobby for Farm Bill

He will lobby specifically on behalf of the Justice for Black Farmers Act and the Small Farm Conservation Act
State education board to seek $653M increase in upcoming budget year

Request includes $35M for ‘newcomers,’ comes amid projected state budget deficit
Capitol Briefs: State reports COVID-19 outbreak at veterans home, gets mixed review for tobacco policies

Virus activity trending downward after holiday spike; Lung Association says Illinois failing in two areas
Wisconsin man wanted by US Marshals facing drug charges after Galesburg arrest

Galesburg Police yesterday afternoon were dispatched to the area of North Kellogg and East Mary Street for a suspicious person. Callers told dispatch a male subject was walking up and down driveways of houses. Officers made contact